[Issaquahking]

Eternal vigilance my FRiends...never let your shield down.

[Issaquahking]

Drag out the battle gear yet again for 2003 as we prepare for yet another battle....This is a war that must be won - PING.

[tubebender]

Both sides are expected in an Oakland, California court Thursday, setting the stage for yet another battle of water rights for the Klamath Basin Farmers against the environmentalists.

What are they claiming in this law suit ?

[GhostofWCooper]

Shoot, for all anyone knows some wack-job fed might have poisoned those fish. The Klamath farmers should collect a couple samples and have em analyzed for toxins....

[marsh2]

Another drama concerning the fish and water is going to play itself out in the Scott and Shasta. The State listing of the coho brought the "opportunity" for a separate "recovery strategy" for coho in these rivers because of the intense amount of habitat enhancement and fish protection that has already been done VOLUNTARILY for the past decade: (Example on the Scott) http://www.sisqtel.net/~sisqrcd/siskiyourcd.html
for project list: http://www.sisqtel.net/~sisqrcd/rcdprojects.html

There is not a lot more that can be done except commandeer water.

Concurrently with this, we are begining to see some heritage ranches looking at throwing in the towel and subdividing for retirement homes. They can no longer run a viable operation under the regulations being imposed.

The Nature Conservancy is already circling to try to pick up conservation easements as family farmers try and bargain to hold out a bit longer. Also, large out of area investors have a foothold in picking up small ranches to amalgamate into big holdings.

IMHO, the DFG needs to BACK OFF right now, or we will end up with subdivisions that won't do anything for fish.

[madfly]

ping

[madfly]

ping

[Amerigomag]

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations

A reminder to Freepers that this is not a "fishing friendly" industry organization as it purports to be but a group of San Francisco green lawyers.

If they had their way fishing would be banned on the west coast.