BLM Takes More Land

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Wednesday, March 13, 2002 7:00 PM

BLM " Takes " More Land

 

 

Friends,

 

Speaking of unconstitutional actions by our federal government, state Rep.

Simons from Wyoming gives an update on the government's attack against America's

ranchers and farmers. Thanks Marlene.

 

And, this disregard for our federal and state constitutions is not just going on

at the national level. Just today, I was one of the speakers to our state

legislators against the efforts to destroy our state rights here in Alabama.

Those that are trying to take our rights away include our current governor,

former Governor Brewer, our Sec. of State, and others who are controlled by

special interests groups. Those that I just mentioned were allowed to speak

first. But, myself, along with several others including four constitutional

attorneys did the best we could to expose this effort for what it is and expose

the lies told by our elected officials as to why we should " re-write " our

Constitution.

 

Citizens can make a difference when they become informed and involved. I hope

that each of you are both informed and involved.

 

Jim Hardin

 

The Freedom Page

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Alabama Committee To Get Us Out of the UN

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BLM orders livestock off half a million desert acres

 

FOLKS. NORTON AND COMPANY CONTINUE TO REMOVE OUR RANCHERS FROM THE LAND. And,

for those who say this case started under Babbitt, well it has been going on

under Norton's rule and I was told by people at the hearings that the BLM

Attorneys sat at the same table as the Center for Biological Diversity and

compared notes as the case was being argued. AS FAR AS I CAN FIND, NORTON HAS

NOT SPOKEN ONE WORD FOR THE RANCHERS. BUT SHE HAS SPOKEN FOR THE CBD. " I am

pleased that we have been able to cooperate and find common ground that will

allow us to protect these species under the Endangered Species Act, " Norton

said. " I hope this can be a model for future agreements. " Please write your

letters to your republican legislators and to the Washington Times.

http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?id=6386

BLM orders livestock off half a million desert acres

From Center for Biological Diversity

Tuesday, March 12, 2002

 

RIVERSIDE, CA - CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

NEWS RELEASE: for immediate release Tuesday, March 12, 2002

MOJAVE SPRING GRAZING RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT TO PROTECT DESERT TORTOISE ON HALF

A MILLION ACRES.

Contact: Daniel Patterson, Desert Ecologist, Center for Biological Diversity

909.659.6053 x 306

MOJAVE DESERT, CA -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management took action March 1 to

protect the desert tortoise from harmful livestock grazing by putting grazing

restrictions back in effect for spring.

Last fall, U.S. Interior Dept. Judge Harvey C. Sweitzer upheld BLM's

science-based arguments for endangered species protection and recovery, by

seasonally limiting damaging livestock grazing on over 500,000 acres of fragile

public lands habitat within the 11.5 million acres administered by BLM in the

California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA). Sweitzer, acting under rarely

designated Secretarial level authority, agreed with arguments that livestock eat

important tortoise food plants, leaving the reptiles with a " junk food " diet and

therefore harming their recovery.

Since Sweitzer's fall ruling six of the seven Mojave public lands ranchers have

worked out agreements with BLM to protect tortoises. The seventh, permittee Ron

Kemper of San Bernardino, appealed the restrictions this winter and lost.

" Moving cattle to other parts of allotments in the spring so tortoises can eat

is not too much to ask of ranchers who are grazing the public lands for private

gain. " said Daniel Patterson. " It is especially critical in this year's extreme

drought. The scarce annual plants and wildflowers that pop up are critical

nutrition for tortoises. "

The spring tortoise protections arise from the carefully negotiated CDCA lawsuit

settlement between BLM, The Center for Biological Diversity, Public Employees

for Environmental Responsibility and Sierra Club. This landmark agreement helps

BLM partially implement the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's 1994 Desert Tortoise

Recovery Plan recommendations for livestock reduction and removal from critical

habitat. It is scientifically shown that livestock mow down spring annual plants

essential to tortoise health and reproduction. The hoofed livestock also trample

burrows, killing tortoises inside or wrecking their homes.

If permittees fail to comply by not moving cattle during the March 1 - June 15

tortoise protection period, they'll face trespass fines, extension of the

grazing restrictions, herd size reductions, impoundment of cattle and possible

loss of public lands grazing privileges.

Conservation groups and BLM are conducting separate on-the-ground compliance

monitoring efforts.

Major problem areas where public lands ranching permittees have not complied

are: the Ord Mountain allotment southeast of Barstow where Dave Fisher is the

permittee, and Rattlesnake Canyon near Yucca Valley where Billy Mitchell is the

permittee.

Read the Sweitzer decision:

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/goldenstate/cdca/ca-690-01-01-order.pdf

Read the tortoise protection agreement:

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/goldenstate/cdca/stip-grazing.pdf

Linda Hansen, BLM's new California Desert District Manager may be reached at

909.697.5207

*** CBD ***

For more information, contact:

Daniel Patterson

Desert Ecologist

Center for Biological Diversity

909.659.6053 x 306

dpatterson

Web site: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org

 

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