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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







1992 FWOC RESOLUTION #3

_CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION ACT (S 21)_


The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs has in the past supported the Californian Desert Protection Act sponsored by Sen. Alan Cranston, now numbers S 21.
In March of 1992 the administration had introduced a wilderness proposal for California (S 2392), Wallop (R-Wy) which is markedly weaker than the California Desert Protection Act.  For example, S 21 adds 1.3 million acres to Death Valley National Monument and 234,000 acres to Joshua Tree National Monument and redesignates them as national parks.  The Wallop bill adds only 103,800 acres to Death Valley and just 4,800 acres to Joshua Tree.
The California Desert Protection Act would give meaningful protection to the fragile desert while the Wallop bill would perpetuate the spread of damage from mining, overgrazing and unauthorized off-road vehicles.
The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs reaffirms its support for the Desert Protection Act and encourages its members to contact their legislators and insist that this bill be passed now.













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