Newsletter No. 288

November 15, 2009

ISSN 1089-6104
Editor: Liane B. Russell, 130 Tabor Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Email: lianerussell@comcast.net
Shaded box or star means "Action Needed." Don't be overwhelmed -- check the ACTION SUMMARY
  1. Obed and Big South Fork
    1. Working to obtain land-acquisition funds
    2. Reclamation for abandoned oil & gas wells
    3. TCWP Annual Meeting at BSF yields info and staff contacts
    4. Opposition to coal-ash waste dump in Obed watershed
    5. Upper Obed watershed protection efforts
  2. Tennessee news
    1. Working for reinstatement of state land acquisition funds
    2. Legislative Scorecard assesses General Assembly
    3. Tennessee's impressive biodiversity
    4. State Wildlife Grants
    5. Expected impacts of climate change on Tennessee habitats
    6. Habitat Conservation Plans for the Cumberlands
    7. Gov. Bredesen supports full funding for LWCF
    8. Dirty air over East Tennessee
  3. The Cherokee National Forests
    1. Efforts to add more Wilderness
    2. Hiking Guide is expanded
  4. TVA issues
    1. Past TCWP Board member awaits confirmation for TVA Board
    2. Comments on IRP and NRP
    3. Public briefing on IRP
  5. National Matters
    1. Bills seek full funding for LWCF
    2. Interior Appropriation boosts conservation funding
    3. Mountaintop removal: individual permits to replace “Nationwide” permits (NWP 21)
    4. Future of the National Park System
    5. Jon Jarvis confirmed as NPS Director
  6. The Oak Ridge area
    1. Support needed for our National Environmental Research Park
    2. TCWP activities in the Oak Ridge area
    3. ORR Environmental Report
  7. TCWP NEWS
    1. Elected Board and Nominating Comm.
    2. Upcoming activities
    3. Recent events
    4. Award for John Byrd
  8. JOBS; CALENDAR; RESOURCES
 
ACTION SUMMARY

  Issue Contact "Message!" or Action
1A Inholdings in Obed and BSF Both senators; Rep. L.Davis “Please work for LWCF appropriations for these parks!”
2G Fully funded LWCF Gov. Bredesen “Thank you for supporting HR. 3534! Also support S. 2747!”
3A Cherokee Wilderness designations Your US senators and rep. “Support legislation to add Wilderness to Cherokee NF!”
5A Full, dedicated funding for LWCF Your US senators and rep. “Please co-sponsor S.2747 and HR. 3534, respectively!”
5B Natural resource protection President Obama “Thank you for signing good Interior Appropriations!”
6A Nat'l Environmental Research Pks Sens. Alexander and Corker “Please support HR. 2729 to benefit ORNERP!”

 
Senator John Doe
United States Senate
Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Doe
Sincerely yours,		 The Hon. John Doe
U.S. House of Representatives
House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Doe
Sincerely yours,		 Pres. Barack Obama
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1414; Fax 456-2461
president@whitehouse.gov
Dear Mr. President
Respectfully yours,		 Governor Phil Bredesen
State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-9872
615-741-2001; Fax 532-9711
Dear Gov. Bredesen
Respectfully yours,
Sen. Bob Corker
Ph: 202-224-3344; FAX: 202-228-1264
e-mail: http://corker.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Local: 865-637-4180 (FAX 637-9886)
800 Market St., Suite 121, Knoxville 37902
 Sen. Lamar Alexander
Ph: 202-224-4944; FAX: 202-228-3398
web: http://alexander.senate.gov, click "Contact”
Local: 865-545-4253 (FAX 545-4252)
 Rep. Zach Wamp
Phone: 202-225-3271
FAX: 202-225-3494
Local: 865-483-3366
Web: www.house.gov/wamp

To call any Rep or Senator, dial Congressional switchboard, 202-224-3121. To find out about the status of bills, call 202-225-1772
URLs: http://www.house.gov/lastname/ and http://lastname.senate.gov/ General contact info: http://www.lcv.org
With mail to Congress still slow following the anthrax scare, consider faxing, phoning, and other modes of communication.
There is much contact information in our up-to-date Political Guide. Visit the TCWP web site (http://www.tcwp.org)

WHAT IS TCWP?

TCWP (Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning) is dedicated to achieving and perpetuating protection of natural lands and waters by means of public ownership, legislation, or cooperation of the private sector. While our first focus is on the Cumberland and Appalachian regions of East Tennessee, our efforts may extend to the rest of the state and the nation. TCWP's strength lies in researching information pertinent to an issue, informing and educating our membership and the public, interacting with groups having similar objectives, and working through the legislative, administrative, and judicial branches of government on the federal, state, and local levels.

TCWP: 130 Tabor Rd., Oak Ridge, TN 37830. President: Jimmy Groton, 865-483-5799 (evening).
Executive and Membership-Development Director: Sandra Goss, 865-522-3809; Sandra@sandrakgoss.com

Newsletter editor: Lee Russell, Email: lianerussell@comcast.net
Internet: http://www.tcwp.org

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