These groups are the same Nature's Conservancy and other leftist orgs that swooped down on Klamath falls to pick up property for dimes on the dollar after the water was cut off to the farmers. This is an old tactic of the federal government and the conservancy groups. The feds regulate the land owner into paper hell, then when the property is worthless the conservancy groups go in and pick up the real estate real cheap. This goes on all around the nation. Most people are completely unaware.
Has Bush rescined the Heritage Rivers Initiative? It was one of the worst pieces of legislation to ever hit this nation with regard to property rights.
This is no doubt a scam. What are these "environmental groups." What will they do with the land? Turn around and sell it? I see front groups galore. It is a scam, the Sierra Club, and other "Watermelon" groups buy the land, and sell it to the government at a profit.