>From: "Roger Featherstone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (by way of Angelo Capparella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: GREENLines Issue #838 >Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 09:06:19 -0600 > >GREENLines, Thursday, March 18, 1999 from GREEN, >the GrassRoots Environmental Effectiveness Network, >A project of Defenders of Wildlife >(c) GREEN/Defenders of Wildlife 1999 > >FOUR MEXICAN WOLVES RELEASED: The AP 3/16 reported four Mexican gray >wolves were released from holding pens into the Apache National Forest. > The wolves, two adults and two pups, join two other wolves in the wild >that were released in December. The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans >on releasing 11 more wolves this spring. The agency continues to mark >the released wolves with bright fluorescent paint so ranchers may >easily distinguish the wolves from coyotes, and many of this spring's >releases will be in more remote areas to decrease confrontations with >humans. > >VT POLL SUPPORTS LESS LOGGING: Forest Watch announced 3/11 the US >Forest Service reluctantly released a public opinion poll revealing >Vermonters strongly support less logging in the state's national >forests. A survey of 1,500 households, conducted by Dr. Robert Manning >at the University of Vermont, revealed 82% want to ban clearcutting, >80% want to protect remaining undisturbed forest, and 72% want >prohibitions on logging if it harms wildlife. The survey comes months >before the Green Mountain National Forest revises its management plan. > Jim Northup of Forest Watch said, "There's an enormous gap between >what most citizens want from the national forest and what they're >getting. The agency needs to heed the public's call and close the gap." > >ATLANTIC SALMON PLAN FLAWED SAY GROUPS: Both Trout Unlimited 3/9 and >the Conservation Action Project 3/16 released comments describing >Maine's Atlantic salmon conservation plan as inadequate for protecting >the endangered fish. Both groups urged the federal government to list >the species under the Endangered Species Act. The comments addressed >the first year evaluation of the Maine Atlantic Salmon Conservation >Plan. David Carle of CAP said, "The bottom line is State of Maine >politicians have allowed the near extirpation of Atlantic salmon from >these seven rivers." > >PACIFIC LUMBER PLANS REJECTED: Earth First! announced 3/14 a Humboldt >County, CA, Superior Court Judge rescinded two Pacific Lumber timber >harvest plans in Northern California. The judge ruled the California >Department of Forestry's approval of the plans violated state law >because they failed to consider the strong objections of other state >and federal agencies including the CA Department of Fish and Game and >the National Marine Fisheries Service. Michael Everson, a local >rancher, brought the two successful challenges and even represented >himself in court. > >AIR FORCE SUED OVER OWYHEE: The 3/12 Idaho Falls Post-Register >reported several environmental groups are seeking an injunction against >the US Air Force, which is attempting to expand its training range in >the Owhyee Canyonlands. The groups allege the Air Force has not >adequately considered impacts on bighorn sheep, sage grouse and Native >American cultural sites. > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
