[ACT] Take Action for City Trees in the Economic Stimulus

[Alice Ewen Walker]

Action Alert

Dear ACT Friends,

We need your help to keep money for city forest enhancements in the  
economic stimulus.

The House stimulus would fund $550 million in work on State and  
Private Forest Lands, including significant funding for "city forest  
enhancements" via the Urban and Community Forestry program. The  
current Senate stimulus legislation does not.  Please take action to  
ask your Senators to include city forests in the Senate stimulus bill.

To take action, click here:
http://actrees.org/site/stories/ask_your_senator_to_support_city_forests_in_t.php?tag=news

Time is short and pressure is high on the Senate to pass a bill this  
week. Congress hopes to negotiate a final bill that resolves  
differences between the House and Senate by February 13th. For an  
overview, click here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/03/AR2009020304024.html?nav=hcmodule

Please CALL and/or FAX your Senators this week. A phone call takes  
only a few minutes.

Quick Tips on What To Say:

You are ready to deliver immediate, tangible Urban Forestry action  
projects that keep people employed in green jobs while improving the  
health and livability of your city. Planting and maintaining trees is  
labor intensive and supports local small businesses.
Spending on State and Private Forestry will provide funds to  
communities of all sizes benefitting jobs in every state, in both  
rural and urban areas.
You ask that the Senate provide $550 million to support US Forest  
Service State and Private Forest Lands programs, consistent with  
language in the House stimulus. Of that, you ask that there be  
included language in support of city forest enhancements and hope the  
Senate will consider directing the Forest Service to allocate $150  
million for its Urban and Community Forestry Program out of the funds  
provided to State and Private Forestry in the stimulus.

To take action, click here:
http://actrees.org/site/stories/ask_your_senator_to_support_city_forests_in_t.php?tag=news

The Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition, a coalition of twenty  
national associations and non-profits of which ACT is a member,  
supports this issue.
We encourage you to forward this request to colleagues. Thanks for  
your consideration.


Sincerely,


Alice Ewen Walker
Executive Director
Alliance for Community Trees
4603 Calvert Rd.
College Park, MD 20740-3421

Tel. 301-277-0040
www.actrees.org
www.neighborwoodsmonth.org

Trees are essential for clean air, green streets and healthy  
neighborhoods.
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