Fwd: TAKE ACTION BY FRI., Oct. 17---->>>Tell Congress: Don’t Roll Back Forest Protections

[Kelly Thayer]

Tell Congress to Protect the National Forests in Michigan, the Midwest,  and Across America

~ ADD YOUR ORGANIZATION'S NAME  BY FRIDAY, OCT. 17 ~  Hello Michigan and Midwest environmental leaders,  Yet again we are finding our National Forests in Michigan, the Midwest, and across the America are under threat and need your help. Next week, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee is advancing a bill called the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA). FOFA purports to be about wildfire prevention.  In fact, it is a dangerous rollback of environmental safeguards for our National Forests that could open millions of acres of public lands to clear-cutting and weaken bedrock protections like the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Will your organization sign the letter by Fri., Oct. 17? Senator Slotkin is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, which will be acting on the bill next week. You can read the national sign-on letter here, which includes a list or endorsements so far, and add your organization's name here. Instead of focusing on proven wildfire resilience, such as prescribed burns, community preparedness, and investments in Forest Service staff and local firefighting tailored to regions, this bill would make it easier for industrial logging interests to profit from our public lands while silencing communities and reducing transparency. Our National Forests in Michigan — the Huron-Manistee, Hiawatha, and Ottawa — are special. And they are essential for clean air and water, wildlife habitat, and carbon storage. Weakening oversight and accountability with FOFA, on top of all of the harmful rollbacks from the Trump Administration, will put these resources, and nearby communities, at greater risk. You can read the national sign-on letter here, which includes a list or endorsements so far, and add your organization's name here. Thank you, Kelly  Kelly Thayer Senior Policy Advocate Environmental Law & Policy Center Frankfort, Michigan kth...@elpc.org

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