Protect Yellowstone and the Greater Rockies

Facing its final year in office, the Bush administration is intensifying its push to open the wildest parts of America's national forests to destructive logging, roadbuilding and development. As part of this scheme, the U.S. Forest Service has proposed to weaken -- and in some areas completely eliminate -- existing protections for 4.4 million acres of Colorado's wild forests. These wildlands provide crucial habitat for the Canada lynx, the greenback cutthroat trout and other imperiled wildlife. They also serve as the watersheds for much of Colorado's drinking water. The Forest Service proposal threatens some of the state's most outstanding recreation spots, like Herman Gulch, a wild escape within short driving distance of Denver, and the Pagoda Peak area, the summer range for part of the largest elk herd in North America.

Please speak out now and help us block this attack on America's last wild national forests.

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