Badlands View
WITH YOUR HELP...
THE BADLANDS COULD BE
OREGON'S NEWEST WILDERNESS!
Volunteers have been working for over a decade to protect the Badlands as wilderness. Now, through the cooperative efforts of local landowners, ranchers and conservationists, this area just might be Oregon's next desert wilderness.
Using the form below, you can contact the Deschutes Board of County Commissioners, along with members of Oregon's congressional delegation and Governor Kulongoski and urge them to get behind the effort to protect the Badlands!
Act Now! Please feel free to make changes to the letter below; personalize it or emphasize the issues most important to you. Then add your contact information below and click send!
Tell me more about the Badlands.
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February 19, 2005
All faxes will be delivered to the Deschutes Board of County Commissioners, Senator Wyden, Senator Smith and Representative Walden.
If you would like your fax delivered to the other officials, please check the box next to their name.
Deschutes Board of County Commissioners
Senator Ron Wyden
Senator Gordon Smith
Representative Peter DeFazio Representative Earl Blumenauer
Representative Greg Walden Representative Darlene Hooley
Representative David Wu Governor Ted Kulongoski
Dear honorable officials,
I am writing to ask you to support designation of the Badlands as Wilderness.
The Badlands is a spectacular area, and its proximity to Bend makes it an excellent candidate for special designation. Consensus is strong on this issue; everyone from conservation groups to ranchers agree that Badlands should be permanently protected as Wilderness for future generations. Volunteers have been working for over a decade to protect the Badlands as Wilderness and through the cooperative efforts of local stakeholders and support from over 100 local businesses, this area could be Oregon's next Wilderness.
As Bend's population continues to grow, the opportunity to enjoy the solitude of Central Oregon's High Desert becomes less every year. Wilderness will afford protection to the special qualities that make the Badlands unique, including the "old-growth" juniper trees that characterize this unique landscape. Additionally, it will give needed protection to wildlife, including winter range for mule deer and elk. In short, Bend needs special places like the Badlands as we continue to lose our open spaces and wildlands to the effects of increased population growth and development.
This is a win-win situation, and I sincerely hope you will give it your full support!
Sincerely,
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Copyright 2001, Oregon Natural Desert Association
ONDA Main Office
16 Kansas Avenue
Bend, OR 97701
541-330-2638
FAX 541-385-3370
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