IAT NEWSLETTERJuly 2003
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"IT'S ABOUT TIME WE BEGIN IT,
TO TURN THE WORLD AROUND . . . "
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ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
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Co-Founder/Former President - Marcelle Orswell
(notmartha2@yahoo.com)
Co-Founder and Secretary -- Theresa Shea (Tree1A@aol.com)
Co-Founder/Webpage Designer-Sandy Clark (tybrenn@comcast.net)
Co-Presidents -- Ann Schnitz (aerie01@comcast.net)
and
Mary Ledford (eagleshorses@yahoo.com)
Web Site -- -- http://home.comcast.net/~tybrenn/iat/
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT - ANN
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Dear Friends,
I work in Center City Philadelphia, and I witnessed an unbelievable phenomenon recently
that I wanted to share with you. Philadelphians take great pride in the appearance
of their city, since tourists come from all over the world to visit the birthplace
of liberty. And this pride extends right down to the cleanliness of the streets.
In fact, it is a city ordinance that business owners/operators must keep their property
and sidewalks free of litter. To this end, the streets are washed and/or steam cleaned
periodically. And most amazingly of all, the streets are actually vacuumed. This
was what I saw one morning while walking from the train to my office building. The
city operates ride-on vacuums that are driven around, picking up such effluvia as
cigarette butts, styrofoam, newspapers, etc. These machines literally look like something
out of The Cat in the Hat - remember the contraption the Cat rode with arms that
came out and picked up toys and tidied the house before Mom came home? - and the
operator directs the hose to the offending piece of litter and sucks it up. Bravo,
I thought!
Beyond litter in the city, Pennsylvania's Adopt-A-Highway program, in place since
1990, is the largest such program in the country. It has more than 9,000 participating
groups and involves 160,000 people who clean 19,000 miles of the State's 40,000 miles
of state highway. Each group adopts a two-mile section of state road with the understanding
that it will clean that section at least 4 times a year. Many of you participate
in your own state's program, and here in PA, there are two John Denver-related groups
that have road cleanups. Won't you consider starting one in your hometown? And if
you do, IAT would love to hear about it.
My heart to yours,
Ann
PS -- thanks to all who contributed to this month's IAT newsletter -- AS
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human
existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
~ Carl Jung
(thanks to Kelly Robison for this month's quote)
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FUNDRAISER
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The deadline for submissions is now over; please stay tuned for information on how
to order this special cyberbook when it is complete.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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June 26, 2003 -- JIM & ANNE CURRY - TIMBERLINE
PERFORMS AT ONTARIO, CA YMCA BARBECUE DINNER, 6:00 - 8:00. For information or directions,
call Linda Curtis at (909)986-5847
August 2 -- Mack Bailey will host a house concert sing-a-long in Monterey, California.
The concert will be held at Judy Therrien's house in the music room, at 7:30. Important
to RSVP to Judy, and if needed, ask for directions. Jtherrien@pacbell.net
August 3-- Mack Bailey at The Underground, Bethel Church, 536 N. Euclid, Ontario,
CA, 91786 Time (earlier than usual) 7:00, doors open 6:30. Suggested donation is
$8.00, children 12 and under free. Contact Anne Curry for more info at JBCURRYIAM@msn.com
August 2 -- Mack Bailey will host a house concert
sing-a-long in Monterey,
California. The concert will be held at Judy Therrien's house in the music
room, at 7:30. Important to RSVP to Judy, and if needed, ask for directions.
Jtherrien@pacbell.net
August 3 -- Mack Bailey at The Underground, Bethel Church, 536 N. Euclid,
Ontario, CA, 91786 Time (earlier than usual) 7:00, doors open 6:30.
Suggested donation is $8.00, children 12 and under free. Contact Anne Curry
for more info at JBCURRYIAM@msn.com
August 16 -- New Hampshire Friends of John Denver BBQ 2003 * Highway Cleanup
at 1:00pm, meeting at Friendly Farm on route 101 in Dublin - Diane
(dnilsson@tellink.net) BBQ at 3:00pm at MacDowell Lake in Peterborough, NH
http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/eml/emlhome.htm Burgers & hot dogs
will be provided (richolm@adelphia.net)
August 20-- John Denver Memorial Concert, Johnson Park, First Street,
Liverpool, New York at. 7:00pm Admission is free. Also a "John Denver
Memorial Food Drive" presented by Aspen Dreams. For more info, email Mary
Kushneir (mmk@twcny.rr.com)
Aug 22 - Chris Westfall in Concert. Free outdoor concert summer series
Friday at the Taunton Forge Gazebo. Starts 7 PM weather permitting. Medford,
NJ. For info, call or email pahough@aol.com; 302-239-5907
September 13 -- Chris Westfall in Concert, Salem United Church of Christ in
Doylestown, PA. $10 charge, Visit:
http://www.geocities.com/aneagleflight/doylestown.html
September 19 -- John Denver Memorial Foundation Dinner Dance, Reading, PA
(see "Letters" below for more information)
September 21 -- JD Tribute by Will Kruger is part of the "Shades of Autumn -
Sights and Sounds of America" Festival. Noon / Stade Dairy Farm / 3709 W.
Miller Road McHenry, Illinois (815) 675-6396 http://www.stadedairyfarm.com
Will Kruger (wilbil@quixnet.net) www.mp3.com/willkruger
October 2 - November 29 -- Almost Heaven: Songs and Stories of John Denver
at the Ricketson Theatre, Denver, Colorado - "http://www.denvercenter.org
October 3-5 -- PA Friends of John Denver Fall Retreat, Cassville, PA The
Bitter Goose Lodge; 45.00 per person for the entire weekend. Payment is due
BEFORE August 30, 2003 to Patricia Liddic, 533 Lexington Road, Lancaster, PA
17603. Email Pat Liddic at tigersnwolves@comcast.net for more information
October 17 -- Hard Travelers with Bill Danoff, John Sommers and Chris Nole,
Thalian Hall, Wilmington, NC - http://www.musicunites.com
October 24 -- Music from the Mountains: A Tribute to John Denver, Maryland
Hall Center
for the Performing Arts, Annapolis, MD $40 or VIP $100
http://www.musicunites.com
OCTOBER JOHN DENVER MEMORIAL EVENTS (courtesy of Emily Parris' Rocky
Mountain High newsletter)
**COLORADO**
October 4-5, 2003 * Salida, Colorado / Fifth Annual John Denver Celebration
/ http://www.johndenverlegacy.com
Christine Smith 1-719-942-9620 (Christinesmith@amigo.net)
Seating limited to
first 200 reservations.
October 9, 2003 * Work at the JD Sanctuary 9:30am * Info: Curtis Griffy
<Curtis.Griffy@guidant.com>
October 9, 2003 * Meet and Greet at the John Denver Sanctuary 4:30pm Info:
<sunnydeb@john-denver.org>
October 9, 2003 * John Denver Sanctuary 5:00pm Worship Service on the
Mountain <sunnydeb@john-denver.org>
October 9, 2003 * The John Denver Memorial Peace Cloth Concert with Chris
Collins, Donna Lipman, Ron Rich, Ellen Stapenhorst and the Earthbeat Choir
7:00pm Info: Eve <eeeeekl@aol.com>
October 9, 2003 * Work at the JD Sanctuary 9:30am * Info: Curtis Griffy
<Curtis.Griffy@guidant.com>
October 10-12, 2003 * 6th Annual "A Musical Tribute to John Denver" /
Wheeler Opera House 7:00pm
Tickets: $75 Reserved Seating $40 Balcony $125 VIP
http://www.wheeleroperahouse.com or call 970-920-5770
October 10, 2003 Assisted Living Songfest /Noon - Pitkin County Senior
Center / Mel Trondson & the
World Family of John Denver Singers <Peacefuleagle@aol.com>
October 11, 2003 Special Music from the Mountains - Mack Bailey with Chris
Nole and other surprise
guests. Mountain Chalet Ballroom / 1:00 - 2:30pm Tickets $20 include light
refreshments / Make check/m.o.
payable to Mack Bailey (SASE) Mack Bailey Concert /c/o Karen Tupek / 6300
Wynkoop Blvd / Bethesda, MD 20817 Karen <penguins51@aol.com>, Mary
<eagleshorses@yahoo.com>
October 11, 2003 * "You Fill Up My Senses: Exploring the Music, the Message
and the Magic of John
Denver" 9:00am - Noon / Richard Hatch & J.P. McDaniel / Mountain Chalet's
conference room. $20 in advance
$25 at the door <Jequitap@aol.com> / J.P. McDaniel /9552 W. Capri Drive /
Littleton, CO 80123 Include SASE
October 11, 2003 * Dinner at The Tower 4:00pm Tickets $26 / Vicki Wells /
420 SW 38th Street /Cape Coral, FL 33914 / Vicki <Vickibet@aol.com>
October 12, 2003 * Campfire near Maroon Bells 6:00pm * Info: Harold Simpson
<allans@advancenet.net>
October 13, 2003 * It's Goodbye Again 5:00pm Wagner Park on Durant Ave
<sunnydeb@john-denver.org>
October 13, 2003 * Aspen, Colorado / John Adams & Friends; 4th annual
concert celebrating the life and music of John Denver. 7:00pm Wheeler Opera
House $35.00 / $20 Tickets: (970) 920-5770 or www.wheeleroperahouse.com
John Adams: http://www.johnadams-music.com
**PACIFIC GROVE, CA**
October 11 -- Chris Westfall, Saturday solo concert 7:30 PM at the Unitarian
Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula, 490 Aguajito Rd Carmel, CA.
Church is in the woods near Monterey. $10 admission.
OCT 12 - Sunday beach cleanup noon, 1-4 PM Lover's Point, Pacific Grove Park
singalong tribute with Chris Westfall. JD tribute on John's Beach starts at
5 PM. The Legacy Continues JD event.
See the web page for more details:
http://www.geocities.com/donnapinto/ca.html or email Judy Therrien at
jtherrien@pacbell.net
**ELSEWHERE**
(please send 'em in if you're planning a memorial celebration in your part of the
world)
REMINDER::: The John Denver Memorial Peace Cloth is available for all JD-related
events. Please email peaceclothinfo@yahoogroups.com for more information, or
see our website at www.johndenverpeacecloth.com
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LETTERS
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From: Judith Gabriel (judithgabriel@comcast.net)
Hi Everyone,
Just trying to keep everyone up-to-date on what's going on in PA. I know
that many of you are out of state folks, but as I said, just keeping you
informed. See below for info about this year's event. Even better, go to
the website and if you are able to come, copy the form, fill it out, and
send in your check www.judithgabriel.com/foundation.htm
Last year we actually only made a little money after costs--enough to pay
legal and government fees to start the foundation. The only little donation,
$50, went to The Reading/Berks Human Relations Council, trying to keep them
going. They gave really nice programs to schools and law enforcement
professionals on how to accept and interact with different racial, ethnic,
and religious. I wanted to make this gesture, knowing John's believe in the
oneness of all humanity.
The dinner/dance we are giving is to help raise money for an even bigger
event that will generate more income to give back to environmental projects
in Berks and PA. If anyone asks why those two areas, just tell them that my
corporate sponsorship will probably be coming from those quarters, so that
until we grow a lot, the money will have to stay here. John was a global
citizen and I'm sure he would be glad to help any part of Mother Earth.
I'm meeting, this Friday with the Head of Agriculture from Penn State and
the PA Land Preservation people to see how they can help me. After all if
they and you help the foundation, it will be able to give back
substantially, maybe not right away, but in the not so distant future. The
Land Preservation people, in talking on the phone, indicated exactly what
John said--she said there are so many wilderness places in PA that they want
to buy because when they are gone, they are gone.
INFORMATION ON EVENT:
WHEN: September 19, 2003 5:30 Mixer (Cash bar) 6:00 Dinner 7:15-10 p.m.
Music and dancing/singing to the fantastic Travis Wetzel Trio and continued
entertainment with the great voice of Mack Bailey, singing John Denver songs
plus some of his own great music. Serene classical music by Jeremy Rosa
(still unconfirmed) during dinner.
WHERE: The Inn at Reading-Clarion
DRESS: Casual-dress jeans/pants and boots/shoes, nice shirt
MUSIC: TRAVIS WETZEL TRIO with MACK BAILEY http://www.mackbailey.com
and
Jeremy Rosa.
COST: $50-patron
$75-friend (includes glass of wine with dinner and your name in our program
listed as friend)
$100-sponsor (includes glass of wine and shrimp cocktail appetizer and name
in program as sponsor plus card at place indicating sponsorship)
Tickets on sale August 1 Please help us by ordering tickets before
September 5. Foundation has right to cancel event if not enough tickets are
sold. All money will be returned if event is cancelled
For more information call 610-371-9122
Or send name, phone #, address, and check or money order to the john denver
memorial foundation, inc., Attn. President, 2271 hampden blvd.g5, reading,
pa 19604. Make sure you list which meal you would like, how many people
attending, and white or red wine if friend or sponsor.
Opportunity to win a beautiful drawing of an eagle by David Hughes and other
prizes in our raffle
Corporate tables for sale; call 610-371-9122 for details
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From: Karen Tupek (Penguins51@aol.com)
Hi all!
I am the executive producer of Mack Bailey's latest CD, and I'm writing to
tell you about an article I wrote about my experience in the studio with
Mack, along with Elvis's famous group - The Jordanaires, and some of John
Denver's former band members, Chris Nole, producer and keyboards, and Pete
Huttlinger on guitar and Jim Horn on flutes. There are many John Denver
threads running through the project. In addition to many inspirational
songs, they recorded a song John wrote but never recorded, "Wandering Soul."
The article includes many photographs too - some old and most new from the
studio. Since it's too long to reproduce here, view it at the page on
Mack's web site: www.mackbailey.com/nashville.htm. It's titled:
Weaving a
Musical Tapestry in a Recording Studio: A music-business outsider witnesses
behind-the-scenes at a Nashville studio as John Denver's influences shape
the making of singer Mack Bailey's latest music CD, "Why I'm Here."
I hope everyone enjoys it. Mack will play a few of the songs from the CD at
his concert in Aspen during the John Denver tribute weekend, on Saturday,
October 11, at 2:00 PM in the Ballroom of the Mountain Chalet. Ticket
information is available at: http://www.mackbailey.com/schedule.htm#aspen
Karen Tupek
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From: Elaine Lacroix (lainey1125@hotmail.com)
Hi IAT,
I just found some new JD info, so I thought I'd send it along. On August
26th, the John Denver and the Muppets-A Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983) DVD
movie will be out. They go camping in the Rocky Mountains...tell stories
and sing. FAR OUT!!!!
Peace, Elaine
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From: Annalisa Berns (aberns@hotmail.com):
John Denver Friends-
I am happy to report that my year has been full of travel. I visited
Honduras, Seattle, and next I am off to New York. The reason I am writing is
that with each of these trips I have visited a natural area that has been
preserved for future generations. The Pico Bonito rainforests in Honduras,
old growth trees in Seattle, and the Adirondacks in New York. If you feel as
I do, please consider using your trip money to go to places like these to
support ecotourism, and not to places that have leveled these areas to make
a strip mall. This is just my point of view, and I know that many people do
not agree. That is ok. A
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From: The Windstar Connections Conference Organizing Committee
Tom Crum will be the Keynote Speaker at the Windstar Connection Conference
to be held at the Windstar Foundation in Snowmass, Colorado on October 9th
and 10th. Registration is open to Windstar Members, Windstar Connection
Members and those planning to join the Windstar Foundation.
October 9th will be a half-day conference with a social event at the
Windstar Foundation in the afternoon and an evening concert and silent
auction with the The John Denver Memorial Peace Cloth Connection to be held
in Aspen. Friday will be a full day event at the Windstar Foundation. Tom
Crum will speak on Friday at the morning session. John Katzenberger of the
Aspen Global Change Institute will be the main speaker on October 9th. The
full conference price is $100. Thursday only is $40 and Friday only is
$90.00. All meals are included. To register by mail make checks payable to:
"Windstar Foundation" and mail to Vicki Conti / 15 Spring Hollow Lane
/Barre, VT 05641 Email: Penny McDaniel (PennyMcDan@aol.com) or
Dreux
DeMack (Dreuxdog@comcast.net)
http://wstar.org/Connections/wconnect.htm
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WEBSITES OF INTEREST
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http://www.enature.com/
If you enter your zip code, it shows you different types of birds, butterflies, mammals,
reptiles and amphibians, trees and wildflowers in your area
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FOR SALE
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Peace Cloth Items!
Don't forget to check out www.johndenverpeacecloth.com
(Peace Cloth Store) for exclusive John Denver items. All proceeds benefit The
John Denver Memorial Peace Cloth. Also -- if you shop online, please visit
our virtual mall: www.johndenverpeacecloth.onecause.com -- every sale at a store in the mall returns a donation to the Cloth.
The Peace Cloth now has eScrip -- please see our website for more information.
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For sale: JD tapes. Will ship worldwide. For list or more info, please contact amazonjd@aol.com.
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If you're looking for something special for a special someone, come check out what
Wildlife Creations (http://www.geocities.com/wldlifecreation) has
to offer!! We have many items relating to John Denver and other items that would
make fantastic gifts for people you know and love! Or a gift for someone who
is hard to buy for, something that they will talk about for years! From keychains,
snowglobes, t-shirts, potpourri jars and more!!! We're sure you'll find something!
And remember, whenever you purchase from Wildlife Creations, you're not only giving
a gift to someone you know, but also to the Windstar Foundation and also the National
Wildlife Federation, in John's memory, for wolf education as all proceeds are donated
to them. Wildlife Creations is now offering a feature product. Checkout the website
for the current featured product! For more information, you can email us at
wldlifecreation@wildmail.com.
Diana and Susan
Wildlife Creations
http://www.geocities.com/wldlifecreation
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
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Interesting interview with Jean-Michel Cousteau
:
http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=MyLycos&storyId=753414
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DENlines, 7/10/03
A Bi-weekly Update from Defenders of Wildlife:
Working to Save Wildlife and Wild Lands
NO FENCES: Barriers between the U.S. and Mexico are reconsidered
CANADA LYNX: No increased protection
COUNTING SEA OTTERS: Numbers increase, but more research needed
HELP SAVE ALASKA'S WOLVES
WINDPOWER: Wildlife must be taken into account
HELP SUPPORT FUNDING FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
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1. NO FENCES: Barriers between the United States and Mexico are reconsidered
DEN members to the rescue again! Last winter, you sent more than 1,500 faxes
to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Homeland Security
telling them to scrap their proposed plan for a massive "security" barricade
on the Mexican-Arizona border. Environmentally, the plan would have been a
disaster, especially for border cats and an endangered bat species. Agency
officials claim to have scrapped the original plan and are going back to the
drawing board. According to Jim Caffrey, facilities director for the Border
Patrol, the agency got "a little carried away." However, in May the Border
Patrol released four new documents detailing expanded operations in Arizona,
one of which calls for more than 40 miles of fencing that cuts through prime
jaguar habitat. It appears that the agency is now trying to implement
projects in a piecemeal fashion to avoid similar public scrutiny, and so
Defenders continues to watch these projects closely. For more information,
visit http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/local/7_1_03border_wall.html.
2. CANADA LYNX: No increased protection
In response to a successful lawsuit by Defenders, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) reconsidered its decision to list the lynx as threatened
rather than endangered, a status that would offer the species more
protection. Unfortunately, FWS recently announced it will not recognize the
lynx as an endangered species in any portion of its range. "So few lynx have
been located in huge tracts of former habitat -- the Great Lakes and
Northeast -- that they seem to clearly warrant endangered status, or at
least a closer reexamination than the Fish and Wildlife Service gave them,"
said Defenders' Mike Leahy. For more information, visit
http://www.defenders.org/den/fwslynx.html.
3. COUNTING SEA OTTERS: Numbers increase, but more research needed
The spring census of California sea otters counted 2,505 of the lovable
creatures -- the first increase since 2000 -- but scientists warned that
they need a better understanding of the long-term declines of this
population. "The spring census results are the first good news for the
California sea otter in many years, but we still are not any closer to
understanding the bigger picture, which is why this species has declined
over the past seven years and recently suffered a record number of
strandings," said Jim Curland, Defenders' marine program associate. "We
still need substantial research to pinpoint and address the root causes for
this species' long-term decline." To urge Interior Secretary Gale Norton to
fund more research, visit www.saveseaotters.org.
4. Help Save the Lives of Alaska's Wolves
Your help is urgently needed to help save Alaska's wolves. Governor Frank
Murkowski has reinstated public "land-and-shoot" as part of a renewed effort
to conduct more widespread wolf control over huge areas of central Alaska.
It's a barbaric practice where airplanes are used to chase down and kill
wolves. Already, DEN readers have generously responded by contributing more
than $26,000 and generating more than 30,000 petitions to help restore the
ban. Thank you! Please send your petition to Murkowski and help with an
online tax-deductible donation today. When you make a donation of $25 or
more we'll send you a Defenders of Wildlife tote bag with our thanks. Go to
http://www.defenders.org/den/akdonate.html for more information.
5. WINDPOWER: Wildlife must be taken into account
More than 25 national and regional conservation groups, including Defenders,
called on Interior Secretary Gale Norton and other federal officials to
assess the impacts of planned extensive wind power development in the
Appalachian mountain range on migratory birds. The groups urged the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service to develop appropriate criteria for the windpower
facilities within the guidelines of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which
makes it illegal to kill migratory birds.
"Wind power should be a part of our energy future, but it won't live up to
its environmentally friendly reputation if we're not careful about how and
where we build it," said Mike Senatore of Defenders. "If we do it right,
we'll have another source of clean energy. If we do it wrong, we'll kill
hundreds of thousands of migratory birds every year."
For more information, visit
http://www.defenders.org/releases/pr2003/pr062403.html.
6. Help Support Funding for Conservation Programs
In 2002, Congress created an innovative new program to help farmers and
ranchers protect wildlife habitat, reduce the use of harmful pesticides and
run their farms in a more environmentally friendly manner. The Conservation
Security Program, which provides payments to farmers and ranchers for
implementing a wide range of conservation practices on their land, will
receive absolutely no funding in Fiscal Year 2004 under a House bill passed
on June 25. But, there is still a chance to secure funding for this program
in the Senate. Please go to http://www.denaction.org
and click on alert #
241 to send a fax to your senator.
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POETRY
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None this month
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NEWSLETTER NEWS
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". . . IT'S ABOUT TIME WE START TO LIVE
IT,
THE FAMILY OF MAN,
IT'S ABOUT TIME
AND IT'S ABOUT CHANGES . . .
AND IT'S ABOUT TIME."
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