Protect Against Feedlot Contaminates: Take action!
Can you image walking the new Minidoka trails while swatting flies... looking for a name on the Honor Roll with the smell of manure in the air?
Over the last several years, the Friends of Minidoka has been fighting a 13,000 head Confined Animal Feedlot Operation (CAFO) from being built 1.2 miles near Minidoka. FoM performed an air-quality study, which showed that the smell of the cattle and feces would blow directly through Minidoka. In addition, there are possible water and soil contaminates that would damage the historical artifacts and site features at Minidoka.
The Friends of Minidoka is part of a coalition to stop the CAFO. Other coalition members include: Idaho Concerned Area Residents for the Environment, Idaho Rural Council, and the Dimond and Sloan families (Minidoka’s neighbors).
This past spring, coalition lawyers went to court to request the CAFO permitting process be reevaluated. Despite the coalition's belief that there are good grounds to revoke the permit, Judge Elgee of Jerome County rendered a verdict siding with the CAFO owners. In September, the coalition filed a notice to appeal the recent court decision. Now, we await a scheduled date with the Idaho Supreme Court.
WE NEED YOUR HELP IN THIS FIGHT:
DONATE to our legal fund
FoM needs your help more than ever as the legal fees are overwhelming. Donations can be made to: Friends of Minidoka, CAFO fund, PO Box 1085, Twin Falls, ID 83303, or online by credit card.
(note: any unused donations will be directed to the Friends of Minidoka for use in other Minidoka National Historic Site projects).
WRITE to your Congress members and the National Park Service
Minidoka's Superintendent, Wendy Janssen, needs to get support from the Justice Department and have them take on the CAFO building permit. The Federal Government would be a very powerful force if they would step in and help.
You can help by writing to your legislators and the National Park Service. In your letter, include these four points:
Where you live and your connection to Minidoka
A summary of what’s going on at Minidoka. (you can take this right from the beginning of this page)
Minidoka needs the Justice Department to take on this case
Minidoka is a National Park that we want cared for, not destroyed
Below are the addresses of the National Park Service and State Legislators. Letters calling for action from the Justice Department are imperative to preserving Minidoka.
Addresses:
Jonathan Jarvis, Director
National Park Service
202-208-3818 / Jon_Jarvis@nps.gov
Legislators:
Rep. Norm Dicks (WA)
2467 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Rep. Jay Inslee (WA)
403 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515-4701
Rep. Jim McDermott (WA)
1035 Longworth HOB
Washington DC, 20515
Rep. David Wu (Portland, OR)
2338 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Rep. Mike Simpson (ID)
2312 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
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Rep. Raul Labrador (ID)
1523 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Rep. Mike Honda (CA)
1713 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Sen. Patty Murray (WA)
173 Russell Senate Office Bldg
Washington DC 20510
Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA)
511 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg
Washington DC 20510
Sen. Daniel Inouye (HI)
722 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington DC 20510
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Sen. Mike Crapo (ID)
239 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg
Washington DC 20510
Sen. James E. Risch (ID)
483 Russell Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
Sen. Ron Wyden (OR)
223 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510-3703
Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR)
Russel State Senate Office Bldg
Washington DC 20510
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