>Please take a moment Friday, July 26, 1996, to call President Clinton
>asking him to actively support repeal of the Salvage Logging Rider.
>SAS opposes the rider and has been working on many fronts for its
>ultimate repeal, and to have its legal ramifications and impact
>narrowed. Some forest sales, such as the "Stalwart" sale in the Mt. Baker-
>Snoqualmie, have been re-protected by court ruling. Others, such as
>the Canyon Creek area near Granite Falls, are perhaps still at risk.
>Last weekend I heard my first marble murrelet in the forest, camping
>by the Stillaguamish. Worth waking up for!
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>I have high hopes that our increased technological capabilities will
>pay off in the woods, wetlands, rivers and places we love, so that
>we can electronically and physically connect those with political power with
>the collective
>consciousness of those whose voices must be heard and heard clearly
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>
>Thanks.
>
>Janna Treisman
Forests/SAS
4250 324th Ave SE
Fall City, WA 98024
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>White House is 202.456.1111 or President at whitehouse.gov
The lines are full today, and you may have to wait a couple
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indicate how (dis)satisfied you are with the White House vis a vis
environmental protection.

Capitol Switchboard is 202.224.3121
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>>For Immediate Release: July 25, 1996
>>
>>Contact: Jim Jontz at the Western Ancient Forest Campaign,
>> 202/789-2844 ext. 288
>>
>> ACTIVITIES MARK ONE YEAR OF LOGGING RIDER
>>
>> Rallies in Seattle, Portland and Eugene OR, radio
>>advertisements directed at President Clinton, a National Call-In Day,
>>and California news conferences are all underway as citizens mark
>>the end of one year of the Rescissions Timber Clearcut Rider.
>>
>> Earlier this week, the Western Ancient Forest Campaign
>>released a report on 263 pending Rider sales entitled "America's
>>Forests at Risk." A companion report on "California Forests at
>>Risk" was also released, listing over 250 rider sales planned for
>>California alone.
>>
>> "The Timber Clearcut Rider is the worst environmental law
>>passed by the 104th Congress," said Connie Stewart, President of
>>the Board of Directors of the Western Ancient Forest Campaign.
>>"President Clinton and the Congress must be reminded that
>>clearcuts and polluted rivers will be their environmental legacy if
>>they don't take action soon to stop the Rider."
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>> Attached is information on Rider Anniversary activities.
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>>Rider Anniversary Events
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>>BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST: Press
>>seats are still open on the LightHawk flight over the Mt. Hood
>>National Forest. The flights, which will take place on Saturday,
>>July 27, offer a historic and ecological look at logging, as well as
>>highlighting areas targeted for sale under the Rescissions Act Timber
>>Rider. Many of these "salvage" sales threaten drinking water for
>>Portland area residents, as well as harming endangered species and
>>logging healthy old growth trees. To reserve a seat contact Paul
>>Ketcham, Portland Audubon Society at (503)292-9471 ext. 110.
>>
>>NORTHWEST RALLIES : Rallies marking the passage of the one
>>year anniversary of the Rescissions Act Timber rider will be held in
>>several Northwest cities on July 27.
>>
>>In Portland a noon rally at the Terry Schrunk Plaza will give
>>protesters a chance to send President Clinton the message that he
>>must repeal the Rescissions Act Timber Rider and restore
>>environmental protection laws on national forests. Rep. Elizabeth
>>Furse (D-OR), sponsor of the House bill to repeal the rider, is
>>scheduled to speak, as well as many local activists from fishing,
>>religious and environmental groups. Contacts for the rally are:
>>Jessica Hamilton, WAFC western organizer, at (503)978-9454,
>>and Mark Hubbard, Oregon Natural Resources Council, at (503)283-
>>6343.
>>
>>In Eugene activists will hold a 2 p.m. rally at the Federal
>>Building. Speakers include Tim Ream from the Sierra Club, Karen
>>Wood, and Joe Keating from Witness Against Lawless Logging.
>>Contact for the Eugene rally are: Joe Keating at (503)234-2613.
>>
>>Another rally in Seattle is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Freeway Park.
>>"Rider Repeal - No Forest Deal!" is the message this group will
>>direct toward President Clinton and Washington Democratic Senator,
>>Patty Murray. Speakers at the Seattle rally include Mitch Friedman
>>of Northwest Ecosystem Alliance, Bonnie Phillips of the Pilchuck
>>Audubon Society and others. Contact the Seattle rally coordinating
>>committee at (206)545-3734.
>>
>>RADIO ADS AIMED AT PRESIDENT CLINTON: Starting today,
>>radio advertisements sponsored by Portland Audubon Society and
>>the National Forest Protection Campaign will be targeting President
>>Clinton in the Portland area for signing the Rescissions Act Timber
>>Rider. "President Clinton admitted that signing the clearcut rider
>>was a mistake. But he hasn't done enough to stop it," the ad says.
>>"Now you can tell him: Do the right thing - with another stroke of
>>your pen cancel the Clearcut Rider sales now." The ads are a lead-
>>in to the rally planned on Saturday for Portland.
>>
>>CALIFORNIA ACTIVISTS MEET THE PRESS: California organizers
>>are marking the Rider's anniversary by talking with editorial boards
>>and reporters about the flagrant abuses taking place on California's
>>National Forests, as well as sending the urgent message to President
>>Clinton to repeal the rider and use his executive power to
>>immediately cancel timber sales. For more information contact
>>Barbara Boyle at (916)557-1105, or Paul Spitler at (916)758-0380.
>>
>>ENVIRONMENTALISTS FLOOD THE WHITE HOUSE WITH
>>CALLS: A national call-in day on July 26 will have concerned
>>citizens from across the nation calling President Clinton to ask him
>>to halt the Logging Rider. For more information about National
>>Call-in Day, call Sean Cosgrove at (202)789-2844 ext. 294.
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