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Wallawa
This is the beginning of the destruction of
Wallawa agriculture |
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Revised
Critical Habitat Designated for Northern Spotted Owl, FWS
8/12/08. "This includes the designation of approximately 1.8
million acres in Washington, 2.3 million acres in Oregon and 1.2
million acres in California."
JULY 4th -
Letter to KBC from Kristine Cook, San
Joaquin Valley, where a judges ruling
devastated thousands of people because
of an "endangered" little fish. (KBC
NOTE - This is deja vu 2001 in the
Klamath Basin, and brings back memories
of despair when our land, formerly a
lake since time immemorial, was
dewatered by a draft opinion later to be
ruled wrong. Lives were
devastated--auctions, suicides, mass
exodus of resident farm labor families,
wildlife died. Pray for Central Valley)
Sucker revision under way, H&N,
posted 6/20/08. "...an
appointed group of stakeholders,
meetings and consultation from Desert
Research Institute researchers will
guide the revisions...A
fisheries biologist from the Klamath
Tribes, the Nature Conservancy and
individuals from Oregon State University
and the U.S. Geological Survey will
participate as stakeholders...Commissioner
Bill
Brown was concerned to not see a
representative from the irrigation
community in the stakeholder group and
asked if that could be changed. Buettner
said the group was established by
regional director Steve Thompson..."
County farmers could lose water,
Willows Journal, posted 6/10/08
ESA
- Julie MacDonald Defends Interior Role,
Family Farm Alliance 3/08
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether ESA
Listing Exceeds Federal Power,
Environmental News, 4/1/08 issue.
Supreme Court: ESA can be be trumped,
News With Views, posted 1/23/08
