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PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH

STOP BURNING DURING THE PANDEMIC!

The Forest Service and their collaborators are polluting our skies with smoke despite an unprecedented upsurge in COVID-19 cases. Exposure to smoke for even a short time can increase the risk of becoming infected. There is no good reason for putting lives at risk. Tell Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to use her emergency powers to protect public health and stop this hazardous plan!

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We are a citizen coalition united in calling for a comprehensive environmental impact statement be completed prior to any tree cutting and burning on forested public lands above Santa Fe.

DEFEND THE FOREST

This environmental review must: first, recognize the lawful right of citizens to be fully informed participants in managing their lands; second, must evaluate a full range of alternatives, including those based on scientific opinion opposed to extensive vegetation clearing; and third disclose and evaluate all cumulative impacts on air quality from prescribed burning, the effects of mechanical treatments on water quality, soils and wildlife including stream sedimentation, soil erosion, displacement of wildlife, habitat modification and the spread of invasive weed species.