> In a message dated 2/3/01 1:23:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> tcmajorr_at_westol.com writes:
>
> << And maybe those environmentalists ought to give up counter-productive
> lawsuits and consider a more constructive approach. Instead of giving
> their sweat and treasure to line the pockets of lawyers and politicians
> why don't they put their efforts into promoting alternative
> technologies- start companies and non-profit organizations that help low
> income people and struggling small farmers implement eco-friendly
> technologies that could improve their lot economically as well as ease
> their impact on the local ecosystem as well as mittigate the cumulative
> impact further downstream. An approach like Habitat for Humanity funded
> by private donation and employing volunteer labor. Could do everything
> from building water troughs and planting stream buffers to creating
> artificial wetlands that filter barnyard waste.
> >>
> Jeff, I like and agree with this comment [though not necassarily the other
> ones you made :)]. I have been a part of several project such as
> this....organized and funded in-part by the Feds, I might add! These are
> on-going efforts to involve local landowners to help protect fish and
aquatic
> habitats on their property. The Feds provide funding for fencing, wells
etc.
> The landowners are often doing this in hopes that a species can be
protected
> without listing it. One of the biggest problems in situations like this is
> when environmental groups sue the FWS to list the species and designate
> critical habitat. The landowners catch wind of this and invaribly pull
out.
> If this happens, they then blame the FWS for listing the fish ("you lied t
o
> us and said we could do this without listing the fish!") and pretty much,
> everyone looses. Sometimes it takes years to develop trust and cultivate a
> cooperative atmosphere with a community. Then sombody hauls in a lawyer
from
> the "Big City" and it all goes to hell.
>
> I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's unfair to point fingers at any
> one group or organization, and the Feds are not always the bad guys!
>
> J.R.
>
>
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