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S.3302 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services.
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Introduced |
Jul 22, 2008 |
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S.3304 A bill to designate the North Palisade in the Sierra Nevada in the State of California as "Brower Palisade" in honor of the late David Brower.
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Introduced |
Jul 22, 2008 |
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S.3306 A bill to ban the exportation of crude oil produced on Federal land, and for other purposes.
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Introduced |
Jul 22, 2008 |
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S.3282 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide assistance to States to establish and implement response plans to address rising heating oil, natural gas, diesel, and other energy costs, and for other purposes.
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Introduced |
Jul 17, 2008 |
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S.3286 A bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
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Introduced |
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Feb. 28, 2008
The U S Government has become dangerous to all U S Citizens.
Fear has gripped the Government and many people of The United States, causing
havoc among all citizens. Not in history of civilization has such atrocities been realized.
Spying and torture has become a common practice to any individual living or not living the
productive life, people who live peacefully, people who are satisfied with their lives.
Once the Government considers a person or persons an outsider, they are
considered alien and a danger to the society. The government fears these people for their
disrupting the overall progress of the American Way. Growth and prosperity, has become
a major concern to those people dwelling in luxury and vanity, while individuals who are
satisfied with the common way of living are scrutinized and condemned for being lazy and
indifferent to any advancement.
America is the product of devastation to the planet Earth, and the realm of outer space.
The government has sold-out to the destruction of this planet with endless violations,
removing the material resources and destroying natural environment, ending nearly all
ecosystems for the natural forms of life.
The elderly, in their time to relax and enjoy the things they have accomplished, the
government relentlessly hounds, reminding the retired they are still useful and can be of
some consequence to the community around them. The government continues to rely on
production and progress, the very accomplishments that are burying any hopes of this
planet Earth from ever recovering from absolute destruction.
The End
I am writing in regards to the proposed expansion of the designated wilderness areas in the Eastern High Sierras. I have been enjoying the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain range for 30 plus years and my family owns a cabin in Twin Lakes, Bridgeport, California. I have had the opportunity to backpack extensively from Mt Whitney to Lake Tahoe in many of the Wilderness areas that are identified for expansion.
I would like to let you know that I do not approve of the Wilderness Area Expansions per senate bill S3069 (HR6156) in any of these areas, unless there is a particular need to preserve a certain threatened habitat.
The great part about the existing wilderness boundaries is that they are located a decent distance from existing developments through undeveloped forest land. Therefore, the experience of entering the “Wilderness” is not spoiled by any existing developments. A wilderness boundary that abuts existing road and developments does not offer the true “Wilderness” experience. I personally would have a tough time calling it a Wilderness Area when I am looking directly down at a road and listening to vehicle traffic. If the worry is preservation, I must say over the last 30 plus years the US Forest Service has done a great job managing the land in these regions to minimize any negative impacts adjacent to existing wilderness boundaries.
I would also like to note that you will be reducing other recreational activities in these areas. I also enjoy mountain biking, skiing, snowmobiling and snowshoeing. By creating the additional wilderness areas, you will severely limit the recreational opportunities of others that do not hike or backpack, or have the ability to hike or backpack. Based on my experience as a backpacker, I would also venture to guess that the additional Wilderness areas in the Eastern Sierra’s will not increase the number of backpackers since these areas provide a lower quality “Wilderness” experience. Therefore, I would assume there would be a net reduction in the number of people visiting the area and thus a net reduction in businesses in this area. It surprises me that local leaders and a broad spectrum of recreational users would support such a bill.
I do not have an opinion for the San Gabriel Mountains portion of the bill. I have only spent a little time in those mountains doing day hikes and mountain biking.
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