Here's what she has to say: The megaloads are manufactured outside the US, are shipped to the Inland
Northwest, and then transported via highways through Idaho and Montana
to the Alberta Tar Sands. The Alberta Tar Sands have destroyed the
resources of the First Nations people of Canada. We cannot support or
allow this injustice to continue.
Our land in the US is worth protecting! Here are the top 20 reasons US Hwy 12 is worth protecting:
1. Runs through the Nez Perces' ancient homeland.
2.The Nez Perce National Historic Park is located here, including the headquarters and museum
3. Nationally designated the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway.
4. Nationally designated 1 of the nation's 27 All-American Roads.
5. Crosses and parallels for 80+ miles the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
6. Crosses and parallels for 80+ miles the Nez Perce National Historic Trail.
7. Runs for 70+ miles beside 2 nationally designated Wild and Scenic Rivers, the Middle Fork
of the Clearwater and the Lochsa, and provides access to a 3rd, the Selway River.
8. Travels beside and provides access to the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, one of the nation's most cherished wilderness areas.
9. National & International - renown of the Lochsa River for its world-class spring whitewater run.
10. Named by Motorcycle Magazine as the #1 recreational motorcycle route in the nation (many curves, much beauty).
11. Comprises a segment of the nationally recognized TransAmerica Bicycle Route.
12. Bisects the old growth Bernard Devoto Cedar Grove.
13. Crosses the Pacific Coast Disjunct Area, which includes rare plants for Idaho environs.
14.
Lies within yards of USFS campgrounds, dispersed campsites, USFS and
Nat'l Park Service interpretive sites, beaches and picnic sites.
15.
Provides access to suspension bridges and dozens of trails used by
hunters, fishers and wilderness trekkers and horseback riders, including
access to the Idaho Bicentennial Trail and the Lochsa River Historical
Trail.
16. Provides access to the Lochsa Historical Ranger Station,
the McBeth House, historical churches, Big Eddy Marina at Dworshak
Reservoir, and Spalding Park.
17. Runs alongside streams providing habitat of vital importance to salmon, steelhead, eel, bass and trout fisheries.
18. Runs through the wild habitats of a myriad of birds and other wildlife.
19.
Runs for miles as a narrow, winding, shoulderless roadway within feet
of rivers that provide domestic water supplies for 3 towns: Kamiah,
Orofino and Lewiston.
20. Provides both an access route and a
destination for travelers/tourists and recreationists who spend millions
of dollars annually at over 150 small businesses, Lewiston to Lolo
Pass, as part of the single growing industry of the corridor communities
which comprise an economically depressed region of Idaho.
Please sign the petition to Rick Brazell, US Forest Service, Skip
Brandt, Idaho County Commissioners Office, Doug Havens, Nez Perce County
Commissioners Office, Greg Johnson, Lewis County Commissioners Office,
Don Ebert, Clearwater County Commissioners Office, The Idaho State
House, The Idaho State Senate, Governor Butch Otter, The United States
House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack
Obama, which says:
"I urge the US Forest Service to enforce its jurisdiction over megaload
shipments across the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. The
scientific process should be adhered to before the authorization of
transport is allowed; This would include a complete assessment of the
possible impacts from megaload transportation through the pristine
scenic corridor, including tribal lands, recreation areas, historical
sites, and other indispensable lands. The environmental and public
welfare injustices will have long lasting effects that cannot be
repaired through financial settlements."
Will you sign the petition too? Click here to add your name:
Stop the Megaloads Petition
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