Omnibus Public Land Management Act on U.S. House Floor

    It's not too late to take action once more to pass historic wilderness legislation. Even if you took action on this last week, we need you once more. 
    Phone calls would be best. Please call and urge your Representative to pass the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, without a motion to recommit (which could kill the bill for this
year).
    If you cannot call, click here to send a quick email:
http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/omnibuslast/wsw76sk92ee5d83?
    Simply put, it could all come down to your Representative. 
    This piece of wilderness legislation is monumental. It would protect more wild lands than any other bill in recent history. In fact, if passed, it will protect 2 million acres of special
wild places throughout the nation. 
    It would be heartbreaking to come so far and then miss out by a
few votes. If you've taken action in the past, thank you. You've
helped wilderness get this far. Now, won't you please take one
more simple step to make the dream a reality:
http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/omnibuslast/wsw76sk92ee5d83?

Best wishes,
  Kathy Kilmer
  The Wilderness Society

    The next Forestry Commission meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 24th at the Ellington Agricultural Center in the conference room at the Division of Forestry (Bruer Building). The meeting will begin tentatively at 8:30 a.m.
In addition to our regular meeting, we will also be attending the following House and Senate Committee Meetings:
    House - Conservation and Environment Committee - 10:30 AM
    Senate - Environment, Conservation, and Tourism Committee - 11:00 AM 
    The Commission's Annual Report will be presented to both committees by the Commission's Chair Bill Williams.
   We will proceed with the Commission Meeting until it is time to attend the House and Senate Committee Meetings. 
    At a quarter to 10 we will break from our Commission Meeting to attend the House and Senate Meetings. The Commission Meeting will continue upon our return and should end by mid afternoon.
    As always, let me know if you have any questions.
    Have a great rest of the day!
    Sincerely,
Tiffany Stevenson
Administrative Assistant 1
Department of Agriculture
Division of Forestry
P. O. Box 40627, Melrose Station
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: (615) 837-5411
Fax: (615) 837-5003