Do your part to open up the upper Chattooga to boaters

[okieboater]

I got the info pasted below from Boater Talk.

I sent my message in and hope a lot of you guys will do the same.

Unlike many boaters, I ran this section of the Chatooga way back when no one cared who boated what. I hope some of you get to see this part of the SE Classic river, it will only happen if we do our part.

Dave Reid AKA Okieboater

note New MAJOR Development in Upper Chattooga Fight New

Forum: BoaterTalk
Date: Aug 14 2008, 21:31 GMT
From: rangerrob



Trout Unlimited is teaming up with the "Camo Coalition" for a last minute push for comments on the Upper Chattooga. On the CamoCoalition's web site is a page with a form letter. All the anti-boater, wilderness destroying crowd has to do is type in their name, e-mail, street address and click send. Lazy! Then the Forest Service gets this e-mail:

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Subject Line: I support Alternative 1
Body: I appreciate the opportunity to voice my opinion on the Upper Chattooga Environmental Assessment. The Upper Chattooga is a unique biological and cultural resource that will be changed forever by the human impacts associated with boating and would be best protected by no change in the current management. I support Alternative 1.
Thank you!
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Now here's where the fun starts. Here's the link to the letter, scroll down to the bottom:

http://www.camocoalition.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=3437" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Keep the "Michelle Burnette" box checked, that's the PR lady at the Forest Service
Change the subject line to read:
I support Alternative 8
Cut-n-past this body copy into the form.

I appreciate the opportunity to voice my opinion on the Upper Chattooga Environmental Assessment. The Upper Chattooga is a unique geological and cultural resource that is being polluted and destroyed with the stocking of non-native fish and the human impacts associated with fishing. I would support the banning of all stocking of non-native fish in the wilderness area and would welcome the introduction of low impact sports such as boating. I support Alternative 8.

Use your real name, address etc.... at the bottom. Remember it goes to the Forest Service and WILL count as a comment. BUT that doesn't releive you of your sworn duty to sent in your own real letter!!!!
MAKE SURE YOU CLICK THE BOX THAT SAYS: "Do not send me future Action Alerts"

Now click "Send Message"

E-mail this to all your friends and please post it to all your message boards and blogs. The push is on. We are in the final hours. I think I'm gonna need a body guard when this is all over -- TU is gonna kill me!!!!!!!!!

Back of the bus everyone!!!!!!!!
Rob Maxwell
Atlanta, GA

[David Mac]

What's wrong with alternitives 5, 9 and 10?

[okieboater]

go here to read all the options

http://www.camocoalition.com/takeaction.asp?aaid=3437" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[dcheshier]

That was pretty cool . . . I had to figure out how to create an account to do it, but so worthwhile.

[Carroll Birge]

Here is an interesting article regarding the Chatooga. Wish I had a hyperlink for you, but this is a reference to a magazine article. You will have to locate a copy of the magazine to read it.

Oxford American, August 2008.
"A Writers Daughter In Deliverance Country" by Bronwen Dickey.