Take Action: Oppose Steve Pearce for BLM
Yesterday, you may have been busy at work or simply missed a phone call from us. We weren’t calling to ask for money; we were calling to ask for your help. Our staff and volunteers were on the phones all day seeking your help to protect our rivers, forests, and public lands.
The nomination of Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management poses an existential threat to the future of our public lands. Pearce is a former congressman from New Mexico with a history of attempting to sell off federal lands. Privatizing our collective inheritance is a nonstarter. The idea of Pearce becoming the steward of 250 million acres of public lands (12 million in Idaho alone) is egregious.
You may recall that last year, the threat of the Lee amendment and the sale of millions of acres of public lands was quashed due in large part to the Idaho Senate delegation. We are grateful for their opposition to such a flawed idea. Now, we need Sen. Jim Risch, chair of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to deliver on his promise to protect Idaho’s public lands. We are counting on Sen. Risch to stop Steve Pearce from taking the reins at the BLM.
If we talked to you yesterday and connected you with a congressional office, thank you for helping us protect Idaho’s rivers, lands, and wild spaces. If we missed you, we urge you to act now by calling. A phone call is the most effective and efficient way to communicate with your elected officials. You might reach a person, or you may be asked to leave a message. Your message can be simple, your name, where you live, and a brief statement saying you value our public lands and you don’t want an avowed public lands seller like Steve Pearce running the BLM.
If we didn’t talk to you on Thursday, there is still time to call Sen. Risch. Thank him for stopping land sales, and ask him to vote “NO” on Steve Pearce.
Sen. Jim Risch’s phone numbers:
D.C. office - (202) 224-2752
Boise office - (208) 342-7985
Thank you for standing up for our lands. Thank you for calling. Keep up the good work, and we’ll see you on the river.
