Fwd: 2 cove/mallard action alerts

["bill london" <bill_london@hotmail.com>]

Anyone interested in the latest from the Cove/Mallard Coalition?
BL


> >From: Cove/Mallard&FOC <cove@moscow.com>
> >Subject: 2 cove/mallard action alerts
> >
> >Dear friends,
> >
> >MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE BOOGIE
> >  	 On October 15th, your presence is requested at a bridge dance
> >being held on the Rainy Day bridge over the South Fork of the Clearwater
> >River. This 'million dollar bridge boogie' will take place off route14,
> >about 30 miles east of Grangeville, Idaho. Citizens will gather for an 
>all
> >day picnic then dance into the night on an active timber hauling bridge 
>to
> >show public concern for the preservation of this incredibly diverse 
>habitat.
> >	The million dollar bridge was built to access the Wing
> >Creek-Twentymile Area for timber extraction affecting 52,000 acres of Nez
> >Perce National Forest. Currently, on the Otter Wing timber sale, 
>completion
> >of all spur roads leaves the corporate beasts poised to resume logging in
> >an extremely steep and wet area. It boasts headwaters of pristine 
>steelhead
> >and cutthroat habitat streams such as Wing Creek, Little Wing, Otter 
>Creek
> >and forming tributaries of Johns Creek. The area is home to lynx, fisher,
> >pine martin and piliated woodpeckers, to name a few inhabitants of this
> >rich and wild place.
> >	Activists have documented many violations of environmental laws in
> >the sale -mostly PACFISH violations and trampling of the Clean Water Act.
> >We have conducted an ongoing direct action campaign in Otter Wing the 
>last
> >two years, but the machines continue to grind on. Sometimes one just has 
>to
> >stop and dance in celebration of the mysterious and beautiful places we
> >inhabit.
> >	Please come! We will assemble at the far side of the bridge on
> >October 14th, for folks interested in taking a walk in the sale. On the
> >15th, we will dance to live and house music on the Rainy Day bridge until
> >the stars begin to shine. We can make this a memorable and colorful event
> >by wearing costumes or bright clothes.
> >	We are still looking for interested bands and musicians to play.
> >There are already a few bands (but the more the merrier) and a public
> >address system. If you can help point us in the directions of some more
> >artists to make this party as awe-inspiring as the surroundings, please
> >contact us.
> >	Call the Cove Mallard coalition at 208-882-9755 for more
> >information and
> >more detailed directions. Please try to organize carpooling from your
>area. We
> >will also send flyers to anyone willing to put them up.
> >
> > COMMUNITY FEEDBACK PICNIC
> >	In an attempt to stimulate dialogue among concerned locals who
> >might not
> >make it to a backcountry action, we are hosting a free enchilada feed at 
>the
> >old Blaine schoolhouse just outside Moscow, Idaho at 6PM on October 3rd. 
>We
> >hope to hear some fresh perspectives on how we as a community can be
> >stronger in our resistance to the destruction of our National Forests. 
>Call
> >the coalition for directions if you care to join us.
> >
> >
> >
>

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