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Will Pattiz's avatar

Thanks for sharing Stephanie! The protests are encouraging. So nice to see our outdoor community in action coming together to fight this onslaught. We will not go quietly into the night.

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Dr. Stephanie Lovely's avatar

We will not! Thank you for reading, Will.

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Sarah VanGilder's avatar

From the US Fish and Wildlife website:

In 1907, (Teddy) Roosevelt declared: “The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others.”

The man who established over 200 million miles of public lands would be sorely disappointed to see whatvis happening today.

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Dr. Stephanie Lovely's avatar

So true. I think most presidents would be sorely disappointed to see what’s happening now. Thanks for reading, Sarah.

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Jeff's avatar

Ken Burns said something that resonates with me: "National Parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst."

So we need to protect them as if our lives depended upon them.

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Dr. Stephanie Lovely's avatar

Absolutely. Thank you for reading, Jeff!

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Susan MacNeil, PhD's avatar

The land is the heart and soul of America. I’m hoping praying that our collective voices will prevail. Beautifully expressed Stephanie. I believe your words echo through our minds and hearts into the consciousness of humanity. The cry of humanity is increasing by the minute.

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Dr. Stephanie Lovely's avatar

We are powerful in ways this administration can’t predict. We can do this. Thank you for reading, Susan!

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Kinnucan (Mark/Lynne)'s avatar

I want to add

Pros: protecting green spaces is

a real concern of mine

Setbacks don't bother me. A setback

is either a "so what" or a" what's

next?" (Read my brother's book, "Fight and

Win.") It's a small hardcover about

community environmental activists,

Projects he's led them through, tools

Challenges and how to respond.

The author's name is Brock Evans

My name is Lynne and my contact information is 516 382 8732. I would give you my email but it would only get lost in hundreds that come in every month from people hawking their wares.

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Sam Jones's avatar

Let’s go!

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