Congresswoman Judy Chu is holding a town hall meeting this Saturday, Sept. 7th in Claremont to hear from YOU about the San Gabriel Mountains. We need supporters to attend and speak out in favor of protecting Wilderness and Wild Rivers as part of the overall San Gabriels National Recreation Area package. Here are the details: What: Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Judy Chu When: Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at 10:30 AM. We’ll arrive at 10:00 AM. Where: Taylor Reception Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711 Please attend the town hall on Sept. 7 and speak out for wilderness and wild rivers. Key points that you should mention: -Thank Rep. Chu for proposing to introduce legislation to establish the San Gabriel National Recreation Area. -Urge Rep. Chu to include the package of Wilderness and Wild River protections proposed by the San Gabriel Mountains Forever coalition for the most scenic, sensitive, and undeveloped National Forest lands in the San Gabriel Mountains. -Note that protecting Wilderness and Wild Rivers will preserve water quality and clean air, outstanding recreational opportunities for millions of people, and important habitat for fish and wildlife. -Many of the Wilderness areas were recommended for protection by the Forest Service and all the Wild & Scenic Rivers were identified by the agency as eligible for federal protection. -Establishing the SGNRA without protecting Wilderness and Wild Rivers on the National Forest lands will not ensure protection of the most scenic, sensitive, and undeveloped wild places in the San Gabriel Mountains. -Be sure to assert that protecting Wilderness and Wild Rivers on the National Forest lands in the San Gabriel Mountains will not affect water rights and water facilities or private property rights. In addition, it will not limit or reduce public access to our public lands (since the proposal avoids closing all legal roads and motorized trails, as well as the most popular existing mountain bike trails). If you cannot attend the town hall meeting on Sept. 7, please send an email to Rep. Chu. Feel free to copy the points above and include them in your email, along with any personal experiences you may have enjoyed visiting the San Gabriel Mountains. Rep. Chu has established an email address to specifically receive comments from her constituents about this issue. The email address is [email protected]
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:49:34 +0000
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