<div dir="ltr">Hey Missoula,<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">I hope this finds you well. <br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">I wanted to pass this Public Lands Rally flyer along. <br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Protecting our public lands from privatization is the one thing that cuts through all of the politics associated with conservation.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">I got booted from the Bozone listserv several months ago for being too political... :)  Cottonwood would appreciate it If someone could forward this to the Bozone if it hasn't already been posted.<br><br>Thanks to MWA for putting this together. <br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><br><br><br> <br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(181,196,223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"tahoma","sans-serif""></span></p></div><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_8222478100651768914WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table class="gmail-m_8222478100651768914MsoNormalTable" style="width:100%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table class="gmail-m_8222478100651768914MsoNormalTable" style="width:465pt" width="620" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><div align="center"><table class="gmail-m_8222478100651768914MsoNormalTable" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"></td><td style="border-width:medium medium 4.5pt;border-style:none none solid;border-color:-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(144,30,30);padding:0in;max-width:620px"><div><table class="gmail-m_8222478100651768914MsoNormalTable" style="width:100%" width="100%" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif""><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=AXKXyAR76IAdALME1cgf0Grt9aSbJVnu" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img id="gmail-m_8222478100651768914header" src="https://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51514/images/mwa_email_banner_full.png" alt="Montana Wilderness Association" border="0"></span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td style="padding:0in"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td><td style="padding:0in"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";display:none"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div align="center"><table class="gmail-m_8222478100651768914MsoNormalTable" style="max-width:620px" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"></td><td style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in;max-width:620px"><div><p><b><span style="font-size:36pt;font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:maroon">Rally for Public Lands!</span></b><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif"">Join us at the capitol in Helena at noon on January 30 </span></b><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><table class="gmail-m_8222478100651768914MsoNormalTable" style="width:100%" width="100%" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><img id="gmail-m_8222478100651768914_x0000_i1026" src="http://wildmontana.org/images/email/170106_eblast.jpg" border="0"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><h3><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Hi Glenn,<u></u><u></u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Our public lands are under attack. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">On Tuesday, t<a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=We%2F%2BazEWyTPqykkLqntjeXhWODjV4Kmr" target="_blank"><span style="color:maroon">he House of Representatives passed a rule change</span></a> that would make it easier for Congress to not just sell off our public lands, but to give them away. Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke, our likely next secretary of Interior, voted for the measure.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">This comes a few days after Montana state Senator Jennifer Fielder submitted two joint resolution drafts in the legislature, one calling for a study of transfering national public lands to the state and the other calling for outright transfer – the first step in selling off our public lands.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">With the changes brought on by the 2016 election, the threat of losing our public lands and our outdoor way of life is perhaps now greater than it’s ever been.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">We need to fight back. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">That's why we're holding a <a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GXZjNusITHjnI5RhbmqpiWrt9aSbJVnu" target="_blank"><span style="color:maroon">Rally for Public Lands</span></a> on Monday, January 30 at noon under the State Capitol Rotunda in Helena. </span></b><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">This is your chance to let our elected officials know that our outdoor way of life defines who we are as Montanans, and we will always fight back against any attempts to seize the public lands that enable us to lead that life.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Join us in sending the message to our state and federal elected officials: public lands belong in public hands.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Speakers at the rally will include Governor Steve Bullock, mountaineering legend Conrad Anker, fly fishing guide and TV host Hilary Hutcheson, and K.C. Walsh, CEO of Simms fishing company.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=YZnAS6EXAmXeuFAGkVm093hWODjV4Kmr" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:18pt;color:maroon">Please let us know if you can come and if you need a ride.</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Also, be sure to <a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kiFgFWh8nmJ2rnFCXC9MNmrt9aSbJVnu" target="_blank"><span style="color:maroon">sign and forward around a petition in support of public lands at mtgreatoutdoors.org</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">See you at the rally on January 30!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">- <i>Kayje Booker, MWA state policy director</i><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><img id="gmail-m_8222478100651768914_x0000_i1027" src="http://wildmontana.org/images/web/mugshot_kbooker.jpg" height="190" width="190" border="0"><u></u><u></u></span></p><table class="gmail-m_8222478100651768914MsoNormalTable" style="width:100%;background:rgb(235,235,235) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-width:4.5pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(144,30,30) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color;min-width:289px;float:left" width="100%" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="border-width:medium;border-style:none;border-color:-moz-use-text-color;padding:0in"><table class="gmail-m_8222478100651768914MsoNormalTable" style="width:100%" align="left" width="100%" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><h5 style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Connect with Us<u></u><u></u></span></h5><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7roIcnEpag6Fq5Hhh3Y5sWrt9aSbJVnu" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img id="gmail-m_8222478100651768914_x0000_i1028" src="https://action.salsalabs.com/images/social-fb.png" alt="Facebook" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=z8p8nE6W6E8Iw5PGz7Kwgmrt9aSbJVnu" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img id="gmail-m_8222478100651768914_x0000_i1029" src="https://action.salsalabs.com/images/social-tw.png" alt="Twitter" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FPMDO%2FRcsQ%2BRf0c3Ufvba2rt9aSbJVnu" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img id="gmail-m_8222478100651768914_x0000_i1030" src="https://action.salsalabs.com/images/social-li.png" alt="LinkedIn" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Qp%2BKWYJDEez44jvOaPNoZWrt9aSbJVnu" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img id="gmail-m_8222478100651768914_x0000_i1031" src="https://action.salsalabs.com/images/social-yt.png" alt="YouTube" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6qtZm306K9Y2XBzQqmQ05mrt9aSbJVnu" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img id="gmail-m_8222478100651768914_x0000_i1032" src="https://action.salsalabs.com/images/social-rs.png" alt="RSS" border="0"></spa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