[calcowgirl]

We see the creation of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy as absolutely necessary for the Sierra to get its fair share of funds."

And... where do those funds come from??

[calcowgirl]

Los Angeles Times
June 5, 2004
EDITORIAL: A Jewel Worth Protecting

When Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigned for governor last fall, he called the Sierra Nevada "one of the state's crown jewels" and said that if he was elected he would support establishment of a Sierra Nevada conservancy. The Sierra deserves all superlatives, but it is an asset under stress. The governor should fulfill his promise this year.

The Assembly has passed AB 2600 by Assemblyman John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) to create a Sierra conservancy within the state Resources Agency. It would be similar to eight other such groups established by the Legislature since 1973, including the Santa Monica Mountains, the Coastal and the Lake Tahoe conservancies. These organizations identify and work to conserve wildlife habitat, watersheds, historic and cultural areas and open space. They may use state bond funds or grants from nonprofit foundations to purchase prime private lands threatened by development.

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The natural resources that make the region so attractive to both new residents and new businesses need protection. Too many areas, including the Mammoth Lakes region, could succumb to the syndrome of "loving it to death," awaking too late to the need for regional planning and protection of resources.

Both the Laird and Leslie bills passed and went to the Senate, which should work out an acceptable compromise on the issue of local participation. Then the governor could sign the legislation in a ceremony beside a sparkling creek and meadow abutting lofty spires of Sierra granite. Everyone could proclaim victory.

Victory? I would proclaim alot of things. Victory is not one of them.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

http://www.ephemeranow.com/av/av222.htm

John Kerry & Harry Truman cooking dinner? Now that's a range!

[hedgetrimmer]

They will fund through General Fund support, statewide propositions and other sources.

This scary document outlines the enormous amount of money the conservancy will request, and some ideas about how to get it.

http://www.sbcouncil.org/SNRINA.pdf

[SierraWasp]

The Sierra Business Council is loaded with and founded by GANG-GREEN leftists. I see by their NEW website, that tubebender found, that they have drastically changed the "make-up" of their board (people out front) from what it was a decade ago when they were founded to try to combat a resurgence in political power of the "Property Rights" movement. I was part of that movement in a big way at the time!!!

These GANG-GREEN groups are like chamelions and frequently morph their appearance to try to look more mainstream. This one wants everyone to think it's like a Chamber of Commerce for the Sierran Region AND NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH!!!

[farmfriend]

Reposting my letter to the editor of the Sacramento Bee.

I read the article on the next round of the poisoning of Lake Davis (Lake Davis on hook again, May 31, 2004) dreading what it portends for the rest of the state. This will soon be the standard.

AB 2631 is an invasive species bill that has passed the Assembly and is now in the Senate. The intent is to go after mitten crabs and star thistle. The implications are much worse.

Are we going to go after barred owls that are displacing the spotted owl? How about the wild horses roaming the arid areas? Are we going to change our policy on coho salmon? Archeology shows these fish are not native to CA. What about all those eucalyptus trees? Shall we cut them all?

And the budget! How is the creation of a whole new bureaucracy going to effect that?

And to those who think that the ESA took their property rights away, wait until you can’t build that dream house or plow that field or graze those cattle because they want to promote some native grass, endangered or not.

They said they were going to publish it but that was before Reagan's passing.