Number: 2008-04   WHEREAS, the public lands managed under the principles of multiple use and sustained yield by the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Rocky Mountain West support world class cold water fisheries, provide important core habitat and migration corridors for big game species, contain critical winter range for elk, mule deer, and pro ...[Read More]

Number: 2008-02   WHEREAS, the threat of global warming is the most serious threat to the natural and man-made environment humanity has ever confronted; and WHEREAS, eminent scientists have stated that the world must reduce its rate of emission of global warming gases by no less than two percent a year to prevent catastrophic changes in sea level, climate, and other environmental factors; and ...[Read More]

Number: 2008-08   WHEREAS, since 1974 Congress has principally chosen Water Resources Development Acts (“WRDAs”) to consider and enact legislation to guide and authorize policies, programs and projects of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; and WHEREAS, while these bills are purportedly intended to be passed biennially, they have often become mired in disputes and controversy and have been del ...[Read More]

Number: 2008-03   WHEREAS, the Pascagoula River is the last unimpeded major river system in the contiguous 48 states and is uniquely representative of the early southeastern landscape; and WHEREAS, the River system’s bottomland forests, marshes, savannas and aquatic habitats support rare and spectacular wildlife such as the Gulf sturgeon and 23 threatened or endangered species; and WHEREAS, m ...[Read More]

Number: 2008-09   WHEREAS, the Congress established the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968 to provide otherwise difficult to obtain flood insurance for residences and businesses that are located in flood prone areas in exchange for the participating communities’ agreement to guide new development away from flood hazard areas; and WHEREAS, since its inception the NFIP has grown to ...[Read More]

Number: 2008-01   WHEREAS, due to global warming, over the next several decades children in America’s schools will be faced with an unprecedented environmental threat not only to wildlife and its habitat, but also to the security, safety and prosperity of people worldwide; and WHEREAS, global warming education will enable children and their families to learn about the human induced and human ...[Read More]

Number: 2008-06   WHEREAS, rivers and streams that provide important fish and wildlife habitat and water supply for growing human populations have been significantly altered for water supply, irrigation, energy production, and flood control; and WHEREAS, once altered and disconnected from their wetlands and floodplains, these rivers and streams provide degraded habitat for fish and wildlife, ...[Read More]

Number: 2008-05   WHEREAS, the Greater Sage-grouse is a highly sensitive species native to sagebrush ecosystems throughout the West which has experienced a substantial loss of habitat resulting in population declines in recent decades; and WHEREAS, the Greater Sage-grouse was petitioned for listing under the Endangered Species Act in 2000, was found “not-warranted” for listing by the US Fish ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-16   WHEREAS, over 560 Native American tribes and Native Alaskan Villages are recognized nationally; and WHEREAS, Native American tribes are sovereign nations and have far-reaching management authority and can directly impact conservation decisions on over 95 million acres of land; and WHEREAS, tribal reservations provide important habitat for hundreds of native North American sp ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-18   WHEREAS, spent lead shot has been demonstrated to be lethal to migratory waterfowl and other migratory birds; and WHEREAS, waterfowl hunters have been using non-toxic shot for decades to minimize lead shot poisoning; and WHEREAS, some states do not require non-toxic shot for hunting wetland obligate migratory game species such as rails, snipe and sandhill cranes; and WHEREAS ...[Read More]