Weigh in on this one, folks.

In a rare opportunity for pre-decisional public comment on the border wall construction, the good folks at the Buenos Aires NWR are asking for your input on the fence project that traverses the refuge:

The Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge wants to know what you think about the proposed use of a 0.8 mile stretch of its lands for a section of 7-mile fence flanking Sasabe. The Department of Homelands Security is required to obtain approval from the refuge. Officials have issued a draft compatibility determination that reviews whether the fence will interfere with the refuge’s responsibilities; it is available at libraries in Green Valley and Arivaca. Written comments received by Sept. 18 will be considered in the final draft of this document. Comments should be sent to: Refuge Manager, Buenos Aires NWR, P.O. Box 109, Sasabe, Arizona, 85633. To request a copy of the document or get more information, you can call the refuge office at (520) 823-4251.

Please do. And check out this link to a great story in the Arizona Daily Star yesterday. Our favorite quote, from Dave Stoddard, a former Border Patrol supervisor who retired in 1996 after 27 years with the agency:

Any jaguar, butterfly, deer or other life form that cannot make it over a 12-foot fence needs to be eliminated from the gene pool," said Stoddard.

Gotta love it.