Hi All, Our efforts in Ketchikan, Alaska to collect comments in favor of protecting roadless national forests in the US, including the Tongass National Forest is winding down. We've been through some amazing attempts at intimidation from a group called C.A.R.E., the Alaska Forest Association, and the Chamber of Commerce -- we're still alive. Thank You -- to the many ecofems who wrote to endorse Tongass roadless protection. Because of you we were able to give voice to locals in SE Alaska who would have remained silent at the Forest Service hearing. I encourage everyone (who hasn't already commented) to write the Forest Service and tell them to include the Tongass National Forest in roadless protection. We're recommending Alternative 4 with full Tongass inclusion and asking for protection of areas of 1,000 acres or smaller and smaller areas of biological importance. USDA Forest Service-CAET Attn: Roadless PO Box 221090 Salt Lake City, UT 84122 or through e-mail at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or by fax to 877-703-2494 Comments must be received by July 17, 2000. take care /donna Friends of the Tongass [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.savealaska.com keep those endorsements coming!
