We would like to pass on the request to have organizations sign onto this
letter, which asks our federal leaders to reject further funding cuts to restoration programs that provide the critical funding for the on-the-ground restoration of our environment and economy. (habitat support letter is also listed on our
resources and documents page).
The request and information is provided by
Diane Hoskins, Director of Government Relations, Restore America's Estuaries. Diane urges organizations to
sign on before COB Friday (November 8th).
For more information, please read below and follow the link to the
letter, ---
Restoration funding is at risk. Last year's Budget
Control Act put in place decreasing budget caps that over time eliminate
billions of dollars for non-defense discretionary programs. In addition, the threat of
across-the-board cuts in January - the sequester - only deepen these cuts over
the next ten years.
As the letter says: "A sustained investment in
restoration funding is required to keep projects on track to achieve long-term
restoration goals and sequestration spells disaster for the communities,
waters, and economies that rely on these programs."
We're working with Restore America's Estuaries to try to
get hundreds of national, regional, and local organizations and businesses
signed on. We hope you will help promote this sign on opportunity through
your networks. The letter will stay open for 4-weeks with a sign on deadline of
Friday, November 9. The letter will be sent to Capitol Hill and the
Administration the following week, just as Congress returns for the
post-election, lame duck session. We are accepting organization or
business level signon, not individual people.
Current signers:
·
American Rivers
·
American Whitewater
· Ducks
Unlimited
·
National Audubon Society
·
National Parks Conservation Association
·
National Wildlife Federation
· Outdoor
Alliance
· Outdoor
Industry Association
· Restore
America's Estuaries
