And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: from: "Wild Rockies Alerts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The following is excerpted from Outside Magazine. For more information about the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, HR 488 (NREPA), please contact the Wild Rockies Action Fund, PO Box 8395, Missoula, MT 59807, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] NREPA WEBSITE: http://www.wildrockies.org/nrepa call: 406-721-5420 NREPA currently has 69 House congressional sponsors. OUTSIDE Magazine September 1999 Issue FRONT LINES excerpt from THE WILD BUNCH A dozen threatened Edens, peaceable kingdoms, and unspoiled Nirvanas: Outside's roster of great places that deserve the ultimate protection - wilderness designation WILDLIFE SUPERHIGHWAY THE LAND: 18.4 million acres spread across Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. NO CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROPOSAL matches the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act for size, sweep, and sheer brassy political nerve. The bill would create a patchwork of protected lands throughout the Northern Rockies and all the way to Canada. The proposal is not a luxury, argues Mike Bader, executive director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. Without it, "We'll lose the grizzly." WHO'S FOR: Fifty-two members of Congress, backed by the Sierra Club, the Audubon Society, and a grassroots group called Republicans for Environmental Protection. WHO'S AGAINST: Most of the region's congressional delegations, along with GOP heavyweight (and former Idaho senator) Steve Symms, who judiciously described passage of the bill as "the end of Western Civilization as we know it." THE ODDS: Lots of political toes are getting squashed. The longest of longshots. CONTACT: Alliance for the Wild Rockies, 406-721-5420 end excerpt Write a letter to Outside: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Full article in September issue should be on-line soon but is presently available on newstands: http://www.outsidemag.com *************************** Alliance for the Wild Rockies P.O. Box 8731 Missoula, MT 59807 406-721-5420 406-721-9917 (fax) http://www.wildrockies.org/awr [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************** This list is a public service provided by WIN: http://www.wildrockies.org Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
