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Information You Need To Know - The Truth:

Bad Science and the Endangered Species Act by Steve Cheyne	“Sound Science” and Crumbling Structure by Mark Vande Pol
Lies and Mistruths prepared by the Klamath Bucket Brigade	USF&WS: Wildlife Checklist: Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges and Environs (489 Klamath Basin Species)

Final National Academy of Science Report: Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin NEW LINK

KWUA perspective on NAS reports

Nature, Not Man, is Responsible for West Coast Salmon Decline by John Carlisle from the National Center for Public Policy Research

RURAL CLEANSING Environmentalists Goal: Depopulate the countryside By Kimberley A. Strassel - WSJ	Is this the real truth? IMST Review of the USFWS and NMFS 2001 Biological Opinions on Management of the Klamath Reclamation Project and Related Reports Click on Reports then Technical Reports
In the Klamath Basin, Farmers and Ranchers are Becoming the Real Endangered Species Bucket Brigade for ESA reform	National Research Council (NRC) Reports Higher Water Levels Not Needed for Klamath Basin Fish

Michael Crichton - The author, speaks on Environmentalism as a Religion

Salmon Rearing Habitats in the Main Stem Klamath River - New report released by David Vogel - .pdf file

Range Magazine Special Report:

Water in the West

Lake not at capacity before drawdown began May 23, 2003 - H&N's article by Ken Rykbost (Could this happen in 2004?)

Dave Vogel - Declaration on 2002 Klamath River Fish Die-off and Hardy Phase II Report

Do you know anyone who is “just a farmer”?

by Larry Gabriel, Secretary, South Dakota Dept of Ag

Morrison: "When the Last Farmer is Gone"

Lee Pitts: The Hypocritic Oath June, 2001

Government Is Not Reporting Billions Spent on Endangered Species Act, Study Shows:
Legal Group Calls for True Accounting of Economic, Human, and Social Costs of ESA - Pacific Legal Foundation Press Release 4/14/04

Pacific Legal Foundation Releases Earth Day List of Top 5 “Human Costs” of Environmental Extremism 4/21/04	Dr. William T. Hogarth, Director - National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce on the National Academy of Sciences Interim Report on Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin before the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives March 13, 2002
National Resources Inventory: Land Use "The contiguous 48 states cover nearly 1.9 billion acres. 5.5% of the total U.S. Surface Area is 'developed'."	Constitutional Primer #7 - Property Rights by Timothy B. Lewis of the Constitutional Freedom Foundation - The Importance Of Property Rights

Washington State: Analysis of Water Banks In the Western States	"Are You Asking the Right Questions about Conservation Easements and Purchased Development Rights?" by Ric Frost, Policy Analyst, New Mexico State University
Stoel Rives, LLP: Law and Science in the Klamath Basin: Keeping Your Eye On The Law	Stoel Rives, LLP: Klamath Basin Update: Debate Continues by Greg Corbin, Feb. 1, 2002
OSU & UC: "Water Allocation in the Klamath Reclamation Project, 2001: An Assessment of Natural Resource, Economic, Social, and Institutional Issues with a Focus on the Upper Klamath Basin" by Ron Hathaway and Teresa Welsh .pdf	Klamath Farmers Are An Endangered Species Homo sapien klamath agriculturis, more commonly known as the Klamath farmer - July 19, 2001 by Don Brunell, Association of Washington Business
Heartland Institute: Klamath Basin a departure from common-sense environmentalism by Robert Stokes The familiar pattern of ESA controversies is repeating itself in the Klamath Basin. Environmentalists threaten short-term havoc with lawsuits focused on species survival, then bargain for long-term goals which go far beyond the scope of ESA.	Western States Water Newsletter - Drought (8/13/04) Western Drought Provoking More Than Water Wars by Franklin Bell (This article appears in the August 13, 2004 issue of Executive Intelligence Review.

The Environment, Government, & Corruption A Synopsis of a Speech by Jim Beers	Our Future? Worst case scenario By Fred Gielow
U.S. House of Representatives Letter to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner John Keys, III Concerning Water Storage in the Upper Klamath Basin - August 27, 2004	U.S. House of Representatives Letter to Craig Mason, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior Concerning the 5-Year Status Review of the Klamath Basin Suckers and Peer Reviewed Science - August 27, 2004

Spoken Testimony of Dan Keppen on Behalf of the Klamath Water Users Association During the Briefing on Klamath River Conditions in Eureka, California August 30, 2004	Written Testimony of Dan Keppen on Behalf of the Klamath Water Users Association During the Briefing on Klamath River Conditions in Eureka, California August 30, 2004
Summary of Environmental Restoration and Water Conservation Efforts Undertaken by Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) & Landowners Presented at the Briefing on Klamath River Conditions in Eureka, California August 30, 2004	Marcia Armstrong, Siskiyou County Supervisor's Letter sent to have read at Rep. Thompson's fish status forum August 30, 2004 In Eureka, California
The New American: "Water Is For Fighting" by William F. Jasper August 9, 2004	Klamath Basin Water Management by Dr. Doug Whitsett, President of Water for Life, Inc.
House Resource Committee Press Release: Frivolous Enviro Lawsuits Hurt Economy, Environment September 14, 2004	Tidepool: The American River's Hidden Fish Kill
Senator Inhofe (R-Okla) Releases Detailed Report on Environmental Group Political Fundraising	Range Magazine: Sharing the Land (Wildlife and agriculture in the Klamath Basin) by Steve Kandra - Klamath Basin Farmer
The Ethics and Economics of Private Property by Hans-Hermann Hoppe	California's 66th Assemblyman Ray Haynes Californians, Hug a Miner Today

Mike Connelly: Haying for the Birds - Fair ain't what nature's about.	Mike Connelly: Gratitude
Morrison: I farm--you eat	The Water Report: Klamath Basin Science - Vogel vs. Hardy January, 2005
H&N's: Agriculture does a lot for wildlife, environment by Rick Woodley	Steve Baccus - Kansas Farm Bureau President: Defending my life: Farmers give more than they take February 25, 2005
MORRISON: Non-Profit or Big Business - TNC March 2, 2005	Capital Press Editorial: Its critical to find water solutions in the West March 11, 2005
Capital Press: Ag has a big impact on nation March 18, 2005	Family Farm Alliance: ‘Mining’ ag water becoming default water policy for urban growth May 7, 2005
Research: GAO finds room for improvement in FWS science May 25, 2005	Capital Press: Local control fits some cases, not others May 27, 2005

Oregonian: A honkin' problem for Oregon farmers June 1, 2005	Helen Chenoweth-Hage: Landowners challenged at all angles on their rights May 26, 2005
Better Earth: The Real Environmental Crisis May, 2005	Monterey County Herald: Agriculture collides with environment May 28, 2005
Oregonian: As landscape shifts, Oregon struggles to protect farmland May 31, 2005	Steve Busch: Return to the primitive June 1, 2005 Steve Busch: Return to the primitive , Part 2 June 15, 2005
Bjorn Lomborg: The truth about the environment August, 2001	Family Farm Alliance: The Bureau of Reclamation’s Capability to Fulfill Its Core Mission: The Customer’s Perspective
NPS Redwood History: Salmon Canneries on the Klamath	Capital Press: Irrigation districts describe dealings with BuRec July 22, 2005
Krisweb: Fishing as a Limiting Factor on South Fork Trinity River Stocks	Margaret Byfield: It's Not About the Animals! Feb 2006
Oregon State Senator Whitsett: May Newsletter - Salmon and Upper Basin Information May 30, 2006	US Fish and Wildlife Service: Peer Review of Scientific Information
Klamath River Compact Aug 30, 1957

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