We received the following email from the Stewards of the Sequoias. The Stewards are one of the most pro-active, efficient grass roots trail protection groups out there. They perform trail maintenance days and spend countless hours lobbying to keep public land open for all to enjoy. We are concerned with public lands being closed to our use and urge you open the link below and send off a pre-drafted letter concerning the Omnibus Land Act. It only takes a few minutes to do and can have a significant impact.

From Stewards of the Sequoias:
I know you are concerned about closures of our public lands. The Omnibus Land Act of 2008 is a massive land grab bill that will lock up millions of additional acres of public land, close thousands of miles of recreation trails, harm already struggling rural economies, further reduce renewable resource harvesting, be detrimental to forest health by eliminating all forest management, restrict property rights and hamstring energy exploration in the United States.

If there were awards for bad legislation this bill might take first, second & third, but unless more people speak up it is likely to pass. Please take two minutes to submit a pre drafted letter to legislators opposing this bill by clicking below
http://72.167.145.231/savethetrails/Default.aspx?PetitionID=31

Please share this email with your lists and post it on blogs.

~Thanks your friends at www.SaveTheTrails.us