Activity Report Explorer

Rio Grande Valley Broadband • Entered by Susan Ostlie on July 1, 2019

Lobbying for ARRWA w/Rep. D. Haaland’s field rep.

May 16, 2019

Key Issue: Wilderness and Monuments
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: Terri Martin, SUWA and Brenda McKenna, Deb Haaland’s Field Rep.

Short Description of Activity

Letter from Terri Martin from SUWA to Brenda McKenna, Rep. Haaland’s field rep.
I am working with a number of people in Representative Haaland’s district who would like to set up a meeting with you to ask her about cosponsoring America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act. This bill calls for the protection of 8.7 million acres of Bureau of Land Management public land in Utah as wilderness. The area includes most of Bears Ears National Monument as it was originally proposed by the Tribes and proclaimed by President Obama.

Reflection/Evaluation

Reply from Brenda McKenna –
It was our pleasure to meet with you and your alliance members!
I have forwarded a summary of our meeting today with the resolution, pamphlet, and group letter to our District Director, Scott Forrester.
I saw Senator Durbin’s floor speech for the legislation in your website.
Very impressive.
Sincerely
Brenda
Goal was to request that representative Haaland be an original sponsor, versus a cosponsor of America’s Redrock Wilderness Act, since Utah legislators certainly won’t do it. Still haven’t heard whether or not she has agreed to our ask.

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Photo Captions

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Lobbying for original sponsorship of America’s Redrock Wilderness Act. Pictured from left to right – front row – Sue Gunckel, Linda Starr, field representative Brenda McKenna, Sue Small, Susan Selbin, and Susan Ostlie. Left to right – back row – Don Meaders, Fred Houdek, Michelle Meaders, Mary Westerlund and Colston Chandler. Not pictured (photographer) is Terri Martin, SUWA.