Photo credit: Bob Springfield, Sierra Club Georgia Chapter Outings Leader
The Ocmulgee River Corridor is one step closer to becoming a National Park, but we need your help!
The Ocmulgee National Park Study Group is seeking public input and needs to hear your voice in support of designating the corridor as a National Park. The deadline for public comment is March 26.
If you only have five minutes, you can submit your comments online, where you’ll also have the option of printing and mailing your comments (even better!).
If you have the time, though, we’re asking that you write and mail a letter to the Study Group. A good letter should include:
- Your address
- The date
- A greeting: Dear Ocmulgee National Park Study Group
- A message in support of Ocmulgee National Park:
- Thank them for the chance to comment
- Establish your credibility: who you are & why you care
- Tell them why you want a national park & ask them to please make it happen
- A closing: Sincerely, your signature
Letters can be mailed to:
National Park Service, Denver Service Center
Attn: Ocmulgee River Corridor SRS
12795 West Alameda Parkway / PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
Some things to consider that are unique to Ocmulgee and why it should become a National Park:
- An archaeological landscape with over 900 historical sites, representing 17,000 years of human history
- The homeland of the Muscogee Creek Nation
- A unique bear population, important migratory & breeding bird habitat, and high reptile & amphibian diversity
- The largest block of contiguous swamp-forest habitat on the upper Coastal Plain
- A National Park & Preserve could lead to a six-fold increase in visitation within 15 years and add $206.7 million in annual economic activity while supporting an additional 2,814 jobs
- Additional facts & information can be found on the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative Facebook Page.
Please submit your comments today and tell five friends! Remember, comments MUST be received by March 26.