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Action Alert from Mass Land Trust Coalition

September 28, 2003

The state has not approved open space funding this year, so funds for a fix-up at Hammond Pond are in jeopardy, and a $500,000 self-help request to the state to help with the Kesseler Woods purchase is on hold. This action alert email from the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition explains the situation.

 

REMINDER - SPECIAL ACTION ALERT!

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LAND CONSERVATION NEEDS YOUR HELP!

CONTACT GOVERNOR ROMNEY IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL BOND!

PLEASE FORWARD THIS ALERT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

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From: Bernie McHugh, Coordinator,
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
Date: September 28, 2003

Dear Friends,

My apologies for repeating myself, but this is a critical time for land conservation in Mass.

Please contact Gov. Romney to Save the Environmental Bond!

If you've already done so, THANK YOU! If you haven't, please do so TODAY!

Last year we all worked very hard to pass an Environmental Bond which contained substantial funding to continue the Commonwealth's efforts at
land conservation and protection. It was introduced by a Republican
Governor, passed unanimously by the Legislature and supported by an unprecedented alliance of more than 200 organizations including land conservationists, sporting groups, farmers, foresters, municipalities, watershed associations, planners, and many more.

However, the Romney Administration has yet to authorize any spending on land conservation from the Bond.

Governor Romney will soon announce his decision on funding for land conservation. The Boston Globe reports the Administration may "drastically reduce the money spent to acquire open space in Massachusetts, possibly down to zero." The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports that a decision will be announced this coming week.

Each day, Massachusetts loses 44 acres of land to development. We must urge Governor Romney to maintain the state's commitment to land protection today!

ACTION
Call, email, fax, or write the Governor directly by Friday, October 3.

Please urge friends, family, colleagues, and local environmental groups and sportsmen's clubs to contact Governor Romney as soon as possible. This is a critical moment to save the Commonwealth's land protection programs.

MESSAGE
Urge the Governor to allocate $70 million for land protection across the state from the 2002 Environmental Bond.

Let the Governor know in what city or town you live. If you voted for him let him know!

Please contact the Governor as soon as possible. (Phone calls are more effective than written correspondence.)

CALL: (617) 725-4005
FAX: (617) 727-9725
EMAIL: GOffice@mass.gov
MAIL: State House
Office of the Governor
Room 360
Boston, MA 02133

Once you have contacted the Governor, please email the Coalition at bmchugh@massland.org so that we can tally the number of contacts made.

Thank you!

For detailed information on land protection funding and the importance of these Bonds in Massachusetts please visit these web sites or contact info@MassLand.org.

The Nature Conservancy http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/massachusetts/news/news1359.html

Environmental League of Massachusetts http://www.environmentalleague.org

Thank you for your help in this vital effort!

Bernie McHugh, Coordinator

Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
2 Clock Tower Place, Suite 500
Maynard, MA 01754
978-897-0739