Endangered weeds

The absurdity of the biodiversity movement was never more evident than Wednesday, when Las Vegas officials learned the federal government is moving to protect some 8,000 acres from development because of the presence of weeds.

Much of the land, which extends across the far northern valley from North Las Vegas west into Las Vegas, was slated for auction to home builders in February. However, botanists found the Las Vegas bearpoppy, a scrub protected under state law, and a previously unknown form of the kindling known as the Las Vegas buckwheat.

"It's a brand new variety based on the genetics of the plant," U.S. Bureau of Land Management environmental protection specialist Jeff Steinmetz said of the buckwheat.

And under the Endangered Species Act, the government can move to preserve every subspecies and sub-subspecies of plant and wildlife because of differences detectable only at the genetic level. A rural squirrel with a fleck of red in its tail becomes "endangered," while its plentiful, nearly identical cousins beg for nuts in the city park and spawn future generations of road kill.

A squirrel, fleck of red or not, is still a squirrel. And a weed -- buckwheat, bearpoppy or other -- is still a weed.

The federal government already controls about 90 percent of the land in Nevada. Municipal leaders, dealing with limited room to grow, are justifiably concerned that "protection" of the acreage could further drive up the cost of land and send the price of valley housing even higher.

Local leaders should challenge the protection of the land and work to ensure next year's auction goes forward.

Well wasp it's past time! As My mother always used to say -

Can't make chicken soup out of chicken $hit!"

The lib's and their inbred stupidity, want to lock up everything. They fail to realize, that natural resources not managed, is bound for self destruction.
Witness the following

Forests - they burn uncontrollably when not properly thinned and managed.
Farming - Hopefully, everyone knows that the small to midsize farmer is the best steward for the land.
Oil development - La Br ea Tar Pits are natural pollution.Furthermore, off the California coast, and above the ground in Prudhoe Bay Alaska, there is oil that flows out of the ground if it didn't have Oil development relieving the pressure in the region.
Minerals - when not developed, sit out in an outcropping and leach away naturally, so why not use our God given common sense, and use what is being given to us?

Age of Reason, not to attack you or anything, but went to check out your profile page, or link list, nothing to base any observations on. You said -

I couldn't be more serious.

If not, you need to read this whole thread. even without the illegal aliens,

I mean by immigrants, ALL immigrants, legal or otherwise.
ALL immigration needs to stop because this country is too crowded already, and we are losing freedoms and quality-of-life-prosperity as a result.

It makes me question where in America are you from?

Have you ever freely moved about the country? All the population is close to water in America! It's coasts, and major rivers are people centers. I've drove in some places here in the west, and not seen another car for three hours! I'd seriously have to take issue on the overcrowding statement, perhaps people live like rats in the cities, - and enjoy it. Out in the country, I always want to be able to drive 30 minutes and be able to shoot and plink, I enjoy it because people in the country respect each other, and they wave. In the country, as you referred to it (even if it is worthless desert fly-over wasteland). is not worthless! Perhaps it's worthless to you with the blinders on, but it is land of unknown value to me, and many other people.

Greenies want to lock it up, see my profile & links pages about it, (take to long to educate here). To those jerks, get a grip! See states rights, amendments 9 and 10 of the U.S. Constitution! The damn federal government owns way tooo much land in the west. See Article 1, section 8, U.S. Constitution, about what the fed is supposed to own.

As far as illegals -DEPORT THEM!. If they came here fair and honest, welcome! Please begin the road to being an American by assimilation, we have enough unbelievable illegals here trying to drag us down to their third world conditions. Immigrants, who came here legally, and are producers and patriots, are needed here to stop any tyrannical government BS.

Age of Reason, I see you've been here since 98 - are you sure your a conservative after reading post #58 and 60? I'm just trying to get the whole picture.

All the population is close to water in America! It's coasts, and major rivers are people centers. I've drove in some places here in the west, and not seen another car for three hours!

One can also look under the lakes and rivers or in the treetops or in the clouds in the sky--and not see anyone for three-hours either.

I see you've been here since 98 - are you sure your a conservative after reading post #58 and 60? I'm just trying to get the whole picture

I believe in applying the correct solution.

And if the correct solution to a problem is an unpalatable solution, then one should try to avoid the problem in the first place.

The more people you pack into America, the more you create the need for liberal solutions.

Was it not the densely populated areas that voted for Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 04?

(Don't bother--I've heard it before: "Those voters just need to be educated, they have been brainwashed, they all went to live in cities because liberals like to live in cities, so it's now wonder cities are filled with liberals," etc.)

And finally, I have no use for flyover country: It's primarily the coastal areas that I treasure--and they are packed to the gills.

Like I said, too many people as it is, and you want to add more?

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No problem. Is your link-list on-line?

SHEESH! Now we can't even 'lead the horses...er...donkeys... to water'.
...How are we EVER gonna get them to drink???

No problem. Is your link-list on-line?

SHEESH! Now we can't even 'lead the horses...er...donkeys... to water'....How are we EVER gonna get them to drink???

SHEESH! Now we can't even 'lead the horses...er...donkeys... to water'.
...How are we EVER gonna get them to drink???