Tremendous news! Congress has finally passed the monumental piece of wilderness legislation that you've been helping to push forward.
Thank you for making this dream a reality! I cannot tell you how huge today is for wilderness history. The passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act provides the largest expansion of our wilderness system in some 15 years. It means protection for more than 2 million acres of special wild lands, rivers and cultural sites throughout the nation, and it makes the National Landscape Conservation System official.
Our staff members have sunk their hearts into working on various components of the legislation for years, and we could not have been successful without your support!
In recent months alone your many phone calls and letters to decision makers have been critical to pushing the bill forward. Thanks to your help, special lands throughout the nation are sure to remain spectacular.
This tremendous victory truly demonstrates what we can achieve when we bring all of The Wilderness Society's resources to bear. It's also a powerful reminder of what we can accomplish in our campaign to stop new oil and gas leasing in the Arctic Ocean.
I'd ask that you take a moment to enjoy this win for wilderness today and let it give you energy for the work ahead, especially in these final days before the Mineral Management Services' March 30 deadline for public comments on their plan to open 73 million acres to new oil and gas leasing.
Thank you for all you do for wild lands. Together, there's nothing we can't accomplish.
Best wishes,
Bill Meadows, PresidentThe Wilderness Society
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