Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008

The Cause:

The Senate Public Lands Package, which not only has the National Landscape Conservation System Act contained within it, but also contains new Wilderness, Monument, and NCA for such great places as New Mexico, California, and Idaho to name a few. These are all new units for the Conservation System.

"From Wilderness, and NCAs and Monuments to important legislation on National Trails, we can all likely find something in this package that is worth our attention and effort to get passed this year. Of course the National Landscape Conservation System Act is also in this package, so it is my hope that as you outreach to your members to have them contact their Senators, you can give them a better sense of what is at stake if this package does not pass the Senate in 2008." National Landscape Conservation System



The Case:

The FATE of the Senate lands package my not rest in our collective hands. The Senate is now in their summer recess. We know that when they are back in their home states they are going to get an earful about: gas prices. The risk is that in the 21 days (yes only 21 days) of the Senate session that remains when they come back in September, they may choose to act only those things that there constituents are asking them to act on.

We NEED one of the things on their agenda to be passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008. If the Senate does not hear from us and our members, they may not take up a vote on this important measure. Time is of the essence.

The Facts:
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