Roadless Areas

[Bruce]

The forest must be thinned.  ESA must be changed before farms and private forest and grasslands become federally owned or dried up and burned.  Mills and Farms support the economy.  Few realize The Klamath Basin Water/ESA crisis sets the foundation for ESA reform or the beginning of the loss of our futures, as we know it. ESA and International ESA policies combine together in a manner that allows others to decide the fate of your private property if someone trespassing discovers an endangered species, which by the way, may increase to 3,243 species from the present 1,243 critters and varmints since ESA's inception and only nine species have been taken off due to their recovery.  The reality of the ESA today is not about protection. It is about control of a population through the use of its land and natural resources.  In a recent meeting over the ESA between recreation and environmental concerns in Silver City New Mexico, U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici said:  "The Endangered Species Act is the greatest environmental law ever passed. But it's drawn wrong and applied without common sense. Even President Clinton at the end saw major problems and called for it to be made doable. It can be fixed to where it has a more common-sense approach and be a very good law."  .  In short, proposals by both Democratic and Republican officials are all over the board – everywhere but where they need to be - De-funding and eliminating the ESA in its current form from the law books of the American judicial system.  When people are forced by our government to eradicate what could very well be truly endangered species from their own property in order to protect both their rights and it's value, you have a problem that runs far deeper than a piece of legislation. You have a government and related NGOs (non-governmental organizations) that are acting against the will of the people they serve, to the detriment of the species they purport to protect.

We must encourage Americans to support common sense policies.  Seven million-acres burned or the loss of entire farming and timber communities is not the answer.  The lack of water in Klamath Basin is killing deer, birds, etc.  Cannot the shortnose suckerfish be relocated in ponds where the water is abundant, such as my area, Jefferson, Oregon?  I know of many large ponds.  If the lake had no water you would relocate the shortnose suckerfish until the lake once again had enough water to sustain the environment.  The Coho salmon could also be relocated until the river is at its normal depth next year or the year after; rather then exchange the death of 100,000 other species by denying them water in order to keep the river full of water in order to save particular species.  We cannot only relocate the fish but we can utilize PERC's recommendations, compensating Americans willing to set aside their land for habitat.  

PERC- "recommendations on policy changes to the incoming Bush Administration.  Market-oriented solutions are offered in the areas of endangered species, national monuments, grazing rights, recreation fees, and water management." (06/01) http://www.perc.org

."  Your input would be valuable and if you don't think my reports are adequate or effective, then please send me your report and if I support your point of view, I will endorse it.  Even though I don't believe anyone persons comment to USDA Forest Service will be reviewed, if no one responds to me, I will still submit my reports, but, the many can out weigh and tip the scales.

I have written many publications and books, ranging from NAFTA Mexican Truck crisis/Small Trucking Businesses plight to Energy/Energy Efficient Devices/Products and the environment.  Most my publications are posted on my web sites.

 I have not submitted to USDA Forest Service or posted my roadless areas comments on my web site yet, and will post pone submission of my Roadless  Area comments to USDA Forest Service until I receive input.  If no one responds to my appeal of comment submission or feels I'm not green enough; all I can say is "the madness must stop."

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Very Respectfully,
BRUCE WAYNE HENION
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[Jeff]

Note: There were multiple posts on this topic, I don't know as yet what to do with all of this so all the other posts are in the Special Interest folder. I am going to lock all those posts,to try to organize this cluster. Please, if you have comments or opinions, keep them on this thread.

Bruce: This is much more info then you sent in that e-mail. I may, at my discretion, as I have not decided yet, remove these, and simply post your original e-mail. I have spent considerable time trying to accommodate this for now. I must keep this board organized for ALL members. After this, I do expect you to come back and carry on a dialog with our members if needed.

[timberbeast]

A well thought-out and well written post,  Bruce.  However,  my land,  and everything on it belongs to me,  and me alone.  I decide what to do with it.  No animosity intended!!!

[Jeff]

FROM BRUCE:

I was unable to post my entire letter.  To much information for your site.
As you suggested, please delete everything I posted except my introduction
letter.  The attachment reflects what I tried to post, ,in sections but
became to much.  

Will do Bruce! Thankyou.

[Ron Scott]

Designated Roadless Areas aren't Wilderness areas as such, not yet anyway. "Wilderness" areas can only be legislated by Congress.

I'm sure that there will be a push to include more of the Roadless areas into the Wilderness designation.