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BRC ACTION ALERT
America's Great Outdoors Initiative Additional "Listening Session" Announced for NH

Greetings BRC Action Alert Subscribers!

On April 16, 2010, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum that will radically change the U.S. Government's conservation policy. The Memorandum created the America's Great Outdoors Initiative which, among other things, will take public input on how to conserve public and private lands and how to promote outdoor recreation among young Americans.

It is important that off-highway vehicle and mountain bike users participate. OHV, snowmobile and mountain bike recreation are family oriented activities that connect millions of Americans to the out-of-doors.

An additional "Listening Session" has just been announced for Concord, New Hampshire. (See schedule below) This event is free and open to the public.

Upcoming Listening Session (more to come)

When: Monday, August 9th, 12:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Where: Grappone Conference Center
70 Constitution Avenue
Concord, NH

For directions, go to: http://www.grapponeconferencecenter.com/contact_us.php.

Registration and other information
http://www.doi.gov/americasgreatoutdoor ... mation.cfm

RSVP: For planning purposes it would be helpful if you would pre-register by 5:00 p.m., August 6, 2010 by sending an email to Tiffany Benna attbenna@fs.fed.us with your name, the name of the organization with which you are affiliated, if any, and your telephone number. Include in your email your primary area of interest by noting your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of the Concurrent Breakout Listening Sessions listed below. They will make every effort to accommodate everyone. Please also let them know if you have any special needs.

If you have questions, please contact Tiffany Benna at 603.536.6241, or tbenna@fs.fed.us.

Choice of Concurrent Breakout Listening Sessions:

1. Promoting markets and providing incentives for traditional wood products and new markets for working forests;
2. Providing incentives, investments and policies to support the strategic conservation of working forest landscapes;
3. Providing incentives, investments and policies to re-connect Americans, including outdoor recreation and educational experiences, to working forests;
4. Maintaining and managing working forests in the face of climate change; and
5. Engaging youth to be the future conservation leaders of working forests

Who: Senior Washington, D.C., and local leadership from USDA and CEQ will be present to hear your thoughts and to participate in a conversation with you about America's Great Outdoors.

There is also an online forum that allows folks to make suggestions and comment on ideas others have suggested. We encourage you attend the meetings and/or to log on and express your opinion. We've included a brief explanation that will help you understand what is happening and how to make your opinion known.

BRC and others are wondering aloud if this America's Great Outdoors Initiative is connected to the Treasured Landscape Initiative and the leaked memo outlining plans for 14 new or expanded national monument designations on 13 million acres of public and private land.

We'll have more on that later. For now, BRC is asking our members and supporters to respond to the Action Alert below. There is limited time to give input into this new Initiative. Please take action today.

Keep an eye on your inbox for additional information and analysis.

Thanks!
Brian Hawthorne
Public Lands Policy Director
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 102

PS: Don't miss what Governor Bill Richardson said about this new initiative. We pasted parts of his speech below. It's going to be a wild ride!

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