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Dear Supporter,
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Switching to snowcoach-only access in the winter would best
protect park values such as quiet soundscapes and clean air.
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Take Action to let the National Park Service know that you value
a clean and quiet Yellowstone.
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Yellowstone's winter health is poised to improve further—or take a turn for the worse. You can help make the difference. Four studies since 1998 have concluded that Yellowstone's air quality, wildlife, and natural soundscapes would be best protected through snowcoach-only access.
Despite this, the Park Service is proposing to allow triple the number of snowmobiles than have been in the Park the last four winters. The latest study, now open for public comment, has verified yet again that a continuation of snowmobile use would result in greater levels of air and noise pollution, and disturbance of Yellowstone's wildlife.
The Beginning of the End- Drilling Proposed for Wyoming Range
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Coming soon to a pristine National Forest in Wyoming.
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Take Action to tell the Bridger-Teton National Forest that the
Wyoming Range is too special to drill.
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The Forest Service is soliciting comments on a proposed project to drill three exploratory gas wells in the Hoback Basin, seven miles south of Bondurant on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The 20,000-acre project area offers pristine, roadless habitat for moose, elk and mule deer, threatened species like Canada lynx, and native populations of Colorado River cutthroat trout. It also supports a wide range of recreational activities and sustainable outfitting and guiding businesses. This development threatens to open the door to large-scale industrialization in this special area of the forest. This project is the necessary first step to securing full field development—a prospect that would be devastating to the forest. We need your help to fight this proposal!
Register online for Greater Yellowstone Coalition's 24th Annual Meeting.
This year our Annual Meeting will be in Cody, WY- a break from the past, when it was held in West Yellowstone, Montana. Drier and sunnier, Cody is east of Yellowstone National Park, and provides access to the Absaroka Wilderness, two different forks of the Shoshone River, and Yellowstone Lake. Peter Metcalf, CEO of Black Diamond Equipment, and a Utah entrepeneur and environmental businessman, is our keynote speaker. We have an exciting array of Friday workshops and Saturday fieldtrips arranged. Take a look at our agenda to see the other exciting speakers and events we have planned.
 Read it online! GYC's Spring 2007 Newsletter is available now.
Please become a member of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition.
Contact Us:
gyc@greateryellowstone.org
Greater Yellowstone Coalition Membership
P.O. Box 1874
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 586-1593
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