LAO analysis for CA fall ballot initiatives Before the State of CA Fish and Game Commission Petition to List the Northern Spotted Owl as "Threatened" or "Endangered" under the CA Endangered Species Act; Notice of Receipt of Petition (PDF) California's Department of Fish and Game gets a name change -- and controversy Tax group sues to block firefighting fee; State Fire Fee Fires up Local Residents; California fire fee ignites anger as bills go out; Opponents keep fighting as fire fee bills sent out; FIRE FEE: Forestry board labels BOE notice misleading; SRA fee update: Advanced Notices for the "fire prevention fee" will go out to Siskiyou County SRA property onwers by By October 17th . (Are you in the SRA?) The fee is levied at the rate of $150 per habitable structure, which is defined as a building that can be occupied for residential use. Owners of habitable structures who are also within the boundaries of a local fire protection agency will receive a reduction of $35 per habitable structure. Those who would like to seek reimbursement for this "illegal tax" may go to www.hjta.org, click on the fire tax banner, and follow the instructions provided. One key additional point made in their communication is the following:  Individuals MUST pay this tax within 30 days (even if they hate it) or face fines and penalty's as high as 20 percent. The Board of Forestry is scheduled to hear permanent SRA regulations for adoption at its meeting on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, Resources Building Auditorium, 1416 Ninth St., Sacramento, CA. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m., but the hearing on the SRA regulations may take place anytime after that. Written comments are due no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Comments may be submitted by e-mail at board.public.comments@fire.ca.gov, by fax at (916) 653-0989, or by regular mail at the following address: Board of Forestry and Fire Protection , Attn: Eric Huff , Regulations Coordinator, P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460  Sacramento Board Meeting/Hearing Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – 9:00 a.m.  Science Advisory Panel Report on Monitoring Constituents of Emerging Concern in Aquatic Ecosystems. Regulations a financial noose for small producers Forest cases head to Supreme Court Environmental Litigation – Using the Declaratory Judgment Act to Secure Legal Rights DOI- FOIA proposed regulations Federal Register Volume 77, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)][Proposed Rules][Pages 56592-56605] http://www.regulations.gov Federal Register Volume 77, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2012)][Proposed Rules] [Pages 57921-57948] Snails denied federal ESA listing (After review  of the best available scientific and commercial information, we find   that listing the basalt juga, cinnamon juga, Columbia duskysnail, Fredenburg pebblesnail, Klamath Rim pebblesnail, knobby rams-horn,  masked duskysnail, and tall pebblesnail is not warranted at this time because these snails do not constitute listable entities under the Act) Federal Register Volume 77, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2012)][Proposed Rules][Pages 51503-51510]  Revisions to the Regulations for Impact Analyses of Critical Habitat AGENCIES:  Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. Commenta accepted until October 23, 2012. http://www.regulations.gov   Water users work toward solutions   Resource Packet from the House Natural Resources Committee, Creating Jobs & Advancing Common Sense Solutions to Grow our Economy and Protect our Environment PUC considers surcharge increase ; Dueling briefs in PUC process;  County fights PacifiCorp Klamath dams surcharge collection ; End PacifiCorp Rate Increase to Destroy Klamath Dams: Congressman McClintock letter to California PUC ; Senator Doug LaMalfa, Calif. 4th District, and Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, 2nd District, letter to Calif. PUC; PUC taking public comments over PacifiCorp rate hike proposal  Hound hunting bill, revote passes; Update: California Anti-Hound Bill Falters; California Politicians Give Anti’s a “Do-Over,” Pass Anti-Hunting Bill;  Bill limiting use of dogs in hunting bears goes to Jerry Brown Hage v. United States; Court of Appeals leaves many questions unanswered in its decision reversing Hage’s takings award; Appeals court tosses out Hage judgment; ESTATE OF HAGE v. UNITED STATES Anadromous Fish Big run on the Shasta; Video MSNBC; Two Hot Topics   (coho egg injection and Sacramento IRWMP); Shasta coho supplementation making progress ; Chinook salmon may have record run on the Klamath ; The Bite is On! Fishing for Salmon off California Coast is Best in Years; Good News for California Chinook, Columbia River Sockeye, not so for Frasier River Sockeye, Alaska Kings: (a.k.a. Southern Decadal Oscillation 20-30 year cycle)http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz/science/pdo.php?wfo=fgz ; http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/science/elninopdo/pdo/ ; http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~mantua/REPORTS/PDO/pdo_paper.html ; http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~mantua/REPORTS/PDO/PDO_egec.htm ;Climate and Extinction Risk for Salmon Populations of the Northeast Pacific; Inverse production regimes: Alaskan and West Coast Pacific Salmon;   For more details, see the KGO 7, 6 July newcast transcript with Mark Matthews at: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=8727995; the Gary Dieman Peninsula Clarion article at: http://peninsulaclarion.com/opinion/letters/2012-07-04/king-salmon-show-low-return-rates-across-the-state, and the 3 July Vancouver Sun article at: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/national/Sockeye+productivity+down+northwest+states+study/6876761/story.html. Fishing the North Coast: Kings continue to run up the Klamath, Iron Gate Hatchery: Outdated facility in need of improvement; Conservation Agencies and Tribes Complete Scientific Review of California’s Salmon and Steelhead Hatcheries Coho de-listing petition rejection; Irrigator petition to delist Klamath coho salmon rejected; Substantiation that large amounts of out of area coho were planted in the Klamath River system and that genetically, current coho is more closely related to the Cascade river stock than the southern Oregon stock. Coho delisting denied Decline in king salmon is rooted in the sea, state biologists say ; Paul R. Houser: Dam removal holds risks, uncertainties; Dennis Lynch, lead Klamath Dam removal scientist, blasts Houser in the media, and former top scientist in Bureau of Reclamation and science integrity officer, Dr. Houser, responds; Former Interior Dept. adviser: Administration’s report on dam removal ‘intentionally biased’; Dr. Paul Houser: Curtis Knight attempted to obscure the facts; Dr Paul R. Houser Bureau of Rec whistleblower on klamath dam science responds to Cal Trout attack; Video of Houser presentation; Klamath dams ‘whistleblower’ Paul Houser speaks to citizens, supervisors ; Dr. Houser's story: Former science advisor says he wants congressional hearing; Siskiyou supervisors want congressional hearings on dam claims; Dr. Paul Houser Live on Radio Sunday 8-10 a.m. March 11; I Spy Radio interview: My Outdoor Buddy Interview;  Fired scientist says Klamath dam removal 'extreme,' Fired Scientists Returns With Doubts About Klamath Dam Removal; Whistleblower exposes Obama junk science ; Whistleblower complaint alleges dam removal ‘spin’; 'Whistleblower' will speak about Klamath dam removals; scientist's advice opposed their removal;  Dam release whistleblower said Siskiyou County leaked case to press ;Ousted scientist claims Salazar 'spun' Klamath dam removal reports Salazar Praises Work of Klamath Agreements Parties Notes Secretarial Determination Awaits Congressional Action; biography; Allegation; Attachments; Fired federal adviser files whistle-blower complaint over Klamath dam removal; BOR advisor files complaint regarding Klamath dams press release; Editorial: Dam-busting drive smashes integrity too ; "The Fight Continues - Klamath Dam Removal Part I (Senator Whitsett;)  Part II (Congressman Tom McClintock and Dr. Bob Zybach; Lies, Dam Lies, and Peer Review—Removing the Klamath Dams; Column 11/15/11 Klamath Dam Removal EIS/EIR Part 1 of 2; Column 11/22/11 Klamath Dam Removal EIS/EIR Part 2 of 2;  Peer review gives thumbs-up to Klamath report ; Peer Review of Draft Klamath Dam Removal Overview Report; Nice report, but ...; Biologists for hire sell opinions; Reclamation fires top scientist and Scientific Integrity Officer for exposing Interior's scientific fraud ;  Peer Review Panel Report on Draft Klamath Dam Removal Overview Report ; video Northern Spotted Owl Siskiyou County, Douglas Co., OR and Skamania Co. WA (spotted owl website),  join forces to conduct an economic study of the cummulative impacts of set asides for the Northern Spotted Owl, to request cooperating agency status on social and economic expertise and to request a 90 day extension on the Critical Habitat comment period. Denial of Cooperating Agency status and denial of 90 day extension request Skamania); Economic Analysis - Data Collection Northern Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Designation ; BLM issues updated Guide for Cooperating Agencies; Desk guide; Critical habitat Threatened Northern Spotted Owls; Proposed critical habitat map;  Service Identifies Areas to Be Assessed for Potential Northern Spotted Owl Critical Habitat, Proposes Broad Exclusions, Ecological Forestry, and Barred Owl Control; Bigger spotted owl habitat proposed Federal plan calls for nearly doubling forest acreage; The 2008 critical habitat proposal contained 5.3 million acres in three states, while the most recent proposal, which was released March 8, covers 9.7 million acres. Only 14 percent of the critical habitat includes private land, Henson said. Presidential Memorandum -- Proposed Revised Habitat for the Spotted Owl: Minimizing Regulatory Burdens; Spotted Owl’s ‘critical habitat’ under revision; Invasive Barred Owls Interfere with Spotted Owls in Critical Ways; (study) ; Logging and Shooting Hoot Owls Planned President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar ordering him to pay special attention to the impact on jobs of any plan, and to "give careful consideration to providing the maximum exclusion [of land] from the final revised critical habitat." In addition, Obama ordered Salazar to break with 30 years of practice and produce an economic impact statement on the proposed rule at the same time the critical habitat designation is made. Federal wildlife officials collect spotted owl comments; Critical Habitat to Have Economic Analyses Dr. Nick Dennis has submitted his report tailoring the INPLAN model on the economic impacts of logging to Siskiyou County: Draft Forest Sector Model; Siskiyou County Comments on the DEA for Critical Habitat for the Northwest Spotted Owl Stand-replacement fire: PNW forest conditions pose biggest threat to spotted owls, other species, Northwest Federal Forest Regulations Have Devastated Forest Health, Local Economies With Little Benefit to Northern Spotted Owl; Stakeholders tell about effects of spotted owl; Failed Federal Forest Policies: Endangering Jobs, Forests and Species The Obama administration recently released a new critical habitat proposal for the Northern Spotted Owl that would replace the current management plan. It would place huge portions of Washington, Oregon and California off limits to economic development and could indirectly impact over 19,000 Northwest jobs tied to private lands. Field Hearing House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Longview, Washington ; Farmers, foresters prepare to share ESA woes at hearing; Time to improve the Endangered Species Act - Too much money spent on lawyers rather than on threatened wildlife; Northwest Federal Forest Regulations Have Devastated Forest Health, Local Economies With Little Benefit to Northern Spotted Owl; It’s time to judge forest policy by its result, not by its intent Rural Americans suffer while the Northwest Forest Plan fails to save owls; Endangered Species Act…it ain’t what you think it is — Part 1 Endangered Species Act - Part 2– this land is not your land Endangered Species Act – Part 3 – Never swat a fly Toxic Algae State Warns Against Blue-Green Algae in Klamath River;Blue-green algae warning for Klamath; Toxic algae found in Klamath River; chinook salmon's fall run not affected; Karuk Tribe Recovers From Fire Emergency, Bans Water Use Due to Toxic Algae Bloom; Blue-green algae study on Klamath reservoirs frustrates tribes; Buffett’s PacifiCorp’s Aquatic Pesticide Proposal Angers Tribes, River Users;Portrayal of Klamath algae study misleading; Talk's cheap, but it's a start; PacifiCorps says treatment is safe; Tribes Demand California Stop Allowing PacifiCorp to Stall Klamath Toxin Regulations;Water board delays Klamath dams clean water permit requirement; Public Health; EPA page on harmful algae blooms; Pilot project to kill algae; Recreational exposure to microcystins during algal blooms in two California lakes (Study showed negligible impact);  Toxicological Summary and Suggested Action Levels to Reduce Potential Adverse Health Effects of Six Cyanotoxins (There are over 80 congeners of microcystin. Each behaves differently and has different toxicity. The specific congener should be identified and the toxicity, not cell count, should be measured. ); Commercial harvest of algae in the Upper Klamath for supplements; Irregularities were found in the lab originally used by the Karuk Tribe. Letter re: Klamath River Microcystin Toxin Impairment – May 29, 2008; Investigation into methods to control algae in the Klamath River Basin, Klamath River Compact Commission, June 1962. Wolves Editorial: Wolves' return is trouble enough at nature's pace; Wandering wolf from Oregon May get special protection; Threatened species protection may be warranted for the gray wolf; Vote clears way for wolf status study; Gray wolf may join state endangered species list; California's Lone Gray Wolf Gets New Protections From The State; Siskiyou County comments: California Fish & Game Commission accepts Petition to list the Gray Wolf under the California Endangered Species Act; California Fish & Game Commission accepts "Candidate" Status for the Gray Wolf under California Endangered Species Act; Bid to call state's lone wolf endangered ; State fish and game commissioners consider listing grey wolves as endangered; Notice of Receipt of Petition to List the Gray Wolf as EndangeredSiskiyou Wildlands Center and Brett Hartl the Gray wolf (Canis lupus) as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. ;Petition to the Calif. Fish and Game Commission by CBD / Center For Biological Diversity to list grey wolves as endangered in Calif; Petition to List Gray Wolf under the California Endangered Species Act; Wolf listing to be discussed in Dorris Group hopes to keep animals off California endangered species list, Tehama comes out against wolf on endangered list; Gray wolves in California; an evaluation of historical information, current information, current conditions, potential natural recolonization and management implications, Wolf looking for love finds none in California  The California Department of Fish and Game is to report to the commission during its Aug. 8-9 meeting in Ventura on whether protecting the wolf is warranted. Ranchers see conspiracy in big elk herds; Petition to List the Gray Wolf (Canus Lupis) as an Endangered Species Under the California Endangered Species Act; Wolf Collateral Damage; Psychological Impact Study of wolf introduction; Enviros petition to protect wolf as endangered in California; Petition Filed to List Gray Wolf under California Endangered Species Act ; F&G Commission Regulatory Calendar; California Fish and Game Commission, P.O. Box 944209, Sacramento, CA 94244-2090;  Submit Comments on Proposed Regulations (fgc@fgc.ca.gov) (Please include the subject of the regulations in the e-mail subject line.) Stand Up For Rural California; [Wolves] Wildfire and Forests U.S. runs out of funds to battle wildfires; House Committee passes H.R. 6089, the Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012. The bill would reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, address factors that contribute to insect infestation, and restore forest health by prioritizing and implementing hazardous fuels reduction projects on federal land. Forest Management, Mill Closures and Our Economy; Tom The Forest Guy Climate Change and Sustainability; All Witnesses Agree: Litigation, Red Tape Fuel Megafires that Damage Forests, Communities, & Species; Panel Examines Effect of Overregulation on Wildfire Management; Witnesses Emphasize Need for Bills to Reduce Risk of Megafires to Aid Forest Health, Protect Local Communities, Create Jobs; H.R. 6089, H.R. 5744;  webcast of hearing; HR 1485 Herger Catastrophic Wildfire Community Protection Act ; Blazing Fires Show Importance of Effective Forest Management, “Explosion of Federal Regulations Threatening Jobs and Economic Survival in the West” presented by Howard Hutchinson, Executive Director, Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties for Stable Economic Growth ; NM residents vow to fight forest travel plan; County wants in on Forest Planning Rule process “We’re developing collaboration plans specific to each forest and should be done by August or September, then kick off assessments in October,” Stringer said. “The assessments will determine the issues to be addressed.” Eight states, mining, ranching and motorized groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear latest roadless rule challenge; Elko County appeals US Forest Service road plan; NCBA sues Forestry Service over planning rule; NCBA Comments on EPA Dust Standard Supreme Court to review two Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Clean Water Act (“CWA”) cases;  Court: Can EPA regulate mud from logging roads? ; Public Lands For The People, Inc., et al v. AGRI, et al; Forest Owners Applaud Supreme Court Decision to Review Forest Roads Case; EPA proposes new rules for muddy logging roads; Solicitor General Agrees Ninth Circuit Was Wrong Global Warming Blame-ologists Play with Fire;  Forest Service says thinning project delayed by environmental groups; Forest Service ecologist expects California ‘super fires’; Analysis of global fire risk shows big, fast changes ahead ; Climate change will boost number of U.S. West's wildfires; Study Warns of Continued Rise in Wildfires;  Climate change and disruptions to global fire activity; latest National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook for July-October 2012, provides coordinated federal, state, local and tribal government agencies, first responders and the public with information about the likelihood that wildland fire events will require mobilization of additional resources from outside the area in which the fire situation originates; Managing our National Forests (CSPAN video) speech Rep. Steven Pearce New Mexico; Gila and Little Bear fires;  U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce upset over Little Bear Fire response ; Pearce expresses outrage, blame at Forest Service for Little Bear Fire; video Little Bear Fire... the truth behind the fire that never should have happened; 28 in Congress sign on to Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act (H.R. 5744); U.S. Forest Service Adopts Suppression-First Strategy; Unique management plan aims to prevent catastrophic forest fires; New Western Governors’ Association Policy Resolution 12-01 Wildland Fire Management and Resilient Landscapes; Environmental Hipocrisy: Massive Forest Fires are Unnecessary; Stopping the loss of the West's forests Out Of Touch President Obama Fiddles While Tombstone, AZ Burns, Water line exposure could create further conflict; Tombstone readies picks and shovels; Forest Service grants Tombstone work permit; Obama administration obstructs Tombstone residents' water line repairs after wildfires; Spotted owl could be game-changer in Tombstone water war; Owl doesn’t matter in Tombstone water feud; Tombstone appeals to repair water supply; With Wild West Spirit, Tombstone Fights for Its Water; Second Supreme Court justice steers clear of water supply case; Justice Roberts says no to Tombstone's bid to fix waterlines ; Another Tombstone showdown: The town vs. wilderness; Judge Denies Tombstone Water; Shovel Brigade sends a message;  Existential threat' to Western U.S. states; 21st Century Shootout at the OK Corral – Life and Death in Tombstone; Showdown at the H2O Corral; Tombstone lawsuit focuses on state’s rights; Legal puzzle governs issues between feds, Tombstone; Smoked Bear Organization to Help Tombstone; Water war rages over Tribute; Will water supply lead to death of Tombstone?; Tombstone a Cautionary Tale for Mesquite, Nevada; Will the Feds Kill America’s Future Under a Tombstone of Senseless Regulations?; Flake seeks legislation on water for Tombstone; Cochise County Board of Supervisors and Kane County Utah Commission Adopt Resolutions in Support of Tombstone; Climate Change/Sustainability Federal government spent nearly $70 billion on ‘climate change activities’ since 2008; Climate Change Adaptation Task Force; EPA (1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7); USBR ; Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (1) (2)(3); Climate Science Centers (1) (2); Draft National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change (2012); Draft Plan New Report Says AB 32 (Greenhouse Gas reduction) Leading the State Down a Costly Path; Billions in Lost Revenue for Local Govt ; Cumulative costs: $135.8 billion; Annual AB 32 direct costs in 2020: $35.3 billion; Gross state product (GSP): reduced by $153.2 billion (a loss of 5.6%); California job loss: 262,000; Household energy prices: increase by $2,500 per year for the average family; State and local tax revenue: reduced by over $7.4 billion; $6.8 billion from state revenue, $640 million from local revenue. Executive Summary of Report; Full Report; Columns (1)(2); Warren Duffy on CA Cap N' Trade; On May 20, 2008 a list of 30,000 scientists who refute global warming was released. 9,000 of these were Ph.Ds.; 50 NASA scientists requested that NASA and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) refrain from including unproven remarks in public releases and websites. They believe the claims by NASA and GISS, that man-made carbon dioxide is having a catastrophic impact on global climate change are not substantiated, especially when considering thousands of years of empirical data; Current Global Weather Patterns Normal Despite Government and Media Distortions; New carbon emissions rule could cost UC, CSU millions; Endangered Species Act Litigation Drives Endangered Species Act to the Detriment of Species and People; House Natural Resources Testimony; Hastings, Gohmert preside over roast of ESA attorney fees; Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "Taxpayer-Funded Litigation: Benefitting Lawyers and Harming Species, Jobs and Schools"; Lawmakers Spar Over Need for ESA Reform - “More lawsuits will inevitably follow unless Congress recognizes the problem it has created and acts to solve the problem…Until Congress does, tax dollars will be spent not on protecting species, but on fighting losing battle after losing battle in court. The solution to this problem lies not in the courts, but with Congress.”  Federal District Court Judge Paul Kelly, Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton 163 F.Supp.2d 1297 (2001); EAJA Two Studies Show Environmental Lawsuits Paid For By Program For Seniors, Veterans, and Small Business - Government Not Accounting for Costs;  GAO Study: Notre Dame Law School Study; The Equal Access to Justice Act and US Forest Service Land Management: Incentives to Litigate? ; Further Details Sought on Costs of Hundreds of Endangered Species ActLawsuits and Settlements; Inflated Endangered Species Act “success stories” revealed; DOJ Documents Confirm Center for Biological Diversity Received Millions in Taxpayer Funds from ESA-Related Lawsuits

 

 

George Mannina's testimony Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Oversight Hearing on "Empty Hooks: The National Ocean Policy is the Latest Threat to Access for Recreational and Commercial Fishermen" March 22, 2012 testimony on Executive orders violating the separation of powers set forth in the U.S. Constitution. watch hearing webcast 27:13-32:25, 40:50-44:11, (Rep. Duncan 1:01:19-1:05:47); 1:07:30-1:11:07; 1:29:46-1:34:30; 1:34:40-1:36:36; Loving v. United States (94-1966), 517 U.S. 748 (1996) Top 10 Things to Know About President Obama’s Plan to Zone the Oceans 2011 Presidential Executive Order 13547 to unilaterally implement a new National Ocean Policy (Lacks Congressional Authorization); Unilateral Action by the Obama Administration; Imposes Ocean/Coastal   Zoning; Creates federally-dominated Regional Planning Bodies with no representation from the people being regulated.) Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force: Interim Report Chairman Hastings Asks Appropriators to Halt Funding on President's Ocean Zoning Policy - Executive Order is bad for coastal & inland jobs, economies   Earlier this week, Chairman Hastings sent a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers requesting a prohibition on funding for the implementation of President Obama's ocean zoning and National Ocean Policy. "The President's Policy is especially alarming due to the fact it will not only affect the oceans and coastal areas, but also stretches far inland following rivers and their tributaries upstream for hundreds of miles. The Administration’s draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan includes a list of required actions, outcomes and milestones to be achieved by a number of federal agencies in 2012 and 2013. However, no federal agency has requested any funding for the implementation of these actions which means funds are being diverted for unauthorized activities within the federal agencies’ budgets; House Votes to Halt Funding for President Obama's Mandatory Ocean Zoning Policy   Rep. Bill Flores denounces administration ocean policy and its "ocean   czar "

Sub-committee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands United States House of Representatives   - Armstrong comments or here for recent oversight field hearing on "Explosion of Federal Regulations Threatening Jobs and Economic Survival in the West" held in Elko, NV  (Additional Information on Social Conditions not included in comment) ;Treaties;   Siskiyou County Comments; Forest Service defends road closures at hearing;  Witnesses Call for Increased Public Participation, Transparency in Federal Land Management Decision-Making Process; National Parks, Forests & Public Lands Subcommittee to Hold Field Hearing in Elko, NV -The National Forest System was created to ensure that future generations would have working forests that would serve multiple objectives.  Unfortunately, over time, the role of the U.S. Forest Service has shifted away from upholding this original intent.  In recent years we have seen efforts to limit accessibility and multiple-use in forests and on other federal lands, as evidenced by an onslaught of rules, regulations and administrative overreach.  The field hearing in Nevada will provide an opportunity to examine this issue more closely and see what impact it is having on local communities and industries.  It will also provide local stakeholders with an opportunity to share their insights on these regulations and propose how they might be modified to better serve the needs of communities like Elko and others throughout the country,” said Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01). Hearing page;  The USDA-Forest Service’s Commitment and Approach to Forest Sustainability Submitted to the Society of American Foresters by Phil Janik Chief Operating Officer, USDA-Forest Service (2001) Road closure plan for Oregon's largest national forest targets a nearly 4,000-mile network ; Protesting the Tonto Forest Travel Management Plan; Wallowa County challenges new travel management plan; National Forest document stirs scandal with road removal plans Forest Restoration: Problems and Opportunities; Death Of A Forest: Why We Should Care ; Environmental Activist, Mike Petersen, Rebuts Dr. Tom Bonnicksen's Evergreen Essay, "Death Of A Forest: Why We Should Care"; Mike Petersen Is Wrong by Jim Petersen A Devolutionary Idea: Give Oregon Counties Our Public Forests; Siskiyou County Flood Control District currently manages forests at Lake Siskiyou; Siskiyou Charter Forest proposal

A BITE AT A TIME  - How we are losing control over our water resources through the implementation of a global agenda Preface Part 1 - Siskiyou County How Water and Land Use Regulations and Litigation are Destroying Us Part 2 - The Global Agenda – IWRM -  a Blueprint for Control   Part 3 - Federal Implementation Part 4 - CA State Implementation (The California Water Plan) Examples (1),   (2),   (3) CA Biodiversity Council June 14 meeting - IWM The California Water Sustainability Indicators Framework (2 page summary)

Lisa P. Jackson - US EPA Administrator: Fulfilling the UN Mission by Dennis Ambler The EPA is effectively no longer under the control of the US Congress; its allegiance is to the UN and implementation of the policies of Sustainable Development via Agenda 21.2 It has considerable involvement in the IPCC reports and claims the UN body as a peer reviewed authority, in pursuing ever more rigorous controls of "CO2 pollution", to bring about the realisation of "environmental governance

SUSTAINABILITY WATCH    (See Agenda 21) Strategic Growth Council meeting webcast July 11, 2012 1:00 - 5:00 PM; meeting materials State Agencies Release Draft Climate Change Adaptation Policy Guide DFG’s Internal Climate Change Task Force; Unity, Integration, and Action: DFG’s Vision for Confronting Climate Change in California SGC Strategic Plan Implementation Update California Interregional Blueprint Summit May 23 Strategic Growth Council meeting May 10 California Strategic Growth Council Strategic Plan 2012-2014; Staff Report: SGC Strategic Plan Armstrong Comments ; Regional Advanced Mitigation Planning (RAMP);  Statewide Advance Mitigation Initiative (SAMI); CalTrans MOU; SAMI vs. RAMO Q&As California’s Crazy Climate Policy Climate Change Handbook for Regional Water Planning Federal Partners Unite to Help Rural Communities with Environmental and Economic Goals; Partnership for Sustainable Communities; EPA/DOT/HUD SmartGrowth Free webinars on Financing Sustainability CA Strategic Growth Council; Strategic Plan (Sustainable Communities) The draft Strategic Plan CA Water Plan Update ; Water Plan Framework for Integrated Water Management and Sustainability Incorporation of Climate Change goals into Regional Strategies Work teams Combining CA Transportation and Land Use Goals CA Interregional Blueprint (CIB) Process Graph (3Es of Sustainability - Prosperous Economy • Social Equity • Quality Environment ) The California Interregional Blueprint (Rural) (Tribal) Caltrans/DFG Essential Habitat Connectivity Project SB 1621 the Livable Communities Act. The bill has17 Democrat cosponsors and, when passed, would create an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) The office would coordinate federal policies that foster Sustainable Development, Healthy Homes, and administer HUD’s Sustainability Initiatives. This office would also award Comprehensive Planning grants, Community Challenge grants, and encourage transit-oriented development Smart Growth In America! 2011 Federal Partners Unite to Help Rural Communities with Environmental and Economic; Goals; Partnership for Sustainable Communities; EPA/HUD SmartGrowth; Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities - Partnership for Sustainable Communities 2011 Sustainability and the U.S. EPA (NAS report) to provide an operational framework for integrating sustainability as one of the key drivers within the regulatory responsibilities of EPA: Adopt comprehensive Sustainability Framework to identify options, assessments  and analyses that cover the three sustainability pillars (social - including health, environmental, and economic), as well as trade-off considerations into its decision making. California passes new auto emission rules .