-Caveat Lector- http://www.foxnews.com/news/wires2/1108/n_ap_1108_388.sml Forest Service boss in Nevada quits, cites hostility toward federal workers 6.12 p.m. ET (2322 GMT) November 8, 1999 By Scott Sonner, Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Forest Service supervisor in charge of national forests in Nevada abruptly announced her resignation Monday, citing an atmosphere of "hostility and distrust'' toward federal employees in the state. Locked in a battle over protection of the threatened bull trout as well as mining and livestock grazing controversies in Nevada, Gloria Flora said she intends to leave her post soon after the first of the year. "Fed-bashing is a sport here and I refuse to sit by quietly and let it happen as many others are doing,'' Flora, supervisor of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, said in a statement. "I hope that my departure will call attention to this situation.'' Flora, who said she'll consider reassignment to another Forest Service post, became supervisor in July 1998 of the Humboldt-Toiyabe — the largest national forest in the Lower 48 states. Most recently, she has angered some county, state and federal officials involved in a dispute over threatened bull trout in Elko County, where officials want to rebuild a remote road inside the national forest. "We have accomplished some outstanding natural resource work, however, the atmosphere of hostility and distrust toward federal employees is unacceptable,'' Flora said. Forest Service scientists say reconstruction of the road, which was wiped out in a flood in 1995, could push the last surviving bull trout in Nevada into extinction. A citizen work crew led by state Assemblyman John Carpenter backed down from plans to defy the Forest Service and rebuild the road after politicians worried about violence and a federal judge issued a restraining order against them. Jack Blackwell, regional forester in charge of the Forest Service's Intermountain Region, said he understands Flora's reasons for leaving. "The Forest Service is in the middle of controversy about natural resource issues everywhere in the country, but the acrimony and attitude toward the agency, its employees and other federal employees in Nevada are extremely troubling to me,'' Blackwell said. [EMAIL PROTECTED] © 1999, News America Digital Publishing, Inc. d/b/a Fox News Online. All rights reserved. Fox News is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox Film Corp. © 1999 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. -- ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
