Resolution 10-76    Re: National Monuments in Siskiyou.

Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands - "Siskiyou Crest" Proposal - America’s First Climate Refuge

Current Cascade-Siskiyou Nation Monument (CSNM) - BLM Website

• Pacific Forest Trust - They have purchased 5,000 acres thusfar from "willing sellers" within the boundaries and have already transferred more than half of these to federal ownership in the National Monument.

Letter sent to Secretary Salazar by members of Commerce in February

Resolution of Inquiry sent to the House (H. Res. 1254)  - HR 1254 was moved forward to the full House without recommendation

• Ranking Member Hastings Urges Democrat Majority to Embrace Transparency, Bring Resolution of Inquiry on National Monument Documents for Vote in Full House

• Rep. Lummis' remarks on H.Res. 1254
• Rep. Broun's remarks on H.Res. 1254
• Rep. McClintock's remarks on H.Res. 1254
• Rep. Chaffetz's remarks on H.Res. 1254
• Rep. Fleming's remarks on H.Res. 1254
• Ranking Republican Hastings' remarks on H.Res. 1254

Resolution of Inquiry (H. Res. 1406) introduced by Ranking Member Doc Hastings and National Parks, Forest and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop to direct the Department of Interior to turn over to Congress the missing pages and related documents of the “internal memo” detailing plans to potentially designate 13 million acres of new National Monuments. 

BLM document reveals big change in federal land management - KSL

• Secretary Salazar Statement August, 2010

Cong. Herger et al. HR 4703 - To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in California except by express authorization of Congress.

Klamath Alliance for Resources and Environment letter; Lindler (KARE) & Svilich (American Forest Resource Council) op-ed

Karen Budd-Falen Memorandum

BACKGROUND

• California Essential Habitat Connectivity Project Work Plan April 2009 (AB2785: Requires CDFG to map essential wildlife corridors and habitat linkages.) California Essential Habitat Connectivity Project
• Habitat GAP analysis program (National Biological Information Infrastructure)
• The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back?Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Antiquates the Antiquities Act
• Judge upholds establishment of Grand Staircase monument
• Battle resumes to reverse ruling upholding Utah Grand Staircase
• Natural Resources Policy Under the Bush Aministration Not What It Says, but What it has done in court
• The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back? Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Antiquates the Antiquities Act - Eric Rusnak
• Managing the Monument: Cows and Conservation in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument R B. Wrabley, Jr.
• November 9, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—Extensions of Remarks
• Congressional Report Slams White House on Utah Land-Grab
• Paul Smyth - U.S. Department of Interior, Solicitor's Office Topic: Grand Staircase Esclante National Monument
• Appeals Court Upholds Federal Supremacy Over Utah County
• Judge rebuffs Kane, Garfield claims on Grand Staircase-Escalante roads
• LA Times articles collections
• Clinton Proclaims New Monuments in Western States
• 355,000-acre 'land grab' on fast track Public opposition, demonstrations growing against 'big tree' monument
• California Legacy Project Spotlight on Conservation - North Coast Workshop
• Missing Linkages: Restoring Connectivity to the California Landscape;  CAWild  Missing Linkages; Proposed Reserve Design ; Potential Wilderness and Wild & Scenic; Linkage Priorities in CA
• (WorldWildlife Federation) Klamath-Siskiyou Forests
• A Science-Based Conservation Assessment for the Klamath Siskiyou Ecoregion; Full report
• Linkages in the Landscape: The Role of Corridors and Connectivity in Wildlife Conservation
• The California Legacy Project
• The Bioreserve Strategy for Conserving Biodiversity
• America 2050  A Land and Resources Conservation Agenda for the United States (Regional PlanAssociation July 8–13, 2007
• Securing The Next Century A Progress Report 2008
• Workshop on Strategies for the Future of Conservation
• Final Report: Wild and Scenic Rivers: Charting the Course Navigating the Next 40 Years of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• Celebrating 40 Years of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act: An Evolution of River Protection Strategies
• Targeting Conservation Easements to Reduce Impacts of Private Land Development on Protected Areas
• The Antiquities Act: The First Hundred Years of a Landmark Law
• The Antiquities Act and the Acreage Debate

• Siskiyou Crest National Monument proposal draws opposition
• Siskiyou County Supervisors call again for national monument coordination
• Move Over, Bruce Babbitt: Unmasking Ken Salazar's Interior Department Agenda
• New national monument is an idea worth considering
• Obama to create new national monuments?
• Proposed Siskiyou Crest National Monument
• L A Times America's Next National Monuments
• Coordinating Monument Management Plans
• It’s Your Land: Utah Fights Back
• Obama Hails the Great Outdoors from Inside the Interior Dept.
• Interior-officials-involved-in-national-monument-brainstorming-
• Proponents: It'll protect habitat and won't affect private landowners
• Protecting the Siskiyou Crest will benefit everyone
• Local Agencies Fight Off the Monument
• Former Happy Camp Guide on Monument Proposal
• Letter to Editor: Danielle Lindler,Executive Director Klamath Alliance for Resources & Environment
• Proposed Monument Stirs Debate
• Signs point to Administration Plan to lock up 13m acres of federal land
• Hastings, Bishop Call on Secretary Salazar to Bring Missing Pages of National Monument Document to Committee Hearing
• Plans for proposed Siskiyou Crest National Monument move forward
• Rehberg Enlists Montanans To Help Scour Newly Released Documents   (Download documents)
• Government reps, individuals make monument opposition known
• Columns on Monument (1) (2) (3)
• Defeating Land Designations Key Strategies for Local Community Leaders By Carol W. LaGrasse, President Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc.
• Govt met with environmentalists on land protection
• "14 places to treasure" (Sunset Magazine May 2010) "These unique landscapes have been suggested for national monument status. But you don't have to wait for Washington, D.C., to decide. Here's where to go right now."
  BLM Newsbytes Issue 431 - 5/12/10
• DOI Continues to Withhold Missing Documents Regarding National Monument Designations
• Bishop doubts Salazar is listening
• Ranking Member Hastings Urges Democrat Majority to Embrace Transparency, Bring Resolution of Inquiry on National Monument Documents for Vote in Full House
• Seeking Transparency on Potential National Monument Designations
• DOI Continues to Withhold Missing Documents Regarding National Monument Designations
• Obama Making Plans to Use Executive Power
• Congressman Bishop's original posting of the leaked memo
• Blog. Rep. Rob Bishop
• Plans for proposed Siskiyou Crest National Monument move forward
• Facing tough issues<>
• Obama Administration Makes Attempt to Seize Millions of Acres Across America
• Obama to create new National Monuments?
• 14 New National Monuments Considered by Obama Administration
• DeMint: White House land grab
• Obama Eyes Western Land for National Monuments, Angering Some
• U.S. Chamber wants Antiquities Act changed
• Utah Legislature Rejects National Monument Designations
• Utah fears repeat of land grab by feds, wary of list of national monument candidates in West
• HATCH BLASTS POTENTIAL OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN UTAH Utah Senator Pledges to Do Everything in His Power to Put a Stop to Designation
• Salazar denies administration plans national monument designations
• Setting the record straight on the Antiquities Act
• In the West, ‘Monument’ Is a Fighting Word
• Lewistown meeting shows monument opposition mounting
• The trouble with monuments
• Hot Air Alert: One Month After Republicans Request “Missing Pages” on Plans for Potential New National Monuments, Nothing But Crickets from Interior Department
• Resolution of Inquiry Directed at Interior Dept. : Republicans Aim to Force Disclosure of Documents on Secret National Monument Plans
• Ten Years Later: Still no Monument Management Plan
• Why is Ken Salazar hiding memo on new monuments, wilderness areas
• Should Siskiyou Crest be California's next national monument?
• Columns (1); (2); (3); (4) Or Click here

• Introduction to the National Landscape Agenda
• Treasured landscape initiative would preserve what makes Chesapeake unique. Protecting these landscapes is a key component of President Obama’s recent Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive Order, and responds to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s stated desire to develop a Treasured Landscape program nationally and to use the Chesapeake as one of the targeted regions.
• Conserving Treasured Landscapes in the Chesapeake -A Special Report, Prepared by the Environmental Law Institute
• Interior Secretary Outlines Goals for Obama Administration ; Protecting America's Treasured Landscapes for the 21st Century; Treasured Landscapes Initiative
• Treasured Landscapes, Unforgettable Experiences;
• Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s Remarks at Presidential Signing of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009; President's remarks
• National Trust For Historic Preservation Treasured Landscapes Submitted to the Secretary October 2009
• Interior Budget Emphasizes Fiscal Responsibility, Cost-Effective Government, Strategic Investments in Treasured Landscapes, Energy, Climate Impacts:The 2011 budget calls for $445.4 million, an increase of $106.2 million, for Department of the Interior Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) programs to acquire new park, refuge, and public lands, protect endangered species habitat, and promote outdoor recreation. Total LWCF funding in 2011 for Interior and the U.S. Forest Service is 619.2 million, a 29 percent increase over the 2010 enacted level and a 104 percent increase over the 2009 level. With these consecutive increases, appropriations from the LWCF are on track to reach the full funding level of $900 million in 2014.  
• Obama sets $1.1 billion for BLM: The FY 2011 BLM budget request makes a major contribution to the Treasured Landscapes initiative with a proposed $13.1 million increase for high-priority land acquisition projects, for a total of $37.8 million for high-priority line-item projects. The total of $37.8 million will add Federal protection to 25,679 acres of lands with key natural and cultural resources. National Park Service FY 2010 Budget Justifications General Statement ; Statement of Matthew C. Larsen, Associate Director for Water U.S. Geological Survey
• Tribal Treasured Landscapes
• Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s Remarks at Today’s Presidential Signing of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 - "This historic legislation lays the foundation for the agenda for America’s treasured landscapes that President Obama asked me to work on."  BLM National Landscape Conservation System; CA National Landscape Conservation System; National Landscape Conservation Coalition
• Land and Water Conservation Fund; Trust for Public Lands LWCF; CA LWCF; USFS LWCF; Statement of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition Concerning HR 3534, The Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009
• Pacific Forest Trust -   and BLM Land Acquisition Adds 900 Acres to Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument to Biodiversity ; Interior Department Appropriation Bill Includes Additional Funding for CSNM;  Land Preservation: An Essential Ingredient in Smart Growth; State and Federal Forest Legacy Programs (Conservation Easements)
• Great Outdoors America - A 21st Century Treasured Landscapes Agenda; Great Outdoors America - The Report of the Outdoor Resources Review Group; Obama, industry leaders pledge to support outdoor initiatives;  Funding for Land Conservation: Over the past year, the Land Trust Alliance has been working closely with the Departments of Interior and Agriculture and other partners to design a 21st century strategy for conserving America's Treasured Landscapes.  President Obama Launched the initiative on April 16 with remarks praising land trusts and the administration will spend the next few months gathering ideas that work from organizations like yours. Learn more
• (USFWS) Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) on-the-ground strategic conservation efforts at the landscape level. LCC Information Bulletin #2 Developing the National Geographic Framework; (DOI) LCCs ;   Secretarial Order 3289 Climate Change Response Strategy; Interior's Plan for a Coordinated, Science-based response to climate change impacts on our land, water and wildlife resources;  Landscape Conservation Cooperatives A Collaborative Approach to Meet the Challenge of Environmental Change;
• A New Response to Climate Change: Landscape Conservation Cooperatives; USFWS creating landscape conservation cooperatives to battle effects of global warming; Landscape Conservation Cooperatives - Adapting to Climate Change
• Interior Secretary Outlines Goals for Obama Administration
• National Parks Our Treasured Landscapes - America’s Wilderness
• Complete Federal Land Grab Document Released
• Talk of ‘Treasured Landscapes’ irks Public Lands Committee
• <Habitat Corridors & Landscape Connectivity: Clarifying the Terminology ; Connectivity 101; Assessing and Creating Linkages Within and beyond protected areas