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« Reply #585 on: October 03, 2019, 02:47:11 PM »
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« Reply #588 on: October 03, 2019, 04:31:21 PM »
Court halts timber activity in Southwest over threatened owl

https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2019/9/20/158601-court-halts-timber-activity-in-southwest-over-threatened-owl/


Fledgling Mexican spotted owls.
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« Reply #589 on: October 03, 2019, 05:11:31 PM »
The Interior Secretary Wants to Enlarge a Dam. An Old Lobbying Client Would Benefit.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/28/climate/bernhardt-shasta-dam.html

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« Reply #590 on: October 04, 2019, 01:37:31 PM »
Bipartisan Report Says Trump's Abuse Has Pushed Federal Science to a 'Crisis'

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/climate/trump-science-crisis.html

Report: Proposals for Reform Volume II: National Task Force on Rule of Law & Democracy

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/proposals-reform-volume-ii-national-task-force-rule-law-democracy


Demonstrators during a global March for Science in Washington in April 2018. CreditAndrew Caballero-Reynolds/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images
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« Reply #592 on: October 05, 2019, 05:18:31 PM »
Final Environmental Impact Statement on MidAmerican Energy Company's Habitat Conservation Plan for Midwestern Bat and Bird Species in Iowa (wind project)

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/07/2019-21547/final-environmental-impact-statement-on-midamerican-energy-companys-habitat-conservation-plan-for?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list

Bald eagle provisions: (lame! no prevention at all and only providing money with no action after an eagle take)  >:(

- Removing carrion and increasing landowner education efforts to reduce attractants to bald eagles.
- Carrying out a fatality monitoring and adaptive management program to adjust conservation measures if needed to ensure compliance with the ITP and HCP.
- Providing funding for conservation activities to immediately benefit bald eagles to mitigate for take of bald eagles.
- Providing mitigation funding in advance of take so that mitigation implementation stays ahead of impacts to covered species.
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« Reply #593 on: October 09, 2019, 10:08:20 AM »
From RRP's FB page:

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Minnesota friends and followers! The Friends of Scenic and Natural Areas petitioned the Minnesota DNR to prohibit the use of lead ammo and fishing tackle in Minnesota's Scenic and Natural Areas.

The DNR needs to hear from Minnesotans on this issue, especially those who hunt and fish! The deadline to receive comments is November 2nd. You can email them with a letter, but I also encourage you to send a good old US Postal service mail. Representing an organization? Put it on your letterhead! Follow this link for the original petition and mailing information: https://www.snafriends.org/non-toxic-ammunition-tackle-petitio?fbclid=IwAR16UzJvWYZyChVscGlb-LA5gJtDfE7KZIKYyjJbyYz1eiLXyocMMhydq4A. To read more about the effort and who supports it, click here: http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-is-asked-to-ban-lead-in-ammo-fishing-tackle/562293012/?fbclid=IwAR3BNvwsyofLAEo5mg1-NvknERt-1M98q8Dig1nKTt7OPbrZkaSfVl4rgrk.

Here is the letter we sent: https://raptorresource.org/pdf/letterofsupport.pdf?fbclid=IwAR04LBLAiHbMOw879_1ZOFI50Gk_CujHFSNQu2-GQtHRa9SkmsqNhuJh7SQ.

You, our friends and followers, know that lead is bad for bald eagles and other birds. I encourage Minnesota peeps to do some reading about lead's impact on birds in our state before writing. A few links:
Tranel, Molly A.. "Impacts of Lead Ammunition on Wildlife, the Environment, and Human Health--a Literature Review and Implications for Minnesota." (2009): https://www.peregrinefund.org/subsites/conference-lead/PDF/0307%20Tranel.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1lFQ0_rcfCKNgPD9a7xtagHQnrR_FQkqSq5Ns8_YZwfP8rRV8j3dFQH18
Lead Poisoning, Raptor Center: https://www.raptor.umn.edu/our-research/lead-poisoning?fbclid=IwAR3pqAGKZU-bikJcNIh8oM_sgTpVKa9_I3GvyN3Hv7Dr1NP9wyMs2APKY5g
Copper Opportunities: https://raptorlab.umn.edu/assets/documents/researcher/11_CopperOpportunities.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1hMnz5r22Qlc0NMPW_lbF_DKyO3e6On2kozkHiUJJHD5dDfX1TwFL-aM4

Whether or not you live in Minnesota, you can help by hunting and fishing lead-free, networking with others who are concerned about lead, and helping to get the word out about non-toxic alternatives. SOAR and the Raptor Center have been real leaders on this issue. More links:

https://soarraptors.org/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/?fbclid=IwAR1jAPT2Z_6tLiNPRF4K3Cr29nSPNuaLuI15zLtBYiY-ovFiTflpP0Fo3pc
https://www.raptor.umn.edu/sites/raptor.umn.edu/files/copper_brochure.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1dnv4RUw7JyDGOg_2P8yF84x-PA5QC54AXAvhghjSK4RYbknt3ZtQdaTQ
https://www.raptorresource.org/learning-tools/hunt-and-fish-lead-free/?fbclid=IwAR3ttIp74YUe2Kylv_RQmxGG0maBjjtCTbMuT4sppB_N_EX8y7Snbv7gNCs

Not anti-hunting or fishing: just anti-lead!

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« Reply #597 on: October 13, 2019, 11:41:40 AM »
Open for Business: The Trump Revolution on America's Public Lands

https://e360.yale.edu/features/open-for-business-the-trump-revolution-on-public-lands


The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The Interior Department is on track to begin auctioning leases to drill for oil and gas in the refuge by the end of this year. Lisa Hupp/USFWS
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Baiting animals is an affront to the sport of hunting

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2019/10/13/robert-schmidt-baiting/


Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) A red-tailed hawk flies over mule deer as they graze on grass on a ridge line in City Creek Canyon in Salt Lake City on January 19, 2016.
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Court Blocks Trump's Plan to Ease Bird Protections on Oil Lands

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/climate/trump-sage-grouse.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fclimate&action=click&contentCollection=climate&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront


A male sage grouse outside of Rock Springs, Wyo. A significant amount of money has been spent on this iconic bird to stop it from becoming an endangered species. Credit Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor, via Getty Images
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