Tell Sen. Gardner to prove the OR Show made the right choice

The Outdoor Retailer show is in Denver because not everyone recognizes the value of public lands. After two decades in Utah, outdoor companies decided they'd had enough of the anti-conservation policies and rhetoric employed by that state's politicians, so they left.

Colorado has a rich tradition of keeping public lands protected. Unfortunately, recent votes taken by some in its congressional delegation go against that by proposing to expand drilling and undermine national monuments. Additionally, climate change, which threatens public lands across the nation in a clear and urgent way, demands a response from lawmakers.

We especially need to ask Sen. Cory Gardner to oppose all efforts to undermine public lands and be a strong advocate against climate change. Please submit a comment below reminding Sen. Gardner why the Outdoor Retailer show came to Colorado in the first place and asking him to live up to the state's conservation tradition.

Urge Sen. Gardner to oppose attacks on public lands and take a stand against climate change.

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Speak up for public lands and against climate change

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Prove the OR show made the right choice

Dear Sen. Gardner,

For two decades, hundreds of outdoor companies gathered in Salt Lake City annually for the Outdoor Retailer show, attracting an estimated 50,000 visitors and $45 million in spending each year.

They decided to pick up and move the event to Colorado because Utah politicians consistently acted with contempt for the public lands Americans love. Utah leaders' successful efforts lobbying President Trump to roll back Bears Ears National Monument was only one example of this sustained anti-conservation campaign.

I'm concerned that some in Colorado's congressional delegation have already forgotten what happened in Utah and need a reminder about our state's tradition of public lands protection, as well as the need to stand up against massive threats like climate change.

Legislative proposals currently on the table would double down on Trump's anti-public lands purge, including one that would gut the Antiquities Act, the law that protects national monuments in the first place. It is vital that Colorado's leaders reject these measures and advocate for policies that address climate change and other big problems facing wildlands.

I am writing to ask that you oppose all efforts to undermine national monuments and the Antiquities Act, and stand up for climate solutions. Please prove to the organizers of the OR Show—as well as attendees like me—that they made the right choice in moving to Colorado.

Thank you.

Regards, Your Name

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