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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS










SAGEBRUSH REBELLION RETURNS

Western States have been targeted by a new anti-conservation coalition called "People for the West".  This group is an off-shoot of the Western States Public Lands Coalition, which spearheaded the "sagebrush rebellion" and the so-called "wise-use movement".  The aim is to organize around emotional resource issues by trading on people's legitimate fears about the inevitable changes that are occurring.  While pretending to be a grassroots movement, it is actually heavily funded by major mining and oil companies and others with an interest in unlimited exploitation of the public domain.  Their primary goal is to prevent any changes in the antiquated 1872 Mining Law.  This movement is growing rapidly and is a serious threat to the true concepts of multiple use and public ownership of land -- the basic foundations of conservation in the West.

The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs opposes attempts by "People for the West" and organizations like it to prevent needed reform of the 1872 Mining Law and to weaken current laws such as the Endangered Species Act and the National Forest Management Act that protect the environment in the interest of all Americans.
















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