>>I'm hoping someone can direct you to the link on the CONservancy to bring you up to speed on all the threads discussing and cussing it.
Here is one for starters... lots more if you check "keywords"
RED ALERT: Socialist agenda being pushed through the California Legislature
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1157144/posts
Keywords: Sierra Conservancy; Sierra Nevada; conservancy; socialist agenda; ab2600