The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America reads:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The members and visitors and supporters of the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, and the other 28 national estuarine research reserves, are feeling particularly aggrieved. We love that Petition Clause; let's do it. Let's get some of that ol' fashioned redress!

Here are two petitions to sign, via the online platform MoveOn.org.

Please sign your name to this petition requesting that Maine's federal representatives support full funding for the Wells Reserve:

You can also join the chorus of thousands of other citizens that believe a national system of estuarine research reserves is worth saving:

Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you here this year and for many years to come.