This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info. ---2134603494-1164615313-861379998=:75484 hi again friends - this action alert pertains to conoco/dupont's proposal to drill two exploratory oil wells within the new grand-staircase escalante national monument in southeast utah. on march 25th, the state of utah approved conoco's request to drill. the bureau of land management will issue a decision about whether to allow it around july 1, 1997. conoco's proposal will set a precedent for the monument and this a test for the blm. this is the only monument in the u.s. managed by the blm. oil drilling is inconsistent with the purposes for which the monument was created. conoco claims that under its existing leases it holds a right to drill regardless of environmental damage or public concern. YES YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE - just a phone call away - call dupont (parent of concoco) at 1-800-441-7515 or 1-302-774-1000. peace and revolution! michelle for more info contact liz mccoy 801-486-2872, [EMAIL PROTECTED] or tom price 202-546-2215, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---2134603494-1164615313-861379998=:75484 Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 14:54:37 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Utah Wilderness Alert From: Utah Wilderness Alert List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to: Utah Wilderness Alert List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-UIDL: b083ba99f913cfd92eef8e5de92542ed *** Utah Wilderness Alert *** Folks- In brief: (0) twice in a week; (1) Dupont starts to feel the heat; (2) chance for you to be a part of the congressional record in defense of the monument. As you know, we try to only send mail to you when your help will make a difference. This week is one of the rare times when we have to "go to the well" more than once, and we just wanted you to know how much of a difference your support right now is making defending the Grand Staircase - Escalante National monument in particular, and Utah wilderness in general. Now on to the details.. 1) Dupont begins to feel the heat Thank you all who have been calling Dupont to complain about their misguided plan to drill our new national monument for oil. We all know the Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument is someplace that should be left as is, and with your help we're turning up the heat on Dupont. Some folks have reported that Dupont is directing callers to another number which is nothing but a recording. Insist on the real McCoy -- ask to speak to a live person. Please call yourself, and then forward the number to others -- only overwhelming national outrage will convince them to stop their drilling crews. Call Dupont President John Krol at 800-441-7515 or 302-774-1000. These numbers are answered 24 hours a day. One last thought: sorry we gave you a wrong number initially, but the following, from Richard Winkelman in Gettysburg PA, just goes to show the dedication and commitment that will help us win if we all do our part: "I received the latest update on Conoco's machinations in GS-E National Monument and attempted to contact Dupont via the 800 # listed in the update. I was patched into some type of ordering company in Utah, not to Dupont. That is the bad news. The good news is that the gentleman I spoke with was subjected to a minute or two of my diatribe before he informed me that I had the wrong number. I apologized and he told me that he was actually quite interested and wanted more information. .. Perhaps another recruit?" Nice work, Richard! 2) Oversight hearing scheduled on the monument -- be a part of the official record Representative Jim Hansen from Utah is leading a vicious campaign attacking our new National Monument. The latest Hansen gimmick (straight from Rush Limbaugh) is that Clinton created the Monument not to preserve its unique environmental values, but to help coal companies in China and Indonesia. Confused? So are we. Help prove Mr. Hansen wrong -- let him know that Americans everywhere are proud of our new National Monument in Utah, and want our public lands protected. Mr. Hansen will hold a hearing about the Monument on Tuesday, April 29th. This will be the first opportunity we have to defend the Monument. Please call the House Resources Subcommittee on Parks and Public Lands at (800) 962-3524, and tell them you want to be allowed to give testimony in support of the Monument. They will of course deny your request. When they do, tell them you will be submitting written comments in support of the Monument. Then write letter of whatever length expressing you support, and send copy to House Resources Subcommittee on Parks and Public Lands 814 O'Neill House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. (Or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- this is one of those rare occasions where email is just as effective as regular mail.) One more favor: our champion, Representative Maurice Hinchey would like to personally present your comments at the hearing (hopefully in a wheelbarrow!) and have them submitted into the official record, so please send him a copy, and cc it to us here. Representative Maurice Hinchey House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 (CC to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or SUWA, 418 C St NE, Washington, DC 20002) Questions? Call or email Tom at (202) 546-2215, [EMAIL PROTECTED] . That's it for this alert folks. Thanks for all you do to help keep Utah Wilderness Wild. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ This wilderness alert is produced by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) and the Utah Wilderness Coalition (UWC). We are dedicated to the preservation of Utah's redrock wilderness. * Web sites: http://www.suwa.org/ http://www.byu.edu/~srushfor/wildweb/ * To subscribe to this list: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and leave the body of the email blank. The address from which you sent the email will be automatically subscribed. * To subscribe your friends: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put their email addresses in the body of the message. * To unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * To change your address: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] FROM your old address. Put your new address in the body of the message. If you have any questions or problems regarding the mailing list, please send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For immediate information on Utah wilderness issues, contact: Tom Price, (202) 546-2215, [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Liz McCoy, (801) 486-2872, [EMAIL PROTECTED] +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ---2134603494-1164615313-861379998=:75484-- >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 21 07:49:17 1997 Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:47:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:45:44 -0500 (EST) From: Tammy Seale TAL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FWD: Women and environmental issues of urban areas - looking for information To: Ecofem Ecofem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --Boundary (ID Wi39W//q7aexXYqcycO11A) This request was posted to another list, but I thought there might be a few ecofem readers who could help with the request. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Let me introduce myself. I am Anastassia Mikhailova, PhD student in Geography, Rutgers University, USA. I am studying women' participation in decision-making in environmental issues of urban areas. My special point of interest is the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Don't somebody possess any information about women's organizations involved in environmental activism in big cities, and about issues connected with urban ecological problems, which are included in the agendas of public environmental organizations. As well, I am interested in any data about general trends of women's participation in environmental movements in urban areas. For example - any statistics or analysis of women's participation in governmental vs. non-governmental organizations, professional vs. non-professional, regional vs. local policy making, etc. I would be grateful to you for any hint whether I could obtain such information. Yours sincerely, Thank you very much for advance Anastassia Mikhailova ******************************** Rutgers University Department of Geography ******************************** DPO 102, P.O.Box 2005 New Brunswick NJ 08903-2005 USA ******************************** phone: (908) 342-9117 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************** --Boundary (ID Wi39W//q7aexXYqcycO11A) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 01:32:29 EST From: "Anastassia Mikhailova"@epic6.dep.state.fl.us Subject: Women and environmental issues of urban areas - looking for information Sender: Discussion list for Feminism in Geography <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to: Discussion list for Feminism in Geo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivery-date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 02:32:00 EST Posting-date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 02:31:04 EST Importance: normal A1-type: MAIL --Boundary (ID vhz/JDgzTYXvLpcw0pepKA) Let me introduce myself. I am Anastassia Mikhailova, PhD student in Geography, Rutgers University, USA. I am studying women' participation in decision-making in environmental issues of urban areas. My special point of interest is the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Don't somebody possess any information about women's organizations involved in environmental activism in big cities, and about issues connected with urban ecological problems, which are included in the agendas of public environmental organizations. As well, I am interested in any data about general trends of women's participation in environmental movements in urban areas. For example - any statistics or analysis of women's participation in governmental vs. non-governmental organizations, professional vs. non-professional, regional vs. local policy making, etc. I would be grateful to you for any hint whether I could obtain such information. Yours sincerely, Thank you very much for advance Anastassia Mikhailova ******************************** Rutgers University Department of Geography ******************************** DPO 102, P.O.Box 2005 New Brunswick NJ 08903-2005 USA ******************************** phone: (908) 342-9117 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************** --Boundary (ID vhz/JDgzTYXvLpcw0pepKA) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 02:32:31 EST Importance: normal A1-type: DOCUMENT RFC-822-headers: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 21 Apr 1997 02:30:55 -0500 (EST) by er7.rutgers.edu (8.6.12+bestmx+oldruq+newsunq/8.6.12) --Boundary (ID vhz/JDgzTYXvLpcw0pepKA)-- --Boundary (ID Wi39W//q7aexXYqcycO11A)-- >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 21 17:56:51 1997 22 Apr 1997 11:55 +1200 (NZS) 22 Apr 1997 11:58:10 +1200 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:57:29 +1200 From: "STEFANIE S. RIXECKER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Workshop - Maintaining Ecological Integrity in WA To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fyi...stefanie ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- MAINTAINING ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY IN WASHINGTON STATE: BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION & CONSERVATION PRIORITIES A Workshop Sponsored by Sierra Biodiversity Institute Co-sponsored by Seattle University Ecological Studies Program When: Saturday, May 10, 1997 Where: Pigott Hall, Room 103, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington INTRODUCTION What is the state-of-the-art knowledge base on biodiversity in Washington state, and how can we use this emerging information to set more effective conservation priorities? This workshop will gather key individuals from public and private organizations with knowledge essential to identifying, conserving and managing biodiversity in Washington State, and others whose work might benefit from this knowledge. We will stimulate ongoing discussion of the role that landscape-level conservation prioritization can play in conservation efforts around the state. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES --Review sources of biodiversity information now available in Washington - what's out there, how to get it, and how it can be used. --Explore how this biodiversity information can be used to help set intelligent and effective conservation priorities. --Begin to form or strengthen collaborative relationships among workshop participants--particularly around high biodiversity, multiple ownership natural areas that currently "fall through the cracks" of agency responsibility. ABOUT THE SPONSORS Sierra Biodiversity Institute's Methow Research Station (SBI) has been engaged in landscape level biodiversity evaluation and conservation prioritization for several years. SBI has worked with many conservation organizations and public agencies in the Pacific Northwest. We have developed and acquired an extensive collection of information on biodiversity, landscape characteristics, current management directions, environmental hazards, and threats to rare species and ecosystems. Seattle University's Ecological Studies Program integrates natural science, social science, and humanities around the central theme of ecology, preparing students to contribute professionally to the human-nature relationship. For more information call Sierra Biodiversity Institute's Methow Research Station (509-996-2490) or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] AGENDA 8:30 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 - 9:10 Workshop Overview 9:10 - 9:40 Keynote - Elliott Norse, The Marine Conservation Biology Institute Maintaining biological diversity - the greatest challenge of our time. PART 1: INFORMATION SOURCES, PROGRAMS AND PERSPECTIVES: What's going on in various efforts to gather, assess and utilize information on biodiversity in Washington State? How can we use this information to make a difference? 9:40 - 10:40 Peter Morrison, Sierra Biodiversity Institute. Collaborating to Conserve Washington State's Natural Areas - A multiple ownership approach to inventory, prioritization and protection of key habitat. David Johnson, Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife. Wildlife Habitats and Species Associations within Oregon and Washington Landscapes - Building a Common Understanding for Management 10:40 - 10:55 Break 10:55 - 11:55 Bruce Marcot - US Forest Service, Pacific NW Research Lab - Portland, OR. Recent advances in terrestrial conservation: modeling and managing for species viability, ecological functions, and evolutionary potential. Rex Crawford and Chris Chappell, The Washington Natural Heritage Program The Natural Heritage Program, Natural Heritage data, and future directions. 11:55 - 12:55 PM Lunch (provided) 12:55 - 1:15 PM Susan Snetsinger, Sierra Biodiversity Institute GIS demonstration of biodiversity information and conservation prioritization in a large watershed. Access to technology, training and data resources. 1:15 - 2:15 PM Karen Dvornich, Washington Gap Analysis Program An overview of the Washington State Gap Analysis Program. Cara Berman and Elaine Somers, US Environmental Protection AgencyDevelopment of a landscape characterization and risk assessment tool to guide basin recovery strategies. PART 2: NEW MODES OF COLLABORATION IN DETERMINING CONSERVATION PRIORITIES 2:15 - 2:45 The need for a Collaborative Approach Rationale, Dan Stroh, Sierra Biodiversity Institute Example Applications, Peter Morrison 2:45 - 3:00 PM Break 3:00 - 4:00 PM Determining Priorities for Conservation: A Panel Discussion. Biodiversity elements, prioritization methods and use of conservation priorities. Panel Members: Sandy Andelman (The Nature Conservancy), Cara Berman, Chris Chappell, Rex Crawford, Karen Dvornich, David Johnson, Bruce Marcot, Peter Morrison, Elaine Somers, Dan Stroh, moderator). 4:00 - 4:50 PM Full group discussion Focus topics: How should we go about protecting high biodiversity, multiple ownership areas? Is there potential for developing collaborative relationships from this gathering? Other topics? 4:50 - 5:00 PM Wrap-up ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Speakers and Panelists: Sandy Andelman - Director of Conservation Science, Washington Office of The Nature Conservancy Cara Berman - Aquatic Ecologist, US Environmental Protection Agency, WA State Nonpoint Source Coordinator Chris Chappell - Ecologist, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program Rex Crawford - Ecologist, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program Karen Dvornich - Program Assistant, Washington State Gap Analysis Program, US Fish and Wildlife Service David Johnson - Program Director, Species/Habitat Project, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Ecologist Bruce Marcot - Wildlife Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Peter Morrison - Research Director, Methow Research Station of Sierra Biodiversity Institute; Ecologist Eliott Norse - President, Marine Conservation Biology Institute; Ecologist and Author Susan Snetsinger - Conservation Biologist/GIS Analyst, Methow Research Station of Sierra Biodiversity Institute Elaine Somers - Ecologist, US Environmental Protection Agency, NEPA Coordination and Salmon Team Member Dan Stroh - Land Use Planner, City of Bellevue and Sierra Biodiversity Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- Workshop Registration Form MAINTAINING ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY IN WASHINGTON STATE BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION & CONSERVATION PRIORITIES A Workshop Sponsored by Sierra Biodiversity Institute Co-sponsored by Seattle University Ecological Studies Program Saturday, May 10, 1997, Pigott Hall, Room 103, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington Please respond by May 5, 1997 Name _____________________________________________________________---________ ____________ Affiliation ____________________________________________________________ ___________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________________ _______ Phone: _____________________________ Email: _____________________________ Sandwich preference (check one) ______ Vegetarian _______ Turkey _______ Roast Beef Please return this form, along with a $15.00 registration fee to: Sierra Biodiversity Institute, PO Box 298, Winthrop, WA 98862. The registration fee also covers lunch - please state your preference above: Pre-registration is encouraged - there is limited seating, Onsite registration is $20. For questions, please call 509-996-2490 or 206-938-7873 (Seattle), or contact us by email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************ Stefanie S. Rixecker Department of Resource Management Lincoln University, Canterbury Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************
