Conservation Groups' New Report: Public Lands At Risk

5/4/2002

From: Blake Selzer, 202-454-3380 or Kate Himot, 202-454-3311, both of NPCA http://www.eparks.org

News Advisory:

WHO: -- Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.) -- Rep. Norman D. Dicks (D-Wash.) -- Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) -- Members of conservation groups and grassroots organizations will be available for questions

WHERE: House Triangle, Capitol Hill Rain Location: 2456 Rayburn House Office Building

WHEN: Wednesday, May 8 12 p.m.

"This Land is Our Land: Saving America's Natural Heritage" is a report documenting examples across the country of the funding shortfalls threatening the protection and survival of our nation's public lands, wildlife, and other natural resources. The Bush Administration's budget request for fiscal year 2003 falls short of levels necessary to protect adequately America's wildlife and public lands.

Report sponsors include: National Parks Conservation Association, The Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, World Wildlife Fund, Friends of the Earth, U. S. Public Interest Research Group, Sierra Club, and the Endangered Species Coalition.