Volunteers Needed: Tell Congress NO to Salvage Logging in our National Forests March 21, 2006

WHAT: Phonebank to prevent passage of the Walden Bill

WHEN: 7-9 PM, Tuesday, March 21

WHERE: Sierra Club?s National Legislative Office, 401 C St NE, Washington, DC (directions below)

BACKGROUND:
Under the guise of ?forest recovery? Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) has introduced a bill which would fast track destructive logging projects in National Forests impacted by natural disturbances such as fires, droughts, or windstorms. The Walden logging bill, HR 4200, would remove basic protections for clean water and wildlife habitat by cutting meaningful environmental review and excluding the public from the decision making processes. This bill is a misguided attempt to manufacture a "crisis" where there isn't one and promote the Bush administration?s agenda of increasing subsidized commercial logging on our National Forests. Read more.

Sign up! E-mail Chris.Carney@SierraClub.org. Training will be provided. Snacks and refreshments provided.

DIRECTIONS:
METRO: Take the Red Line to Union Station, walk SE on Massachusetts Avenue, turn right on 4th and walk about one block. 401 C St is on the corner of 4th and C Streets NE (across from park). The office is also served by the D6, X6, and X8 buses.

BY CAR OR FOOT: click here to see map and directions from your home or work: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=401+C+St+NE,Washington,+DC&ll=38.894287,-77.000083&spn=0.057617,0.091597&hl=en