Capital Watch

Target: Senator Cory Gardner Action: Call Senator Gardner and ask him to stand up for public lands. Specifically, he should speak out against William Perry Pendley's temporary appointment to head the Bureau of Land Management. Action: Send a letter to Cory Gardner Senator Gardner:  (202) 224-5941 (D.C.).   Key Messages I am calling to ask Senator Gardner to oppose William Perry Pendley's temporary appointment to head the Bureau of Land Management. Pendley has an outrageous anti-public lands track record, including: He repeatedly sued the Interior Department on behalf of those seeking to weaken environmental protections. [...]

Target: The U.S. Forest Service Action: Submit comments to let the Forest Service know it's unacceptable to cut the public's voice out of decisions made for our national forests.   Under the direction of the Trump administration, the U.S. Forest Service has put out a plan that would leave the public with no role in more than 90 percent of the decisions made for our national forests. This is a clear violation of the public trust and of major laws like the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and it's designed to ramp up clearcutting and [...]

Target: Sen. Cory Gardner and Rep. Scott Tipton Action: Call Senator Gardner and Representative Tipton and ask them to preserve the integrity of the Wilderness Act by opposing S. 2877 in the Senate (Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act) and H.R. 1349 in the House (amendment to the Wilderness Act). Tipton: (970) 241-2499 (Grand Junction) or (202) 225-4761 (D.C.). Gardner: (970) 245-9553 (Grand Junction) or (202) 224-5941 (D.C.). Key Messages: For Tipton: I am calling to ask Congressman Tipton to oppose H.R. 1349 (an amendment to the Wilderness Act), which would remove protections for Wilderness Areas [...]