Via The Wilderness Society:

Help Arctic Refuge Win Permanent Protection

One of the most storied lands in our nation’s National Wildlife Refuge System is that of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which hosts some of America’s most spectacular wildlife. Polar bears, grizzly bears, wolves, and muskoxen are just a few of the wildlife species that rely on the Refuge for their habitat.

With the start of the 110th Congress, we now have a new and historic opportunity to garner substantial support for an Arctic Refuge Wilderness bill, which will permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Reps. Markey (D-MA) and Ramstad (R-MN) have introduced a bill that will do just that. Called the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, H.R. 39, the bill will preserve the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness. H.R. 39 states “that it is the policy of the United States…to do everything possible to protect and preserve this magnificent natural ecosystem so that it may be bequeathed in its unspoiled natural condition to future generations of Americans” (HR 39).

This measure could win permanent protection for the Arctic Refuge. Take action today by clicking here.

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