Will Earthjustice and the Coalition decide not to challenge new biological opinions in order to demonstrate “goodwill” toward irrigators with whom they have collaborated on the proposed Klamath Water Deal?
The statement would appear to indicate that Earthjustice is a party to the proposed Deal. In truth, however, Earthjustice and several other members of the Klamath Basin Coalition are not part of the self-styled Klamath Settlement Group which produced the proposed Klamath Water Deal.
So, for the record, members of the Klamath Basin Coalition are: American Rivers, Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, Friends of the River, Institute for Fisheries Resources, Klamath Basin Audubon Society, Klamath Forest Alliance, National Center for Conservation Science and Policy, Northcoast Environmental Center, Oregon Wild, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Sierra Club, Klamath Riverkeeper, The Wilderness Society, Trout Unlimited, and Waterwatch of Oregon
Of these organizations the following are part of the Klamath Settlement Group: American Rivers, Friends of the River, Institute for Fisheries Resources, Klamath Forest Alliance, Northcoast Environmental Center, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, and Trout Unlimited
Oregon Wild and Waterwatch of Oregon were originally part of the Group but were engineered out when they would not go along with the approach to "settlement" promoted by the Bush Administration.
Of those Coalition members who did stay in the Group after Oregon Wild and Waterwatch were kicked out, American Rivers and Trout Unlimited have indicated that they will support the proposed Water Deal if a dam removal agreement with PacifiCorp is achieved. The Institute for Fisheries Resources, Klamath Forest Alliance, Northcoast Environmental Center and Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations have indicated support for the process but have stated that they need specific changes in the Deal before they would support it. It is not clear where Friends of the River or the Ashland-based National Center for Conservation Science and Policy stand on the proposed Water Deal. KlamBlog has calls in to these two groups to ascertain their positions but so far the calls haves not been returned. FOR has been a major advocate for removing the Klamath River Dams.
KlamBlog regrets the error in our last post, We invite any encourage members of the Klamath Basin Coalition and members of the Klamath Settlement Group to use this space to explain their organizations' positions on the Water Deal and to tell readers what else they are doing to "Save the Klamath River".
So, for the record, members of the Klamath Basin Coalition are: American Rivers, Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, Friends of the River, Institute for Fisheries Resources, Klamath Basin Audubon Society, Klamath Forest Alliance, National Center for Conservation Science and Policy, Northcoast Environmental Center, Oregon Wild, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Sierra Club, Klamath Riverkeeper, The Wilderness Society, Trout Unlimited, and Waterwatch of Oregon
Of these organizations the following are part of the Klamath Settlement Group: American Rivers, Friends of the River, Institute for Fisheries Resources, Klamath Forest Alliance, Northcoast Environmental Center, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, and Trout Unlimited
Oregon Wild and Waterwatch of Oregon were originally part of the Group but were engineered out when they would not go along with the approach to "settlement" promoted by the Bush Administration.
Of those Coalition members who did stay in the Group after Oregon Wild and Waterwatch were kicked out, American Rivers and Trout Unlimited have indicated that they will support the proposed Water Deal if a dam removal agreement with PacifiCorp is achieved. The Institute for Fisheries Resources, Klamath Forest Alliance, Northcoast Environmental Center and Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations have indicated support for the process but have stated that they need specific changes in the Deal before they would support it. It is not clear where Friends of the River or the Ashland-based National Center for Conservation Science and Policy stand on the proposed Water Deal. KlamBlog has calls in to these two groups to ascertain their positions but so far the calls haves not been returned. FOR has been a major advocate for removing the Klamath River Dams.
KlamBlog regrets the error in our last post, We invite any encourage members of the Klamath Basin Coalition and members of the Klamath Settlement Group to use this space to explain their organizations' positions on the Water Deal and to tell readers what else they are doing to "Save the Klamath River".
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