[Coalition_for_valle_vidal] Valle Vidal Public Hearings in Raton and Taos this week

[Amigos Bravos]

VALLE VIDAL PUBLIC HEARINGS

Keep Up the Momentum – Turn Out for the Valle Vidal!



TheCarson National Forest is Holding Public Hearings on the Valle 
Vidal’s Future



Raton - August  23rd,at 2pm and 7pm – Raton Convention Center, 9021 
 S.3rd St., Raton, NM
Taos – August 25th,at 2pm and 7pm – Taos Convention Center, 120 Civic 
Plaza Drive, Taos, NM
Santa Fe - August 30that 2pm and 7pm – Santa Fe Community College, 6401 
Richards Ave., Santa Fe, NM  

Sign-in will begin one hour prior to each meeting



These hearings are the first opportunity for the PUBLIC TO PROVIDE 
TESTIMONY during this official “scoping” on the future of the Valle 
Vidal.  A showing of strong support for protecting the Valle Vidal is 
critical.



The Forest Service will provide the latest information on the Forest 
Plan amendment process for the Valle Vidal.  The Forest Service will 
also solicit verbal or written comments on the amendment process from 
area residents.   

Please join the Coalition for the Valle Vidal at these hearings and 
submit oral or written comments on:

    1.  How you value the Valle Vidal,  
    2.  Why the Valle Vidal is important to you,  
    3.  How would you like to see the Valle managed.         

IT IS VITAL that we tell the Forest Service that we want to see the 
entire Valle Vidal closed to leasing and development of oil and gas 
resources NOW, in this Forest Plan Amendment stage, and NOT in another, 
future Forest Service planning process.  The Valle Vidal is too 
precious to remained threatened by Big Oil’s wells, roads, pipelines, 
compressor stations, toxic chemicals and traffic!!

See  http://www.vallevidal.org/urgent.html for more information on 
effective talking points.

Written comments concerning the proposed amendment should be submitted 
at the hearing or sent to:

Carson National Forest
Attn: Valle Vidal Forest Plan Amendment
208 Cruz Alta Road
Taos, NM 87571

Or by email: comments-southwestern-carson at fs.fed.us : "Valle Vidal 
Amendment" must be in the subject line of the email.

Comments are due by September 14, 2005


For more information on preparing comments visit 
http://www.vallevidal.org/urgent.html
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