June 29th, 1999

Contact Info:
Ann Alexander, Christian Environmental Council, 973/353-5695
Paz Artaza-Regan, GBCS, United Methodist Church, 202/488-5649
Mark Jacobs, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life,
212/684-6950, ext. 213

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WASHINGTON DC-- Copy of letter and signatories below:

"Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy

before the Lord." (Psalm 96:10-13)

The President and Vice President of the United States

The White House

Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear President Clinton and Vice President Gore:

As people of faith concerned with our responsibility toward God’s marvelous creation, we would like to commend you for launching a process to protect roadless areas in our national forests. We urge you to continue this process by drafting a strong and effective policy that protects these pristine regions fully.

You have heard from many scientists and others, urging you to protect national forest roadless areas of 1000 acres or more from damaging activities, such as road building, logging, and mining. We, too, share this view and believe national forest roadless areas are valuable because of all the benefits they provide, including key habitat for endangered species and the protection of water supplies vital to fish, other animals, plants, and people.

Yet, we value these untouched forests not only for the vital ecological functions they provide, but also because they so clearly reflect our Creator’s handiwork. They reflect God's majesty, power, and beauty in a unique way, as do all of the amazing variety of creatures they shelter. Forests are like a temple constructed by God, where we can worship and draw close by marveling at God’s endless wisdom and creativity: "How many are your works, O Lord, in wisdom You have made them all" (Psalm 104:24).

The Scriptures make clear that protecting God's forests, and the many aspects of creation they embody and protect, is not merely sound policy but holy obligation. The Scriptures tell us that the earth does not belong to us, but to God, and that we are the tenants charged with its care. God instructed the Israelites, "The land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants" (Leviticus 25:23), and the psalmist declares, "The Earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it" (Psalm 24:1-2). All of creation has value as a reflection of the divine nature of God: "Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made" (Romans 1:19-20). Indeed, the first commandments that were given to humankind according to the Scriptures were to take proper care of the Earth and "till and keep" the garden (Genesis 1:28, 2:15). In the Jewish tradition, God instructed the first humans, "See to it that you do not pollute or destroy My world, for if you do, there will be no one else to repair it." (Midrash Ecclesiastes Rabbah on 7:13).

This is a crucial time in the development of your Administration’s policy concerning our national forest roadless areas. We urge you to listen carefully to the widespread calls for protecting these areas, a cause that has unified environmental constituencies and people of faith, and maintain an open process that continues to seek input from the public. We also hope that, upon consideration of our religious and secular perspectives together, you will push forcefully for a final national forest roadless policy that truly reflects our Scriptural responsibility to care for this wonderful part of God's creation by protecting roadless areas on all national forests.

Sincerely,

Owen D. Owens, American Baptist National Ministries

Ecology and Racial Justice Program

Ann Alexander, Chair

Christian Environmental Council

Amy Hanson and Connie Hanson, Co-Directors

Christians Caring for Creation

David R. Radcliff, Office of Brethren Witness

Church of the Brethren General Board

Mark X. Jacobs, Director

Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)

Rabbi David Saperstein

Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism

The Reverend James T. Mulligan, Executive Director

Earth Ministry

The Reverend Cliff R. Benzel, Acting Director

Evangelical Environmental Network

Ruah Swennerfelt, General Secretary

Friends Committee on Unity with Nature

Paulette G. Hammond, Secretary

Interfaith Coalition for the Environment, Inc.

J. Daryl Byler, Director

Mennonite Central Committee

Brother David Andrews, CSC, Executive Director

The National Catholic Rural Life Conference

Susan Hope Bower, Vice President

North American Coalition for Christianity and Ecology

The Reverend Elenora G. Ivory

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Washington Office

The Reverend John D. Paarlberg,

Minister for Social Witness and Worship

Reformed Church in America

Frederick W. Krueger, Executive Director

Religious Campaign for Forest Conservation

Gordon Aeschliman, President

Target Earth

Charles McCollough, Office for Church in Society

United Church of Christ

The Reverend Douglas B. Hunt

Washington and United Nations Representative

United Church of Christ Network for Environmental and Economic Responsibility

Thom White Wolf Fassett, General Secretary

General Board of Church and Society

United Methodist Church

Jaydee Hanson, Assistant General Secretary

Paz Artaza-Regan, Program Director/Environmental Justice

Ministry of God’s Creation

General Board of Church and Society

United Methodist Church

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David C. Aaronson, President of Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles, California

Gail S. Abend, Chairperson, Las Vegas Affiliate, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, Nevada

Joy Ackerman, Episcopal Church, Massachusetts

Gideon-Mer T. Alegado, First Presbyterian Church, Oregon

Lee A. Almy, Senior Pastor, Hapeville First United Methodist Church, Georgia

Scott Althouse, Christian Environmental Council, Pennsylvania

Adelaide Ammon, Earth Advocacy Committee, Dixboro United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Ralph D. Andersen, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Iowa

The Reverend Martin Armstrong, III., United Methodist Church, North Carolina

The Reverend Earl Arnold, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New York

Patricia Arvilla, Frankenmuth United Methodist Church, Michigan

Thomas Augustine, Church of the Holy Family, Episcopal Church, Illinois

Jean Ault, Community Lutheran Church, Virginia

The Reverend Dr. Steven Avinger, Sr., Senior Pastor, St. Matthew Baptist Church, American Baptist Churches, Pennsylvania

The Reverend Kathleen Awbrey, Canon (director) for Christian Social Ministries, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, North Carolina

David R. Baker, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, North Carolina

Joel Baker, Associate Executive Vice President, B'nai B'rith International, California

Josh Baker, Chair, Environmental Justice Work Area, General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church, Minnesota

Linda Bales, Chair, Board of Christian Social Witness, West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church, Ohio

Mary Bangassaro, Phoenix United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Peter Bartlett, Newberry United Methodist Church, Michigan

Barry Barto, Church of the Brethren, Michigan

Tom Baugh, Doctor of Ministry, Religious Society of Friends, Georgia

The Reverend Thomas Beckett, United Methodist, Ohio

Fannye Belt, Presbyterian, Georgia

The Reverend Christopher H. Bender, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, West Virginia

Eugene C. Bianchi, Professor of Religion, Emory University, Georgia

Caryl Bigenho, Restoring Creation Enabler, Santa Barbara Presbytery, Presbyterian, California

The Reverend Sally G. Bingham, Chair of Episcopal Diocese of California, Commission for the Environment, California

Charles H. Bixby, American Baptist, New York

The Reverend Janet Blackburn, Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church, Texas

The Reverend Dr. Michael Russum Blaine, Editor, The Green Pulpit Journal, Kansas

The Reverend Carol Marie Blair, Fenton United Methodist Church, Michigan

Isabel N. Bliss, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Michigan

William M. Bliss, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Michigan

Pastor Richard Blomker, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Wisconsin

Basil B. Bloss, United Methodist Church of Swartz Creek, Michigan

Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger, Professor of Religion, Hope College, Michigan

Rebecca Bowes, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Utah

Arthur Boyd, Society of Friends (Quakers), Maryland

Bob Boyles, Dordt Oak Part Neighborhood House, Michigan

The Reverend Dr. Laurie J. Braaten, Associate Professor of Old Testatment, Eastern Nazarene College, Massachusetts

John H. Bradin, Quaker, Connecticut

Dr. J. Lawrence Brasher, Director of the Center for Values and Ethics, Catawba College, United Methodist minister, North Carolina

Jen Brock, Jewish, North Carolina

Margaret Broussard, Florida Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, Florida

Sandra S. Brown, Restoring Creation Enabler, Miami Presbytery, Ohio

Paul Burks, United Methodist Minister, California

Olivia Camden-Mackie, Restoring Christian Enabler, Presbytarian Church (U.S.A.), North Carolina

The Reverend Thomas Carr, American Baptist Churches, Connecticut

Paul L. Carson, Ph.D., Chairman, Earth Advocacy Committee, Dixboro United Methodist Church, Michigan

Nancy Corson Carter, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Florida

Jack Chandler, Glenwood United Methodist Church, Michigan

Joan Chapin, Caro: United Methodist Church, Michigan

Brian Christoffersen, Restoring Creation Enabler, Presbytery of Los Ranchos, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), California

Jean and Donald Clark, Network for Environmental and Economic Responsibility, United Church of Christ, Tennessee

The Reverend Albert G. Cohen, Southern California Ecumenical Council, California

Liz Cohen, Temple Beth-El, New Jersey

Rabbi Paul F. Cohen, Congregation Bet Ha'am, Maine

Brian Cole, Sabbath Project, North Carolina

Jaime Contois, Religious Society of Friends, New York

Lesli Corthell, Bethany Presbyterian Church, Washington

The Reverend Dr. Dan Cottrell, American Baptist Church, Rhode Island

Louis Cox, Friends Committee on Unity with Nature, Burlington Friends Meeting, Quaker, Vermont

Bernadine W. Daniels, United Methodist Church, Michigan

Lynn Darling, Presbyterian, Nebraska

The Reverend Sharon Delgado, California-Nevada Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church, California

Dr. Calvin B. DeWitt, Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Marilyn Dinger, Christian, Utah

Rabbi Fred Dobb, Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, Maryland

Ed Dreby, Society of Friends, New Jersey

The Reverend Tom Droppers, Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, North Carolina

Elisabeth J. Duman, Environmental Task Force, SE Michigan Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Michigan

James A. Dunning, Presbyterians for Restoring Creation, Wisconsin

Susan Eason, First Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), West Virginia

The Reverend Ken Edwards, Church of the Brethren, Tennessee

Melissa K. Elliott, Religious Society of Friends, Pennsylvania

Albert W. Emery, American Baptist, New Jersey

Margaret T. Emery, American Baptist, New Jersey

Elaine C. Emmi, Salt Lake Monthly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Utah

Dr. Thomas D. English, Presbyterian, California

Jordan Epstein, Chair, Shomrei Adamah Northwest, Oregon

Gail Erdie, District Lay leader, and District UMW Spiritual Growth co-ord., Lay member New Paltz United Methodist Church, New York

Lana Fayman, Jewish, California

Doris B. Ferm, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Kentucky

Rabbi David Fine, Board Member, Northwest Jewish Environmental Project

Michael C. Franklin, American Baptist, Maryland

Clyde C. Fry, Northern Ohio District Chair, Church of the Brethren, Ohio

Richard O. Fuller, Religious Society of Friends, Minnesota

Dr. Barak Gale, Bay Area Chapter, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, California

Rabbi Dov Gartenberg, Congregation Beth Shalom

Lulu K. Gaut, Restoring Creation Enabler, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Pennsylvania

Gladys Gifford, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New York

Anne Glynn-Mackoul, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, New Jersey

Lisa L. Gould, Clerk, Friends Committee on Unity With Nature, Vermont

Dr. Robert Gottfried, Professor of Economics, The University of the South, Roman Catholic, Tennessee

Carol E. Green, Peace with Justice Coordinator, Holston United Methodist Conference, Tennessee

Jeffrey K. Greenberg,, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, Illinois

Suse Greenstone, Earthkeeping Ministries, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Pennsylvania

Lucy Greer, United Methodist Church, Illinois

Marleen Griffith-Stull, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Illinois

Elaine Gross, United Church of Christ, New York

The Reverend Marcos A. Gutierrez, Elbuen Pastor, United Methodist Church, Michigan

Donald Haberstroh, Partners for Environmental Quality, United Methodist, New Jersey

Chris Haddox, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), West Virginia

Candace Hall, Elder, Reformed Church in America, New Jersey

The Reverend Stanley Samuel Harakas, Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology, Emeritus, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Massachusetts

Lucinda Hargrave, Paint Creek United Methodist Church, Michigan

Kay Hargreaves, Environmental Concerns Committee, First Presbyterian Church, California

The Reverend Muffy Harmon, Episcopal Church, Iowa

Pastor Don Harrington, American Baptist Churches, U.S.A., New Jersey

Barbara Ann Harris, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Pennsylvania

Dr. Lincoln Hartford, Wisconsin Conference, United Methodist Church, Wisconsin

Carol Hartong, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Dr. Phil Hausknecht, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Nevada

Mary Hayenga, General Council on Ministries, United Methodist Church, South Dakota

Jack J. Heddon, Maine

Margaret and Norman Henke, Environmental Task Force of, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, California

The Reverend Leon W. Herndon, Faith United Methodist Church, Michigan

Theodore Hiebert, McCormick Theological Seminary, llinois

Quincella Henley, Illinois

Jonna Higgins-Freese, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Iowa

Lee E. Hill, Jr., United Methodist Church, Mississippi

Emery Hinkston, United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Mary Hitt, Environment Chairperson, Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island

David W. Hoferer, Graduate Fellow, Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, Christian, Wisconsin

Jenny Holmes, Program Director, Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns, Ecumencial Ministries of Oregon, Oregon

Jana Honermann, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Kansas

Jane Horwitz, Chair, Social Action Committee, Beth David Reform Congregation, Pennsylvania

Susan Houff Trudeau, Church of the Brethren, Illinois

Gary Hougen, United Methodist Church, Illinois

Christopher Hoving, Wildlife Ecology Graduate Student, University of Maine, Reformed Church in America, Maine

Alan D. Howe, United Methodist, California

Vic Hummert, CEO, Earth Literacy, Catholic, Louisiana

Karen Ingvoldstad , Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Michigan

Ophelia Isaac-Cook, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, North Carolina

The Reverend James D. Jacobs, First United Methodist Church, Michigan

Carol Jacobsen, Restoring Creation Enabler, Presbyterian Church, Illinois

Ralph Jacobson, Prospect Hill Monthly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends, Minnesota

Sharalyn I. Jenson, Care of the Earth Task Force, Baltimore Presbytery, Presbyterian, Maryland

The Reverend Steven L. Johns-Boehme, Executive Director, Michigan Consultation on Christianity and Ecology at the Michigan Ecumenical Forum, Michigan

Allen Johnson, Creation Song Radio, Church of the Brethren, West Virginia

Katharine B. Johnson, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Georgia

Marian Johnson-Thompson, North Carolina

Lisa Jones-Bateman, Community Lutheran Church, Virginia

Les Judd, NYC affiliate, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, New York

Pamela Kail, Dearborn First United Methodist Church, Michigan

Carrell W. Kalland Presbyterian, Georgia

Jesten Karper, Target Earth International, Presbyterian, Pennsylvania

Laurie Kaufman, Gladstone Memorial, Michigan

The Reverend Girish C. Khosla, Arya Pratinidhi Sabha America, Michigan

Ada J. Kidd, Environmental Justice Coordinator, Detroit Conference, United Methodist Church, Michigan

Sarah J. King, Environmental Task Force, Arizona Ecumenical Council, Arizona

Donald R. Kirk, Janice E. Kirk, California

Dr. Quentin Knauer, Ecology & Environment Committee, Cambridge Rotary, Presbyterian, Ohio

William R. Knox, Presbyterians for Restoring Creation, North Carolina

Sue Konopka, Physician Assistant/Ecologist

Marsha Kozlowski, Lola Valley United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Conrad Krahling, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, South Dakota

The Reverend Kurt J. Kremlick, Jr., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Michigan

The Reverend Demphna Krikorian, United Methodist Church, Michigan

Eric Kurtz, Madison Mennonite Church, Wisconsin

Jane L. Laping, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Texas

Debbie Leo, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Texas

David A. Leslie, Executive Director, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Oregon

Dr. Richard L. Lindroth, Evangelical Free Church of America, Professor of Ecology, University of Wisconsin - Madison

The Reverend Darlene K. Little, Minister, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Pennsylvania

The Reverend Dr. Neal E. and Reverend Carole Lloyd, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Illinois

David M. Lowe, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Arizona

Suellen Lowry, Christian Environmental Council, Society of Friends (Quakers), California

Nancy Eng MacNeill, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), California

Christina Maillis, Greek Orthodox, Bahamas

Dr. David Mann, Massachusetts

Margaret Mansfield, Mt. Holly Monthly Meeting, Society of Friends, New Jersey

Antonio and Loyda Marquez, Restoring Creation Enabler, Presbytarian Church (U.S.A.), California

Dr. Carolyn A. Martin, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Georgia

Alden McCutchan, Cannon Valley Meeting, Religious Society of Friends, Minnesota

The Reverend Lisa McIlvenna, Kachville United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Carole F. Mehl, Missouri West Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, Missouri

June O. Mellish, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), California

Patricia Ann Meyer, Esq., Christian, Nevada

Sally Milbury-Steen, Executive Director, Pacem in Terris, Delaware

Edward Milligan, Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, North Carolina

The Reverend Carman Minarik, Carleton United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Donna Minarik, Carleton United Methodist Church, Michigan

Rabbi Michelle Missagieh, Temple Israel, California

Dr. Stanley W. Moore, Ph.D., Presbyterians for Creation Restoration

The Reverend Peter Moore-Kochlacs, United Methodist Church, California

The Reverend Fred Morris, Executive Director, Florida Council of Churches, Florida

The Reverend Thomas W. Mundahl, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Iowa

Michael Nacrelli, Evangelical Environmental Network, Oregon

Susan Nahwooksy, American Baptist, Oklahoma

Stephanie L. Neill, Fraser Mennonite Church, Pennsylvania

Dr. Richard Neves, Professor, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Virginia Tech, Catholic, Virginia

Larry Nicholas, Northwest Jewish Environmental Project

Elaine Noble, NV Presbytery Restoring Creation Enabler, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Nevada

Thomas V. and Marian C. Noon, Earth Keeping Ministry, Community Lutheran Church, Virginia

Sister Ellen O'Leary CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, California

John W. Oliver, Orthodox Christian, Tennessee

Andrea Orcutt, First United Methodist Church, Illinois

Judy Orem, Restoring Creation Enabler, San Francisco Bay Presbytery, Presbyterian, California

Michael J. Oshman, Executive Director, Green Restaurant Association, Green Businesses

The Reverend Sally Owen-Still, United Church of Christ, Illinois

Stephanie Painton, Research Assistant, Dept. of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, Pathway Wesleyan Church, Maine

Stephen S. Pearce, Ph.D., Rabbi, Congregation Emanu-El, California

Ellyn Pearson-Mullis, Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, North Carolina

Ellen Peete, Board of Church and Society Chair, Memphis Conference, United Methodist Church, Tennessee

Shirley Perkins, National Council of Churches, American Baptist Church, Volunteer Eco-Justice Worker, Virginia

Stephen A. Perkins, Associate Director, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Illinois

Diane J. Peterson, Religious Society of Friends, Minnesota

Randy Peterson, Religious Society of Friends, Minnesota

The Reverend Gary Phillips, United Methodist Church, North Carolina

John N. Phillips, Religious Society of Friends, Minnesota

Jack B. Pierce, United Methodist Church / EarthCare, Inc., Tennessee

Martha L. Pierce, Wider Quaker Fellowship / EarthCare, Inc., Tennessee

The Reverend John Pitney, United Methodist Church, Idaho

Kathleen Plunkett-Black, Plum Creek Friends Worship Group, Religious Society of Friends, Wisconsin

The Reverend Richard Poethig, Louisville Presbyterian Church, Kentucky

John H. Pollitt, Hale First United Methodist Church, Michigan

Karen B. Poole, United Methodist Church, Michigan

Helen Elizabeth Proechel, Religious Society of Friends, Minnesota

John Ragsdale, United Methodist, California

Ellen Raimes, M.D., Eco-Justice Working Group, New Mexico Council of Churches, New Mexico

The Reverend Linda Regan, Presbytarian Church (U.S.A.), California

Lizanne Reynolds, Presbyterian Church, California

Rabbi John Rosove, Temple Israel, California

Carol S. Rowley, Environmental Representative to, Social Services Committee, Episcopalian Province VII, Texas

Jeanne Ruddock, Restoring Creation Enabler, Presbytery of Baltimore, Presbyterian, Maryland

Jim Rupert, Burton: Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Michigan

Hildegard Ryals, Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, North Carolina

Marion Salinger, Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, North Carolina

Tamilyn H. Sanderson, EEN Endangered Species, Pentecostal, Michigan

The Reverend Leslie L Sauer, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), California

The Reverend Peter Sawtell, Eco-Justice Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Conference, United Church of Christ, Colorado

Nancy Scheirer, Restoring Creation Enabler, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Pennsylvania

Jeffrey P. Schloss, Professor of Biology, Westmont College, Director of Biological Programs, Global Stewardship Study Program, Target Earth, California

Wendy Schlueter, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Michigan

The Reverend Joseph J. Scholtes, Jr., St. John's Lutheran Church, Pennsylvania

Miguel Schwartz, Florida

Richard H. Schwartz, Professor Emeritus, Mathematics, College of Staten Island, Author of Judaism and Vegetarianism and Judaism and Global Survival

The Reverend Carl H. Schwarzenberg, United Methodist Minister (retired), California

Elizabeth Sedlins, Committee on the Stewardship of Creation, The Diocese of Virginia (Episcopal Church), Virginia

The Reverend Herbert K. Seemann, Environmental Justice, United Methodist Church, Virginia

Carol T. Shumway, Presbyterian, Delaware

Alice Sheffield, Owendale/Gagetown United Methodist Church, Michigan

Alice and Arthur Siegal, Reform Judaism, Washington

David Siegenthaler, M.S., M.Div., Ecologist/Educator, National Park Service, Yosemite, Eco-Justice Minister, Presbytery of San Francisco, Presbyterian, California

The Reverend Richard Sinner, U.S. Catholic Church, North Dakota

Dr. Harold J. Slater, United Methodist Church, Michigan

Otis A. Smith, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Georgia

Evonne Smitt, Jewish, Virginia

Greg Snyder, Forestry student, University of Tennessee, Tennessee

Daniel Sonke, Technical Resource Specialist, Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, Florida

The Reverend Christian C. Spoor, Reformed Church in America, Illinois

Joanne Steele, Action for Clean Environment, Forest Watch (Georgia), Presbyterian, Georgia

The Reverend Dave Steffenson, Ph.D., Chair, Wisconsin Interfaith IMPACT of the Wisconsin Council of Churches, United Methodist, Wisconsin

Jim Stephens, Church Lay Leader, Hapeville First United Methodist Church, Georgia

Tim Stevens, The Kermit Society, Christians Caring for Creation

Montana

Dr. Robert L. Stivers, Pacific Lutheran University, Presbyterian Church, Washington

Donald Stroup, Pastor, Church of the Brethren, Michigan

Douglas Sturm, Emeritus Professor of Religion and Political Science, Bucknell University, Beaver Memorial United Methodist Church, Pennsylvania

Robert L. Sutton, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Illinois

Dr. Byron Swanson, California Lutheran University, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, California

Dr. Dennis Sweitzer, American Baptist, Pennsylvania

Amy Sykes, National Baptist, Virginia

Allison Tanner, American Baptist Churches, California

The Reverend Dr. Jonathan C. Terry, United Methodist, Pennsylvania

The Reverend Dr. Eugene TeSelle, Professor of Church History and Theology, Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee

J. Mark Thomas, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, United Church of Christ, Wisconsin

Shelly Thomas, M.S. student, University of Maine, American Baptist, Maine

Dr. Leonard Thompson, Sr., Philadelphia Baptist Association, American Baptist Churches, U.S.A., Pennsylvania

Jackson Tiffany, Madison Friends Meeting, Wisconsin

The Reverend Paula M. Timm, Detroit Conference, United Methodist Church, Michigan

Beth Titus, Brighton First United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Tyrone K. Toler, American Baptist, Ohio

Ms. Louisa R. Tran, Episcopal Campus Ministry at, Northwestern University, Illinois

Dr. John C. Twombly, Restoring Creation Enabler, Plains & Peaks Presbytery, Colorado

Dianna E. Ullery, Environmental Working Group, Church of the Brethren, Washington

Sandra Uptegraff, Burton United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Elizabeth Upton, Eco-Justice Coordinator, Vermont Conference, United Church of Christ, Vermont

Roy Uthes, Marysville United Methodist Church, Michigan

The Reverend Arthur Vaeni, Unitarian Universalist, New Hampshire

Barbara Vaile, Cannon Valley Meeting, Religious Society of Friends, Minnesota

Marjorie A. Vander Wagen (ASCP), Reformed Church in America, Illinois

Dr. Delmar Vander Zee, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Dordt College, Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies--Pacific Rim, Christian Reformed Church, Iowa

The Reverend Franklin E. Vilas, D.Min., Chair, Environmental Commission, Diocese of Newark, President, Partners for Environmental Quality, Inc., Member, UNEP Interfaith Partnership on the Environment, Episcopal diocese, New Jersey

Pete Visotsky, Good Shepherd Church, Michigan

The Reverend Edwin H. Voorhees, Jr., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Ohio

Carolyn P. Vrtunski, Ph.D., Presbyterian Church, Ohio

Ken Voorhis, Director, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Presbyterian Church in America, Tennessee

John M. Wade, Restoring Creation Enabler, Denver Presbytery, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Colorado

Udo Wald, ofw, Chair, Environmental Task Force, Prov. VIII, Episcopal Church, California

Robert Walden, United Methodist Church, Pennsylvania

The Reverend Dr. William Walker

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

New Jersey

John B. Warring, Stephens United Methodist Church, Michigan

Helen Waterson, United Methodist Diaconal Minister, California

Peggy Welch, Ph.D., Episcopal Church, Texas

Len West, Natural Areas Planner, Virginia

Kenneth Westlake, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Illinois

David Wheeler, American Baptist, California

Dr. Andrew E. Whitted, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, North Carolina

Marjorie Williams, United Methodist Church, New Mexico

The Reverend Ruby L. Wilson, African Methodist Episcopal, Illinois

Kim M. Winchell, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Michigan

Robert L. Wixom, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Religious Society of Friends, Missouri

Fred Yeats, Chartered Committee for Environmental Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, North Carolina

Susan Youmans, Co-Chair, Committee on Faith & Environment, Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, Massachusetts

Susan Young, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), California

Lawrence Zorn, Jr., Monroe First United Methodist Church, Michigan

* This letter contains signatures from individuals for whom affiliations are for identification purposes only, as well as individuals who represent organizations.