Hands off America's Rainforest Help stop this land grab NOW!

[The Wielding Truth]

http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/tongasscampaign

America's rainforest, the Tongass National Forest, is stunningly beautiful, stretching across islands, fjords and mainland that are part of Southeast Alaska.

In this mist-shrouded forest, black and brown bears grow fat on five different species of Pacific salmon. Bald eagles soar high above waters where sea otters and whales splash.

But new legislation, #S.881, working its way through Congress would transfer much of the ancient forest remaining on the Tongass to Sealaska Corporation for industrial clearcut logging and other private development.

But new legislation working its way through Congress would transfer much of the ancient forest remaining on the Tongass to Sealaska Corporation for industrial clearcut logging and other private development.

Sealaska Corporation has already clearcut some 300,000 acres of the best and biggest trees on the Tongass, exporting the timber to international markets. They mustn't be allowed to take the best of what remains. Take action to stop this legislation.

The Tongass must be protected for its ecological values and to help local communities transition to a more sustainable forest economy. The Wilderness Society has been working with communities and the Forest Service on just such a plan, but this new legislation would undermine it, along with the ancient forest.

Tell Congress to oppose the Sealaska "Sweetheart Deal."

http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/tongasscampaign

Sincerely,

Kathy Kilmer
The Wilderness Society

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Done. And signed a petition yesterday.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Done. Got the email, but hadn't acted.

[nykym]

3. Done

Thanks for the post.

[The Wielding Truth]

6. Let's stop this in it's tracks!

[Echo In Light]

4. k/r

[upi402]

5. done k/r n/t

[mimitabby]

7. we were fighting for the tongass 20+ years ago!

[The Wielding Truth]

8. The greedy never stop. We must never stop..

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Unfortunately, that's the way it works. We have to win every time to

protect it - the other side only needs to win once to destroy it.