Call on friends and family to make calls and send letters, faxes and email. They are extremely busy in DC now, but demand that your voice be heard. The media will not stay on this issue forever. Congress will only notice for awhile. The key is to make the message clear, loud and broad-based.
Timing is everything - now is the time.
Also, I was interviewed yesterday by two nine year olds. The LA Times is coming up to view the situation at the invitation of the Native Forest Council. Sounds like we need to hit TV and the news magazines now. I just read an e-mail from former Congressman Jim Jontz, now with the Western Ancient Forest Campaign. In short, he has stated that the time is now and we do have a chance to repeal the rider.