Grand Canyon National Monument Proposal - Main thread - Information and Actions you can take

[CouesWhitetail]

Since this is a topic that has already created many different threads, I thought it would be better if we merged all the info into one main thread. There was good info in all the threads, so rather than just picking one of those I am starting a new one and you guys can post whatever info you find here for all to find more easily. I will lock the other threads so that we can get people going in one direction here.

 

 

FYI, this proposed National Monument has been around for several years, but it seems it is developing some steam lately with several congressmen sending a letter to President Obama.

 

Here are some of the information links :

 

Grand Canyon National Monument proposal from 2012:

http://www.grandcanyonwildlands.org/GCWNMSummary2012NovemberVersion.pdf

 

Press release from Center for Biological diversity

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2015/grand-canyon-watershed-01-30-2015.html

 

 

background article from AZ Daily Sun

http://azdailysun.com/news/stronger-push-toward-creating-a-grand-canyon-watershed-national-monument/article_7d810159-1289-52ad-b225-7d0eae42a781.html

 

article from Prescott News Feb 2015

http://www.prescottenews.com/index.php/news/current-news/item/24953-az-game-fish-commission-concerned-over-potential-national-monument-designation-by-president

 

the letter to Obama

http://kirkpatrick.house.gov/sites/kirkpatrick.house.gov/files/wysiwyg_uploaded/Grand%20Canyon%20Watershed%20Letter%20to%20President_January%202015.pdf

 

Resolution against this kind of thing by AZSFWC, signed by 22 wildlife conservation groups

http://arizonasportsmenforwildlifeconservation.org/AZSFWC_Resolution_on_Special_Land_Use_Designations_Updated.pdf

 

AGFD commission opposed the creation of the monument back in 2012

http://azgfd.net/artman/publish/NewsMedia/Game-and-Fish-Commission-votes-to-oppose-proposal-to-create-Grand-Canyon-Watershed-National-Monument.shtml

 

 

Facebook page to Stop the monument:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/451433958347116/?notif_t=group_description_change

 

 

here is an electronic petition you can sign to stop the monument:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stop-grand-canyon-watershed-national-monument

 

 

Buy a tshirt to show how you feel - money goes to MDF and AES

http://teespring.com/new-stop-the-grand-canyon-wate?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=campaign

[CouesWhitetail]

Letter from Don Martin after attending a meeting about this.....this was posted by Forlorn Hope in another thread, so I am reposting it here to consolidate

 

Re: Grand Canyon Watershed Monument

Rather than argue ethics and trail cams and salt licks, I encourage everyone to email against this designation. The same passion you guys have on those ethics threads need to be redirected in this extremely important issue. Please email your concerns to: Molly.Brown@mail.House.gov

Below is a response from Don Martin who attended a recent meeting:
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Well this is just MY take on the meeting.

About 10 or so spoke against it, including Tom Britt, representing the RMEF, Supervisor Gary Watson, from the Mohave County Board of Supervisors, Tom Mackin from the Coconino Sportsmen, Alvie Johnson, the mayor of Fredonia, the mayor of Tusayan, who I did not get his name, Pat Madden from the AZ G&F Dept.,Jim Unmacht president of the AZSFWC, myself representing the Mohave Sportsman Club, and a couple of cattlemen. (sorry of I missed any others.)

At least double spoke out for it, including the Sierra Club, Center For Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Wildlands Council and a number of members from the various tribes.

The main theme I heard was URANIUM MINING, and disrupted travel corridors for wildlife...which I sure didn't know about...guess G&F doesn't either...hmm

Congresswoman Kirkpatrick, if you can believe this, said "This was just the beginning, nothing has been done and that public input was wanted."

Then at least THREE members of the enviromental community who spoke promptly THANKED HER FOR WRITING THE LETTER TO OBAMA!

So what do you think?

Wouldn't a legislator who doesn't have an agenda hold stakeholder meetings BEFORE they send off a letter asking for any kind of designation, NOT AFTER THEY HAD ALREADY SENT A LETTER?

Yea, kinda like closing the barn door AFTER the cows have left!

Nope, this was a well orchestrated "Dog and Pony" show.

The good news is Kirkpatrick said they would continue to accept comments, so let's flood Ms. Molly Brown's email at Molly.Brown@mail.House.gov and let them know how YOU, the American sportsmen and conservationist, feel about this business.

Interesting "fact" was that Congresswoman Kirkpatrick said that they had received about 1,300 comments on this so far and that 92% were in FAVOR of the monument designation.

Hmm, since no one in the conservation community had heard about this until late February, how could sportsmen respond since we didn't KNOW about it?

The fight is on folks, and if each and every of you out there doesn't send Ms. Molly an email, then we will probably loose this battle, and some of the most coveted and well protected lands in Arizona are done.

As Jim Unmacht has so aptly put it, "This is just a solution looking for a problem!"

By the way I think Jim said said they had about 22 conservation groups that had signed on to the AZSFWC resolution opposing the monument designation.

Let everyone in your email group know Molly's email and let her have it! I told her that she was now going to hear from sportsmen on this.

Don Martin
Life Member
Mohave Sportsman Club

[4Falls]

Thanks for the legwork on this Amanda.

[CouesWhitetail]

If someone has an important link they want me to add to the first post so it's in the forefront, let me know. I will add things as I find them. Feel free of course to add your own posts and thoughts to this thread. I am off to church, but I can add more stuff when I get back.

[AZ8]

Thank you. Hopefully everything together will keep it focused. Thanks again.

[brian390]

Thanks Amanda for putting it all together.

 

 

The petition currently has 427 signatures, which is almost halfway to the goal.

[Elkhunter1]

Amanda thank you for your legwork and support for this cause!!

[Elkhunter1]

Amanda could you add this link to the top please? http://teespring.com/new-stop-the-grand-canyon-wate?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=campaign

 

Thank you!

[brian390]

The petition to stop the monument is at 576 signatures which is over halfway to its goal.

[111]

620 Signatures......

[southernxpress]

how is this petition not getting out to more people? last weekend it was about half of what it is now... that is a slow climb to a quick death if more people don't take interest. I signed it as soon as I saw it, as well as made my wife sign it too! I am happy for the 620 that have signed though!

[longshooter]

Signed it.

[brian390]

Now at 736 signatures

[brian390]

35 to the goal. The more the better.

[brian390]

1,048 signatures