OHIO RESIDENTS: Say No to Drilling in Ohio's State Parks

Wildlife find refuge in healthy forests, grasslands and marshes. Already, almost all of Ohio's natural areas are open to development and drilling. State parks and nature preserves are some of the last remaining safe havens for wildlife to live. Now, a short sighted scheme is in the works to open Ohio's public lands to oil and gas development.

Please urge your state representative to reject the proposal to allow drilling in your local state parks and nature preserves.

Clean Up a 137-Year Old Mining Law to Protect Wildlife

For more than a century, the 1872 Mining Law has allowed mining companies to buy up America's public lands for $5 or less per acre with little or no cleanup required. It also allows mining to take precedence over protecting public land for wildlife habitat, clean water, hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation.

A month ago, over 1,500 of you helped us thank Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman for introducing the "Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009" (S. 796). This legislation will ensure that environmental protections are modernized for mining.

Now we need your help in asking your senators to support this historic bill.

Please take a minute to urge your senators to clean up this 137-year old law to protect wildlife and public lands.