And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: o: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: EDF_Action_Network alert: SAVE HUMBUG MARSH! Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 22:55:04 GMT Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have access to a web browser, you can take action on this alert by going to the following URL: http://actionnetwork.org/take-action.tcl?key=743A807B926722504C26840 Here's what this alert is about: SAVE HUMBUG MARSH! ---------------------- TO: EDF Activists in MI FROM: Azur Moulaert, Project Manager, EDF Member Action Network DATE: May 14, 19999 RE: SAVE HUMBUG MARSH!! We urgently need your help to save Humbug Marsh, the last remnant of Great Lakes coastal marsh on the Michigan mainland of the Detroit River. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) need to hear that we want them to deny the permit application that would allow the construction of luxury homes and a golf course within the Marsh area.. In this document you will find:: · Background information on the Humbug Marsh issue;; · Instructions for using the MAP system; andd · A sample letter addressed to Russell Harding, Director of the Michigan DEQ, and Colonel Davis of the Corps that you can e-mail back to us today. We will convert your e-mail into a fax that will be sent to Harding and Davis immediately.. BACKGROUND INFORMATIONN 1. In 1996, a development firm, Made in Detroit, bought land thatt surrounds and includes Humbug Marsh with grand plans of a luxury homee and golf course development. The developer bought the property knowingg that a conservation easement protected the wetlands, Humbug Island and aa small upland buffer from development.. 2. The developer applied for a permit to alter the easement and fill the wetland in order to build their "Gibraltar Bay" development. Publicc opposition to the project was overwhelming, in large part thanks to MAP activists like you, and the permit application was denied. 3. Within a few weeks of that denial, the developer submitted a modified application to the Corps and the DEQ. The changes in the resubmitted plans are largely cosmetic, and the impacts on fish and wildlife habitat will still be devastating.. Note: If you want to be removed from this list please mail us to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with REMOVE-EDF in the subject line. ---------------------- If you have access to a web browser, you can take action on this alert by going to the following URL: http://actionnetwork.org/take-action.tcl?key=743A807B926722504C26840 If you would like to be removed from the EDF_Action_Network Network list, please visit http://actionnetwork.org/home.tcl?domain=EDF_Action_Network If you do not have access to a web browser, you can take still take action by replying to this email. INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA EMAIL: Responding via email to this alert is easy. Choose the reply to sender option on your email program and edit the sample message we provide below. We STRONGLY encourage you to make edits directly to our sample letter, putting the alert talking points into your own words. An individualized letter is worth ten computer generated letters. Of course, hundreds of unedited faxes will still create a HUGE impact. So please reply even if you don't have time to personalize the letter. Some additional instructions: If your email program automatically adds your signature to your emails, please turn this feature off before replying. The Action Network program will sign your name to your message, on a piece of fax stationary that also provides your address. If your email program does not have a reply to sender option, you can cut and paste the letter below into a new email message and edit it there. Be sure you capture all the text below, then edit it to express your opinion and mail it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==========DO NOT MODIFY THIS HEADER========== ALERT_KEY: 743A807B926722504C26840 =======YOU MAY EDIT THE LETTER BELOW========= I want you to save and protect Humbug Marsh by denying Made in Detroit's wetland fill permit application.. Humbug Marsh is a treasure amidst the urban sprawl that surrounds it. The marsh is part of the last mile of undeveloped shoreline on the 32-mile Michigan mainland between Lakes St. Clair and Erie, and is the last remnant of Great Lakes coastal marsh on the Michigan side of the Detroit River. Such coastal marshes were once commonplace along both sides of the Detroit River and most of the shoreline of western Lake Erie, but almost all have been wiped out by shoreline development.. As one of the last of its kind, Humbug Marsh is a rare and ecologically- significant resource for wildlife. The Marsh is home to a variety of threatened and endangered species, and is used by bald eagles and osprey. In addition, the lower Detroit River, including Humbug Marsh, is the most important fish spawning and nursery habitat in the entire Detroit River and much of western Lake Erie. The area is also nationally recognized as a walleye fishing hot spot each spring by thousands of anglers. Humbug Marsh will be lost if the proposed wetland fill permit application is granted. Please deny this application because:: * The proposal will destroy priceless habitat on the island, in the marsh and along the coast;; * The proposal will degrade outdoor recreation, including fishing and bird watching areas; and * The indirect impacts of the proposal on the land and water protected by the Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
