[pct-l] AT in Maine needs help

[Karen Borski <kborski@yahoo.com>]

Dear PCT List Members,

Many of you have ties and affection for the PCT's sister trial, the
Appalachian Trail.  I am a member of the AT email list also, and I
would like to simply pass some information on to you: 

Subject: Help Us Save the AT on Saddleback Ridge!

The Appalachian Trail community needs your help to save Saddleback
ridge in Maine from development that will degrade the hiking experience
in this alpine "wilderness" region.

The National Park Service is considering four alternatives that will
determine the future of the AT on Saddleback Ridge in Maine, and has
asked for comments from the public.

We have created an easy way that you can share you comments about
saving Saddleback with the Park Service and other decision makers by
e-mail. See the "Save Saddleback" link on the opening page of
http://trailplace.com or go directely to
http://trailplace.com/saddleback/saddleback_index.html.

This section will give you links to information about the four
alternatives, background info that you can use to formulate comments,
and will allow you to compose a personal letter and send it
automatically to the proper NPS officials, as well as to the public
officials in Maine, and to the ATC in New England (the office that is
assembling responses for ATC).

WE NEED 1000 LETTERS TO BE REALLY EFFECTIVE! PLEASE HELP!!

It is critical that everyone who loves and enjoys the Appalachian Trail
make their voice heard, and critical that they do it now. The public
comment period closes August 31, 1999, so an immediate response is of
the essence.

Thanks for your help!!

Center for Appalachian Trail Studies
Hot Springs, NC 28743
Phone: 828-622-7601

PS--Please pass this announcement along to any of your friends or to
outdoor-minded/conservation groups, Scout groups, Sierra Club groups,
etc.


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