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Mailing Address: The Klamath Bucket Brigade 9350 Highway 66 Klamath Falls, OR 97603 Call Us at: (541) 884-9594 Email Us at: buckets@klamathbucketbrigade.com https://www.klamathbucketbrigade.com/about daily 0.75 2020-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ced3ca71bd8b30001701f6b/1564584989032-5DP7FU3HY5PBDEDJUSR3/download%2B%25285%2529.jpg About https://www.klamathbucketbrigade.com/home daily 1.0 2020-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8eeee04e5b30763f2762e/1588367444609-CS5W5ZLL8LUQS5GB1ZLV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Our Mission Statement: Promote individual and property rights that are vital to the safety, social and economic well-being of the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8eeee04e5b30763f2762e/1589563347569-9UXCHN5QFQDYH2PDDZ4O/image-asset.jpeg Home - Visit the KBB News Feed Keep up to date with current events and news on our, What’s In The News blog. https://www.klamathbucketbrigade.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2020-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8eeee04e5b30763f2762e/1588365934869-AZ0VTZ7BQFG9ARG48R7N/Klamath-Bucket-Brigade-Position.jpg Our Position - The Klamath Bucket Brigade’s Position on the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement The Politics of Agreement Our Klamath Basin water war is widely recognized by all and mirrors similar battles being waged across most of the western United States. We were skeptical that any sort of agreement would result from the original negotiations leading up to the release of the first public draft of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA). As a result we were surprised to hear that agreement was reached and initially applauded the efforts put into the KBRA. However, as time went on we became more and more disappointed in the structure of the KBRA. It seems to promise that which it cannot bring into existence. The use of a confidentiality requirement during negotiations was carried too far. From early on, far too many questions posed to the supporters of the KBRA were answered “sorry, can’t talk about that, we’ve signed confidentiality agreements.” That should have gone away with the first public release! As a result, many of those both supporting and opposing the KBRA remain woefully misinformed about the specific details of the agreement. What we are left with is a divided community and so long as we remain divided, the KBRA is destined to fail. Fighting this water war has practically become a way of life in the Klamath River Basin. Nobody wants this situation to continue. If the fighting is to end, there must be an agreement that has much broader support than this. As it stands today, the KBRA represents only a starting point, not an endpoint to a definitive agreement. It is not to the point we need to be at considering that the KBRA will seal our fate for the next 50 plus years. One Billion Dollars of Public Taxpayer Financed Funding (aka Government Money) We wonder what our predominately conservative and historically self-supporting community is doing asking for such a massive federal handout. We believe that the acceptance of this money will ultimately spell doom for the Klamath Basin. Ask yourselves this, “where has the government ever fixed anything by throwing money at a problem?” The answer, of course, is nowhere. Consider the situation when a family icon dies without a proper will to his land in place. We have all watched the legal proceedings with dismay as families “lawyer up” and begin fighting over their supposed share of the loot. We believe there is a lesson to learn here. The money connected to the KBRA is likely to result in the same kind of behavior, except in this case the family farm has been expanded to encompass the entire watershed! We are not persuaded by the financial aspects of the KBRA. We listen to those supporting the KBRA claim “it will take all this money to do all the many needed projects!” But we are unconvinced of the need for such immense levels of funding. We are especially concerned about the establishment of a “Klamath Basin Coordinating Council (KBCC)”. Who in the world came up with this idea and how did this make it into the agreement? What is the process to get on this KBCC? Who selected the members? What is the process to remove one or more of the members? This council appears to be comprised of the very people who have historically been a large part of the challenges (problems) we have had to face down. The establishment of the council appears intended to position former adversaries so that they can use the KBRA to further their personal agendas at our expense. As established in the KBRA, the KBCC would be a conglomeration of people who would have no accountability to anybody in the Klamath Basin. Furthermore, they will have more money at their disposal than most, if not all, of the elected officials of the counties inside the Basin. And what might they do with all this money? Who could honestly consider this a good idea? While the coordinating council held a couple of open meetings early on, it now seems to have vanished back into the “cloak of confidentiality” under which the KBRA was birthed. If there is an agreement that is supposed to benefit the Klamath River Basin, why do the KBCC meetings, where the decisions are really made, remain closed? We feel the answer lies in the old adage “follow the money.” A billion dollars is a lot of money and powerful motivation for people to do just about anything. The Guarantee of Project Irrigation Water A “guaranteed” block of water is thought to be the first thing provided for in the KBRA, but as long as the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is the law driving the problem, there will be no guarantee. Any water freed from “harm” to endangered fish species would have to come via revised Biological Opinions (BO). The odds would seem to be stacked against this as the biologists responsible for drafting these opinions have been getting ever more draconian in their water demands in recent years. It is naive to think the Services will suddenly “see the light” and write a BO favorable to irrigation needs of agriculture. Even were a favorable BO to be written, the many existing legal precedents currently restricting agricultural water use challenged in previous opinions is likely to be raised in new lawsuits to derail this. The primary precedent is, of course, the water shut off of 2001. This is ample legal case for the fact the most draconian of the biological options needs to be used for fish, not agriculture, and there are ample organizations not bound by signing the KBRA to file lawsuits The block of water to be guaranteed is inadequate for irrigation. The size of the Klamath Reclamation Project is 210,000 acres (more or less). Water requirements are 2 acre feet per acre to meet plant needs. Year in and year out, there needs to be 400,000 acre feet (more or less) of water delivered to those acres. The block of irrigation water from the KBRA will vary from 330,000-385,000 acre feet, depending on the water year conditions. You can do the math a number of ways, but the ultimate fate is for many irrigated acres to go away. The process in determining which of those acres will go away, when they go away, and how they go away, may become problematic. However figured, the Project would be expected to downsize. Did negotiators with well water think they could continue pumping ground water indefinitely to make up the difference? Say the average of 330,000 and 385,000 is 357,500 acre feet. This is at least 10% less than the 400,000 acre feet of plant water requirement. In reality, we see the potential for reductions as being far worse. We should also point out that under the KBRA, 2011 would have been a water-curtailed year for agriculture. The KBRA amounts would have been set before the abnormally, wet spring and a filled lake. Off Project Water Users Divide Off-project water users would be adversely affected as well. Off-project users are divided into two widely divergent groups, one opposed to and one pro-KBRA. While we repeatedly hear that “the majority of off-project water users support the KBRA”, in actuality most off-project producers do not support the KBRA as evidenced by public testimony. They realize as more land in the basin is taken out of production, the infrastructure for livestock producers and farmers will be affected. Almost 100,000 acres has already been taken out of production above the lake. This agreement calls for another 30,000 acre feet of water to be given up above the lake which is about 18,000 acres of irrigated land. Livestock production has been the economic leader for our farm economy. Fewer and fewer cattle and along with farmed acres could mean the loss of businesses that are vital to our agriculture community. It is important that farmers and ranchers both on and off the Project not allow agencies and environmental groups to convince them to alienate themselves from their neighboring resource users. Water District leaders have the water fees of their constituents to make deals with agencies and environmental groups against the wishes of the majority of the citizens. Without repealing or reforming the ESA, private property must continue to satisfy the public interests of species well-being before the property can be used by its owner. The KBRA does not change this. Water Adjudication We firmly believe that before any agreement is put in place the Oregon Water Resource Department should finalize the Klamath Adjudication. When that has been completed, all irrigators will know the legal standing of their water rights under Oregon Water Law. The Klamath Tribes We have nothing against the Klamath Tribe, but it seems to us support from the local community for a Klamath Reservation would be far easier to obtain if the Tribes had agreed to drop their claims under the adjudication process as part of their signing the agreement. Instead it appears to us they stand to gain plenty with no concessions on their part. The Dam Removal Issue For whatever reasons, the KBRA was tied to the removal of the four Klamath River Dams by the negotiators. We understand the politics of why this was done, but since the KBRA is supposed to be a long term solution, removal of dams on a major river system will pose more long-term negative precedence than benefits gained. We think that existing studies (primarily in the ‘gray’ literature) are inadequate to provide reliable predictions about the effects of dam removal. Most notably, there has not been a systematic, comprehensive assessment of the impact of dam removal on native fish populations of the Klamath, particularly salmonids. This is surprising because the primary motivation for removal of the dams is improvement of these populations." We disagree with statements that removal of the Klamath Dams will not result in a precedent which is an action or decision that can be used subsequently as an example for a similar decision or to justify a similar action. The removal of the dams only furthers the aims of dam removal advocates, particularly in the Snake and Columbia Rivers. The plan doesn’t provide an alternative to dam removal, blames low flows on the agricultural community, erodes property and water rights, and offers very little advice as to what needs to be done to make recovery possible." The TMDL for uplands in the Upper Klamath Lake watershed calls for a reduction of 18% in external phosphorous loading. But just 4% of total external loads come from agriculture pumping; this drives fears that the burden to improve water quality could fall disproportionately on agriculture's shoulders. "There has been a massive push for federal funding to help project irrigators be more efficient with water, by installing high-pressure sprinkler systems and other equipment, since 2001. Such systems use less water, but require more electricity; there is an increasing need for energy at a time when dams are likely to be removed. Dam removal is a hoax, and aside from paying the “stakeholders” billions, will not save the fish. How does the purchase of a 92,000 acre property for the Klamath Tribe save the fish? The FERC re-license report clearly states that the Upper Klamath Basin is a naturally polluted watershed. It is volcanic and high in alkali. The dams contribute to CLEANER WATER!!! Never is there mention of linking increase in algae behind the dams to the ever increasing release of warm, nutrient laden, eutrophic water from Upper Klamath Lake. There is no conflict between agriculture and fishermen and native people except that which has been manufactured by environmental groups who are after the money and the power Upper Klamath Basin Salmon Restoration We see this as another major point of contention and it is particularly troubling to us. We are aware of the studies that support the historic existence of Chinook salmon in the Upper Klamath Basin. Certainly there were years when salmon could access Upper Klamath Lake and its tributaries, but we have no way of knowing how often this occurred, or how heavy the runs were. And just as certainly, there were many years where low water prevented any salmon passage past either or both the Keno or Link River reefs. It is our position that these studies can give us no realistic restoration goals in terms of numbers. Our fear is that the overwhelming attitude will be failure if anything less than millions of salmon show up seeking upriver passage past the Keno Dam. We believe that Spencer Creek is probably the last upstream spawning point from a yearly run production. Lower Klamath River Salmon Restoration The KBRA assumes that if we remove the dams it will “restore the salmon runs”. We doubt the likelihood of restoration of Lower Klamath River salmon as the problems facing salmon go far beyond the presence of the dams. Changing ocean conditions and overharvest are just a few of the other variables affecting salmon runs. In addition, many questions have been raised about the genetics of these lower river fish. For years we have heard about the loss of genetic diversity due to formally extirpated stocks. Such genetic loss (diversity) can never be replaced and would affect the ability to restore salmon runs after dam removal. We question whether the current salmon populations are truly native species? Are the current ESA listings even appropriate or just a means to an end? Each day we seem to learn more about the variables affecting salmon populations, and there is considerable opinion that dam removal may be more likely to reduce salmon numbers than increase them. Validation Now we see water districts who have signed the KBRA going to court to seek legal validation for their actions. None of these water districts saw fit to actually attempt to poll their respective memberships to gauge the level of support among the members. If validation is achieved, individual members will have no future legal recourse to challenge for damages when they occur. This is a tough one to explain, much less to understand. What we cannot have is this sort of misguided policy ruling our lives for the next 50 years. Finally! The KBRA does not guarantee water, a specific power rate, or any relief from the Endangered Species Act or Biological Opinions, but the multi-billion dollar KBRA does guarantee downsizing agriculture, demolishing hydropower dams servicing 70,000 households, controlling water well use, planting fish species, including fish parasites, into Klamath Lake and requiring their survival, requiring further downsizing agriculture if their committees conclude farmers are ruining the climate, and giving control of the ag drought plan to government agencies, tribes and environmental groups. There are certainly other reasons we do not support the KBRA, a proper rebuttal would require a document equal in size to the KBRA. "The Klamath Bucket Brigade is adamantly opposed to the Klamath Basin Restoration agreement and to the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement as they are currently constituted. The agreements represent a minority of special interest groups and spreads the cost to every U.S. taxpayer. The Klamath Bucket Brigade Board of Trustees will support an agreement backed by a majority of the residents of the entire Klamath River Basin and that assures all property and water rights are protected." https://www.klamathbucketbrigade.com/team daily 0.75 2020-05-29 https://www.klamathbucketbrigade.com/general-4 daily 0.75 2020-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8eeee04e5b30763f2762e/1589495536257-2VYHWTJJQ7D9A6JZ1Z7M/a_histstationaryBucket.jpg KBB History https://www.klamathbucketbrigade.com/privacy daily 0.75 2020-05-29 https://www.klamathbucketbrigade.com/you-need-to-know daily 0.75 2020-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea8eeee04e5b30763f2762e/1590787091344-UY1G28IPB58XXV5YB33G/LinkRiverSpringAerial.jpg You Need To Know - You Need To Know Index of Available Information: The Truth: Sample Information: Final National Academy of Science Report, the National Research Council's report - Higher Water Levels Not Needed for Klamath Basin Fish, a report by Biologist Dave Vogel titled Salmon Rearing Habitats in the Main Stem Klamath River and a 2003 National Resources Inventory on Land Use. We have links to Range Magazine's Special Report on "Water In The West" and Michael Crichton's speech on "Environmentalism as a Religion" and much more. Click on the link above. Mandatory Reading & Knowledge: Articles by Jim Beers, Walter E. Williams, Alan Caruba, Joyce Morrison, Sen. Wayne Allard, Derry Brownfield, Henry Lamb, National Geographic, WaterWatch, and the California Farm Bureau plus much more. Mandatory Reading & Knowledge #2: The first index of important news you need to read has gotten too big so we've added a second index to help you find newer articles. It starts the first of November, 2008 Mandatory Reading & Knowledge #3: The first and second indexes of important news you need to read has gotten too big so we've added a third index to help you find newer articles. It starts the first of January , 2013 A History of the Klamath Water Crisis: The Klamath Basin Water Crisis didn't start on April 6, 2001 and it still continues today. How'd we get there and what happened that fateful summer - articles, eye witness accounts, photos - you'll fine it all here. What's Happened Since 2001, The Water Crisis Continues: What's happening now in the continuing Klamath story? This index has day to day news of the continuing battle for farming and ranching in the Klamath Project. (We've moved most of the 2002 - 2006 newspaper article links to this index from the History index.) 2007 - The Klamath Basin Water Crisis Continues: Your up-to-date news source for what's happening concerning farming and ranching in the Upper Klamath Basin. 2008 - The Klamath Basin Water Crisis Continues: Seven years after the Klamath Basin Water Crisis started in 2001, the battle to keep farming and ranching viable in the Upper Klamath Basin continues. 2009 - The Klamath Basin Water Crisis Continues: Eight years and counting. What lies ahead for the farmers and ranchers in the Klamath River Basin? Will the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement be ratified? Will the four PacifiCorp dams on the Klamath River be removed. These are the questions this index may answer. 2010 - The Klamath Basin Water Crisis Continues: 2010 will probably be the year that most of the Klamath River Basin environmental water problems could be solved if the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement is signed and Federal and State Legislation is passed to make it the law of the land. 2011 - The Klamath Basin Water Crisis Continues: 2011 will continue the Klamath River Basin environmental water problems and the possible implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement 2012 - The Klamath Basin Water Crisis Continues: 2012 could end up being the year that the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement legislation is passed and funded by Congress - or it could be defeated completely. In March, Department of the Interior Commissioner Ken Salazar will be making the final determination on removing the four main dams on the Klamath River and implement the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement. 2013 - The Klamath Basin Water Crisis Continues: 2013 started out with low Upper Klamath Lake levels and a worry about irrigation supplies during the summer. The Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement was extended two years because it was exposed to expire on December 31, 2012. Klamath Project History: This page is full of historic information about the Klamath Project. There's a link to the Reclamation Act/Newlands Act of 1902, a 1903 USGS Map of the Upper Klamath Basin, the Klamath River Basin Compact, and links to John C. Boyle's book 50 Years on the Klamath. You'll find many historic photos taken during the building of the Klamath Project plus much more. Klamath Project Operations: This is your main source for links to the Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region - Klamath Basin Area Office website and quick links to information found there. You'll also find maps of the Klamath Project and irrigation districts, yearly operations plans, and a link to the Bureau's Undepleted Natural Flow Study Miscellaneous Basin Information: This section is misstated; there is nothing miscellaneous about the information contained in this section. You'll find all kinds of interesting information here. The Klamath River Basin Fisheries Restoration Program, the Trinity River Restoration Program, notes from the Klamath Watershed Conference held February 2004, information on Conservation Easements and water banks. Check this section out! You don't know what you're missing. House of Representatives Committee on Resources Hearing Testimony on the Klamath Basin, June 16, 2001: Links to the testimony of Dave Vogel, Klamath County Commissioner Steve West, Klamath Irrigation District Manager Dave Solem, business owner Bob Gasser and farmer John Crawford; PCFFA member "Zeke" Grader, Klamath Tribal Chairman Allen Foreman, Yurok Tribe Executive Director Troy Fletcher, and Principal of Tulelake High School Sharron Molder plus more. The Lost River and shortnose suckers: Here you'll find almost everything you've ever wanted to know about the two endangered suckers that inhabit the Upper Klamath Basin. Species profiles, distribution, Biological Assessments, the Recovery Plan, and delisting information. The Coho Salmon: Links to NOAA/NMFS information on the coho salmon including the Biological Opinion, hatchery records, the Oregon Plan for Coastal Salmon, and information about the Alsea Valley Alliance v. Donald Evans decision and new information on how NOAA is planning on dealing with this court case plus more scientific reports. The Bull Trout: The Bull Trout - another endangered species that inhabits the upper watershed of the Klamath Basin. Find links to the USF&WS 1998 Biological Opinion and Draft Recovery Plan plus economic information about this listing Weekly USGS Flow Graphs: Since January of 2005, we've been posting USGS elevation graphs for Upper Klamath Lake on the home page. Recently, we were asked to include Weekly USGS Flow Graphs from the headwaters to the ocean for the entire Klamath River Basin. Here you'll find all the compiled information plus new weekly graphs. The Endangered Species Act: GAO Reports, links to USF&WS and NOAA/NMFS Endangered Species websites, House and Senate bills to amend the act, and links to the Chairman of the House Resource Committee - Richard Pombo. Wolves in Oregon: Wolves have been in Oregon for several years now and farmers and ranchers have worried about their livestock after learning what they have done in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. In 2011 a young male left the NE Oregon Imnaha pack and traveled over 700 miles to Klamath County. Because there has been so much news about wolves in Oregon, we've removed all these articles from Mandatory Reading & Knowledge #2 and given them their own index . Testimony Before the House Resource Committee and Sub Committee's On Reforming the Endangered Species Act and Other Matters: B ecause the Endangered Species Act affects the entire nation, this section contains links to sites on the House Resource Committee's website that provides links to individuals testimony before the Committee and Sub-Committee's that concerns new House Legislation and testimony about the affects the 30-year old ESA has had on certain communities. Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Field Oversight Hearing on Endangered Species Act August 23, 2004 In Casper, Wyoming: The United States Senate is also concerned about Endangered Species and the 1973 Act that protects them. Here you'll find links to the opening statement of Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming and the testimony from all who were invited to address the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Let's Blame the Klamath Project: Newspaper reporters like to repeat what they call the truth when in fact, all they report are distortions and half truths. This section contains numerous newspaper articles that point the finger of blame to the farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Project for everything that goes wrong down river. We've posted a few responses to these negative articles. Coastal Fishermen: Klamath Project Farmers and West Coast Fishermen - salmon or other ocean bounty natural resource - are not enemies contrary to what the Environmental Coalition wants everyone to believe. Here you will find information about a lawsuit filed June 3, 2005 by the Pacific Legal Foundation on behalf of the Oregon Trollers Association and others against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) arguing that the agency’s decision to slash the 2005 commercial trolling chinook salmon fishing season by more than half violated federal law. Here you'll also find information and articles about how the Klamath Project Farmers and the Oregon Trollers are working together to keep water and fish in the rivers. PacifiCorp Klamath River Relicensing And Possible Dam Removal: Here you'll find links to PacifiCorp's main Klamath River dam relicensing site and their technical, study plans, resource reports, and final license application. This index started out to be just about the FERC re-licensing of the four PacifiCorp dams located on the Klamath River. Because of the concerns by environmentalists and downstream Tribal groups that the dams are a major cause of low salmon returns and the fact that some of the same groups are pushing for the removal of some of the Columbia and Snake River dams; this index has evolved into the dam vs. fish issue. Klamath Irrigators "Taking" Suit in the U. S. Federal Court of Claims: Here you'll find links to the Klamath Irrigation District, et al., vs United States of America legal documents. Find the original complaint filed on October 11, 2001, the January 2003 Amended Complaint for Just Compensation and Damages, briefs filed by the defendant, and Amicus Curiae "Friend of the Court" Briefs and Motions. We will also post the Federal Court of Claims final verdict when it becomes available. What you will not find is the original reply by defendant - United States of America - to the Klamath irrigators first complaint. It is not available in electronic form as yet - we are working to get it posted soon. Klamath Irrigation District Public Board Meeting Notes: At this link you find the monthly Klamath Irrigation District Board meeting minutes and notes starting from November of 2001. Scientific Reports: Though there are other scientific reports scattered among the other sections, this is where you need to come for government reports on hydrologic conditions in the Klamath River before the September 2002 fish die-off, Klamath River temperature monitoring, and links to the results from the Upper Klamath Basin Science Workshop plus more. Klamath River Basin Water Quality Data: Water quality in the Upper Klamath Basin is important for all human and wildlife that live here and further down stream in the Klamath River. In this section you'll find many state and federal DEQ scientific reports on nutrient loading, eutrophication, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and much more. Instream Water Supply Issues: Keeping instream flows up for down stream salmon is important to the farmers and ranchers in the Upper Klamath Basin. Here you'll find links to USGS Real Time Flow Gauges, the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act, the Bureau of Reclamation's Undepleted Natural Flow Study, and the Hardy Phase I Report and draft Hardy Phase II report. Klamath Basin Wetland Restoration: Wetland Restoration in the Upper Klamath Basin is an ongoing project being carried out by private landowners, government agencies, and environmental groups. We have links to information about the Wood River Ranch, the Sycan Marsh, USF&WS restoration projects, and a summary of recent and proposed restoration and water conservation efforts undertaken by Basin landowners. We also have links to the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges plus more. Klamath Basin Water Adjudication: Water rights in the Upper Klamath Basin are going through the Oregon State Water Adjudication process. Links are provided to the main Oregon Water Resource Department's website on adjudication and we've provided a link to Oregon Water Rights. The Klamath Tribes (Klamath, Modoc, and the Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians): Links to historical information, Tribal Society, the 1864 Treaty, the Reservation, Termination, Economic Self-Sufficiency, U.S. v Adair, Tribal Trust, and much more. The NW California Tribes (Yurok, Hoopa [Hupa], Karuk): Tribes remaining today in NW California are the Karuk, Hoopa (Hupa), and Yurok. While sharing a similar cultural framework, each of these Tribes had a wholly distinct Tribal language. The Yurok lived along the coast and up the Klamath River, extending about 45 miles and somewhat past the junction with the Trinity River as well as a short distance south along the Trinity. The Karuk lived on Klamath above Yurok territory further up river to beyond Happy Camp, and along the Salmon River; the Hoopa (Hupa) inhabited the Trinity. Court Decisions and 60-day Letter Notices to Sue: A coalition of environmental groups has filed many lawsuits against the US government and other stakeholders in the Klamath Basin. The Invasive Species Act: Links to GAO Reports, House and Senate bills to establish an Invasive Species Act, and many articles written by Jim Beers about what this new invasion of our private property rights will do to all American's. The North American Union: One of the biggest threats to the sovereignty of the United States of America and our constitution is the implantation of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America which will cause Canada, the United States and Mexico to be combined into the North American Union along the lines of the European Union. At this index, you'll find articles written by Jerome R. Corsi, Henry Lamb, Tom DeWeese, Patrick Wood, Senator Ron Paul, and many others. The Wildlands Project, Sustainable Development, Agenda 21, and Smart Growth: What is the Wildlands Project? This is your information headquarters! We've got links to Range Magazine's Special Report on the Wildlands Project, HR 652 and other bills which will make the Wildlands Project an official government policy, Judy Keeler's extensive 13 part report on The Wildlands Project Comes to Hidalgo County, and a US map of the Wildlands Project and Biodiversity Corridors that includes Southern Oregon and Northern California. What really is Sustainable Development and Smart Growth? Check out this section to find out what these two United Nation programs are all about. Is there really a United Nations program called "Agenda 21"? Search for: The Klamath Bucket Brigade provides links to sites maintained by other organizations for informational purposes only. The Klamath Bucket Brigade has no responsibility for the accuracy of the content of any Website to which a link is provided. The groups included on the list do not necessarily reflect the views of the Klamath Bucket Brigade. 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