The U.S. Forest Service issued the popular forest conservation plan, known as the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, earlier this year. It was the result of the most extensive public participation in a rulemaking process IN HISTORY, including more than 600 public meetings, 1.6 million public comments, and two years of public debate.

This forest conservation policy would protect the last 58 million acres of unspoiled National Forest lands from logging, mining, and drilling, which are already allowed on most National Forest lands.

Until recently, the U.S. Forest Service had been functioning largely as the servant of the timber industry, carrying out a program of taxpayer-subsidized logging. Protecting the last 30% of our National Forest lands is an enlightened policy that recognizes that our forests have multiple uses, and that we have a responsibility to conserve these precious resources for future generations.

However, the Bush Administration - backed by special interests and large corporate contributors - has repeatedly refused to support this popular forest conservation policy, signaling its intent to allow logging, mining, and drilling in our last majestic untouched forests.

With a White House decision imminent, will you PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE RIGHT NOW to President Bush urging him to protect America's last unspoiled National Forest lands from logging, mining and drilling?

Because once these forests are gone, they're gone forever.