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IV Meets the WOPR Members of the Illinois Valley Section prepared their comments for the BLM WOPR by holding workshops with volunteer experts Randy Rasmussen and Roger Scheusner. Anti WOPR Rally at the BLM Offices, Jan 8, 2008 Determined members of the Rogue Group Sierra Club Illinois Valley Section and others attend the Anti-WOPR Rally held at the BLM offices in Medford on January 8, 2008. This was despite the snow and ice that graced the Illinois Valley and the wind and rain in Medford the day of the rally. About 100 people attended. Rally organizers Annette Rasch and Dorothea Hover-Kramer saw to it that the word was out, the speakers and sound system lined up, and a bus was organized to pick up people from Takilma, Cave Junction and Selma. Attendees braved the wet, cold and windy day to hear speakers from Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands, the Rogue Group Sierra Club, landowners, the Siskiyou Project and to enjoy music and dance. Mary Smeltzer of the BLM came out to accept signed petitions asking BLM to abandon the WOPR. The citizens were not allowed inside the building, not even to use the restroom, because the BLM officials were concerned that someone might chain themselves to a toilet. However, the local police were able to stay nice and dry! Ride on the Bus to the Rally Return to RGSC Home Page

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