Annual Report - Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics

MEMBERSHIP
In 2010, FSEEE began the process of digging out after the
financial setbacks of the previous two years. Our membership
numbers remained steady; at the beginning of 2011, we
had 7,561, a small drop from the 7,664 at the beginning of
2010. During 2010 we renewed our efforts to recruit new
members, sending out a prospect petition in both the spring
and the fall. This kept the numbers level, but due to ongoing
economic uncertainty in the country, gaining new members
is an uphill battle.
But our remaining members rallied. Our contributions
were up 3.8 percent over 2009. In addition to membership
dues, our members provided substantial financial support
for some of our 2010 projects, including Tongass logging
reform, our work to ensure the National Forest Management
Rules remain effective, livestock and grazing reform and our
efforts to establish environmental accountability for aerial fire
retardant use.
Our members also called and wrote their representatives
about the designation of the Devil’s Staircase as wilderness
and the passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management
Act to protect 2 million acres across nine states.
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