Dear National Park
Supporter,

In just two days, Congress could vote to protect 1.5 million acres of
public land and designate over 1,000 miles of rivers into the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Protecting America's Wilderness and
Public Lands Act is a unique opportunity to protect numerous cultural
and natural resources in critical park landscapes. We can't let this
opportunity get away.

Send a personal letter to right now and make sure that
Congress passes this crucial park protection bill!

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There are some pieces of this bill that my team and I are particularly
passionate about... and I think park supporters like you will be too.
For example:

- The Grand Canyon Protection Act protects Grand Canyon National Park
from uranium mining. This legislation would make permanent the current
20-year ban on uranium mining for the neighboring one million acres of
land... protecting its watershed and the water sources which are
especially vital to the Havasupai people.

- The Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act protects the
expanded Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. With over 17
million people, the Los Angeles metropolitan area is the second most
populous region of the country, yet it has less open space per capita
than all other large cities on the West Coast. The expanded national
park presence will better connect families to the outdoors.

- The Colorado Wilderness Act permanently protects approximately
660,000 acres of public land in Colorado. Many of Colorado's remaining
wildland areas face serious and growing threats from oil and gas
development and massive population growth. This act protects land
directly adjacent to Dinosaur National Monument and near Mesa Verde
National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and
Curecanti National Recreation Area.

- The Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
designates wilderness and river protections in Washington state. This
legislation protects the ecosystems and recreational opportunities in
and around Olympic National Park, including trail systems, wildlife
habitats, and vistas.

- The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act protects 400,000
acres of public lands in Colorado, including providing an important
boundary designation for the Curecanti National Recreation Area. The
bill also designates the first-ever National Historic Landscape at
Camp Hale, which pays tribute to the brave WWII veterans who fought as
part of the 10th Mountain Division and fulfills their wishes to
preserve this landscape.

Clearly, as
you can see, this is a robust package with a lot of great
opportunities for America's national parks. Permanent protections for
these vulnerable areas have benefits for our parks, economies and the
future of our public lands.

Please speak out now and encourage your representative to vote in
support of H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands
Act.

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Thank you for speaking out for America's national parks,

Kristen

Kristen Brengel
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs




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