Voice Your Support for Open Space Protection
Help Us Increase Parkland for People and Wildlife!!!
According to a recent report from Texas
Tech University loses an average of 164 acres open space urban development
every day. 77% Texans polled support increased funding for the Parks &
Wildlife Department buy additional land conservation natural resources
and outdoor recreation. need convey this strong state leaders such as
Governor Rick Perry urge them make issue priority action.
Green
Jay (photo:U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Background
Texas suffers from an acute lack of parkland for outdoor recreation and
protected wildlife habitat. Sprawling urban development and rapid population
growth make the need to acquire additional parkland for people and wildlife
all the more critical. In order to meet the outdoor recreational needs
of people and ensure the survival of wildlife our state decision makers
must make the acquisition of new parkland and protection of ecologically
sensitive lands a top priority. Citizens must communicate their support
for additional parkland and habitat protection to our state government
officials. The most important thing we can do now is to educate our elected
and appointed officials as well as the general public about the growing
need to protect our state's valuable open spaces for people and wildlife.
The key state decision maker in achieving more open space protection in
Texas is the Governor. In all states that have made a strong commitment
of funds for land conservation, a key factor in achieving that goal
was leadership by the governor of the state. He has the ability to pursue
significant increases in funding through the Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department for the acquisition of new parkland and to protect wildlife
habitat. With more funding directed this way, additional land can be acquired
to provide more outdoor recreational opportunities and conserve wildlife
habitat. In order for this to become reality, it is critical that citizens
such as you communicate the demand for more parkland and protected habitat
to our Governor.
Take Action Today to Increase Parkland
You can help increase parkland and protect wildlife habitat in your region
of the state by sending a letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry, expressing
your concern about the rapid loss of open space to development and the
lack of parkland for people and wildlife. Let the Governor know that you
support making funding for the acquisition of new parkland and protected
wildlife habitat a top priority for his administration.
***You can automatically fax a letter to the Governor through the Sierra
Club's online Lone
Star Action Network.
You can also mail your letter to:
The Honorable Rick Perry
Governor's Office
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
512/ 463-1849 [Fax]
Beginning today and over the next year we need to make sure that Governor
Perry understands that Texans want and need more parkland for people and
wildlife.
For more information contact Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club, at (512)477-1729
or
lonestar.chapter@sierraclub.org
If you would like to receive future alerts and information about actions
you can take to increase parkland and protect wildlife habitat please
fill out the form below and mail it to Sierra Club, Attn: Wide Open Spaces
Project, P.O. Box 1931 Austin, TX 78767. You can also e-mail your contact
information to Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club, at (512)477-1729
or
lonestar.chapter@sierraclub.org
goal
was leadership by the governor of the state. He has the ability to pursue
significant increases in funding through the Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department for the acquisition of new parkland and to protect wildlife
habitat. With more funding directed this way, additional land can be acquired
to provide more outdoor recreational opportunities and conserve wildlife
habitat. In order for this to become reality, it is critical that citizens
such as you communicate the demand for more parkland and protected habitat
to our Governor.