Hi folks – a reminder to please sign on.  Letter attached, Please use this form to sign-on. Thanks to those who have signed so far.  Also, please send to your networks. We have heard from Hill allies that it is important to amp up on this. Also, FYI we just had the draft addressed generically but we will actually address the final to the chairs and rankings of House and Senate full committees and Interior subcommittees and cc leadership in each body. Cheers MB

American Bird Conservancy

Animals & Society Institute

Animal Welfare Institute

Born Free USA

Center for Biological Diversity

Defenders of Wildlife

Earthjustice

Endangered Species Coalition

Environmental Protection Information Center

Friends of the Earth US

Great Old Broads for Wilderness

Greater Hells Canyon Council

International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute

John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute

Key West Wildlife Center

Klamath Forest Alliance

League of Conservation Voters

National Audubon Society

NY4WHALES

Oregon Natural Desert Association

OVEC-Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

Predator Defense

Rocky Mountain Wild

The Pew Charitable Trusts

The United Methodist Church

Unexpected Wildlife Refuge

Western Values Project

Western Watersheds Project

WildEarth Guardians

From: Mary Beth Beetham
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 5:43 PM
To: cdp@groups.b-team.org; Green Group Legislative Directors (B-Team) <b-team@groups.b-team.org>
Subject: Deadline to Sign-On: COB Friday (10/4) Sage-Grouse Rider Letter

Hi folks - Please see the request for sign-on below and attached to oppose the sage-grouse rider in the final appropriations bill this year. Please let me know if you have any questions. Cheers, Mary Beth

All,

Attached for group sign-on is a letter urging appropriators to ensure that the final FY2020 Interior appropriations bill is free of a rider restricting the Fish and Wildlife Service from considering protections for sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act. In light of the concerning downward population trends in sage-grouse and the Trump administration’s rollbacks of the National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy, it is critical that this rider is removed for once and all.

We hope your organization will join the letter before COB, Friday (10/4). Please use this form to sign-on.

Thanks in advance!

Tara

Tara Lewis Government Relations Senior Legislative Analyst DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE 1130 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 TEL: 202.772.0230  FAX: 202.682.1331 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Medium Visit https://defenders.org!