Return 3.4 million acres of protected habitat to spotted owls

Environment America delivered public comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on behalf of more than 6,800 supporters.

Environment America delivered public comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on behalf of more than 6,800 supporters,  

Return 3.4 million acres of protected habitat to spotted owls

Docket ID: FWS-R1-ES-2020-0050

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that spotted owls could lose much of their unprotected habitat by as early as 2030. As habitat loss drives their population down — dropping by as much as 77 percent in Washington state — their protected habitat could soon be the final lifeline for spotted owls.

I urge you to move forward with your proposal to restore 3.4 million acres of protected habitat that was stripped away from spotted owls. Let’s give these owls all the protections they need to survive.

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Ellen Montgomery

Director, Public Lands Campaign, Environment America

Ellen runs campaigns to protect America's beautiful places, from local beachfronts to remote mountain peaks. She sits on the Steering Committee of the Arctic Defense Campaign and co-coordinates the Climate Forests Campaign. Ellen previously worked as the organizing director for Environment America’s Climate Defenders campaign and managed grassroots campaign offices across the country. Ellen lives in Denver, where she likes to hike in Colorado's mountains.