I just thought i'd pass this information on for any US Birders who may be interested - Luke:
North-Carolinians Opposed - to - the- Outlying Landing Field
National Network TV Campaign Alert
The Navy wants to build a new OLF (outlying landing field) next to Pocosin
Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (PLNWR) in northeastern North Carolina. The
OLF, if built, will be used for aircraft carrier touch-and-go practice by
Super Hornet Jets. This will involve constant low-level flying at the site.
The holding pattern for the OLF passes over PLNWR. The Navy projects over
31,000 operations a year. This refuge attracts thousands of large migratory
birds (tundra swans and snow geese) that come from Alaska and northern
Canada every year. The refuge and the surrounding farmlands are their
primary wintering grounds. The proposed OLF will almost certainly destroy
the refuge. The primary beneficiaries of this callous act will be property
owners and land developers in Virginia where the current practice field is
located.
Our coalition, over the past year, has attempted to interest broadcast news
networks in our story. We have repeatedly raised the alarm. The response has
been silence.
The future of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and its interdependent
web of smaller refuges, sanctuaries and protected areas are at stake.
Likewise are the communities that help vitalize this web. It is important
that every American citizen know the Navy's plan. The Navy's plan is to
throw an OLF brick right through the middle of this jeweled orb.
You can help stop this act of vandalism in two ways:
1. Call or Fax the numbers provided below
2. Forward this e-mail to your friends and family across the country
We are providing you with telephone and FAX numbers for the five major
networks. When you dial the number you will reach the network switchboard.
When the operator answers, ask to speak with the president of the news
division. You will be connected with an assistant who will receive your
call.
Introduce yourself. Mention the call letters of your local network
affiliate. Then ask one question: When will your network begin to cover the
biggest environmental story in the country today - the Navy-OLF issue in
North Carolina?
If you decide to send a Fax, make your comments brief and to the point. Ask
the same question.
We will follow up on your calls and Faxes and help the networks to obtain
the information they need.
We hope enough calls from around the country will tip the scales and prompt
their attention.
15 minutes of your time can make the difference.
CBS - (212) 975-4321
CBS: (212) 975-1893 (fax)
NBC - (212) 664-4444
NBC: (201) 583-5453 (fax)
ABC - (212) 456-7777
ABC: (212) 456-2795 (fax)
FOX - (212) 301-3000
CNN - (404) 827-1500
Remember to send this message to your friends around the country.
Thank you.
Group Leaders Please Forward
The Albemarle Community Network
P.O. Box 701
Edenton NC 27932-0701
For up to date information on the OLF issue:
http://AlbemarleCommunity.Net
Please bookmark the page.
North-Carolinians Opposed - to - the- Outlying Landing Field
National Network TV Campaign Alert
The Navy wants to build a new OLF (outlying landing field) next to Pocosin
Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (PLNWR) in northeastern North Carolina. The
OLF, if built, will be used for aircraft carrier touch-and-go practice by
Super Hornet Jets. This will involve constant low-level flying at the site.
The holding pattern for the OLF passes over PLNWR. The Navy projects over
31,000 operations a year. This refuge attracts thousands of large migratory
birds (tundra swans and snow geese) that come from Alaska and northern
Canada every year. The refuge and the surrounding farmlands are their
primary wintering grounds. The proposed OLF will almost certainly destroy
the refuge. The primary beneficiaries of this callous act will be property
owners and land developers in Virginia where the current practice field is
located.
Our coalition, over the past year, has attempted to interest broadcast news
networks in our story. We have repeatedly raised the alarm. The response has
been silence.
The future of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and its interdependent
web of smaller refuges, sanctuaries and protected areas are at stake.
Likewise are the communities that help vitalize this web. It is important
that every American citizen know the Navy's plan. The Navy's plan is to
throw an OLF brick right through the middle of this jeweled orb.
You can help stop this act of vandalism in two ways:
1. Call or Fax the numbers provided below
2. Forward this e-mail to your friends and family across the country
We are providing you with telephone and FAX numbers for the five major
networks. When you dial the number you will reach the network switchboard.
When the operator answers, ask to speak with the president of the news
division. You will be connected with an assistant who will receive your
call.
Introduce yourself. Mention the call letters of your local network
affiliate. Then ask one question: When will your network begin to cover the
biggest environmental story in the country today - the Navy-OLF issue in
North Carolina?
If you decide to send a Fax, make your comments brief and to the point. Ask
the same question.
We will follow up on your calls and Faxes and help the networks to obtain
the information they need.
We hope enough calls from around the country will tip the scales and prompt
their attention.
15 minutes of your time can make the difference.
CBS - (212) 975-4321
CBS: (212) 975-1893 (fax)
NBC - (212) 664-4444
NBC: (201) 583-5453 (fax)
ABC - (212) 456-7777
ABC: (212) 456-2795 (fax)
FOX - (212) 301-3000
CNN - (404) 827-1500
Remember to send this message to your friends around the country.
Thank you.
Group Leaders Please Forward
The Albemarle Community Network
P.O. Box 701
Edenton NC 27932-0701
For up to date information on the OLF issue:
http://AlbemarleCommunity.Net
Please bookmark the page.
