tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361990989642100421.post276128939005142036..comments2024-03-12T10:09:34.656-07:00Comments on KlamBlog: River of Renewal tours Northcoast (and) A major architect of the Water Deal speaks out!Felice Pacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15745833097325147423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361990989642100421.post-25763569872637493522013-03-21T13:02:17.596-07:002013-03-21T13:02:17.596-07:00Thanks for pulling Troy's covers. The Yurok pe...Thanks for pulling Troy's covers. The Yurok people need to know , they are being sold-out by Troy and his little buddy Javier Kinney. Roland Raymond knows where the bodies are buried so he'll beat the embezelment rap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361990989642100421.post-17944394077457107832009-03-16T14:20:00.000-07:002009-03-16T14:20:00.000-07:00Dan and Anonymous have a good point. Mr. Fletcher'...Dan and Anonymous have a good point. Mr. Fletcher's testimony at the K-Fall's ESA hearing is not available electronically so I used the Northcoast Journal article as a substitute. And even his testimony emphasizes the federal government's failure to provide for tribal trust rather than overtly trashing the ESA. <BR/><BR/>However, I believe the context of Fletcher's statements should be considered. He was testifying at a hearing designed by the Republicans to trash the ESA. The Democrats boycotted the event. By participating Fletcher was colluding with an attack on the ESA. <BR/><BR/>More importantly, Fletcher failed to show any appreciation for the fact that the ESA is the ONLY thing that has put any more water into the Klamath River for salmon. If Fletcher and the Yurok Tribal Government thinks tribal trust can do better for the salmon why don't they file a lawsuit of their own? <BR/><BR/>The ESA is not a panacea for the Klamath. But salmon are keystone species which indicate the health of the ecosystems they inhabit. Until we get an Endangered Ecosystems Act, that is one of the best tools we have to defend salmon and their watersheds.Felice Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15745833097325147423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361990989642100421.post-49327363345605410252009-03-16T12:41:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:41:00.000-07:00I don't see in that quote where Troy said strength...I don't see in that quote where Troy said strengthen the ESA. He says the ESA does not protect tribal fisheries, big difference.<BR/><BR/>ESA listing is supposed to be a means of halting the decline of a native species, then turning it around and recovering it to a healthy population.<BR/><BR/>The solemn legal responsibilities Troy speaks of are the responsibilities of the federal government, under treaties with the Yurok Tribe and other Native American Tribes, to ensure fish populations are large enough to support harvest.<BR/><BR/>#1 is not the same as #2, and at some times the two are incompatible (for instance, continued Native American harvest of Klamath River spring chinook, of which we average less than 500 each year).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4361990989642100421.post-77862811348549837242009-02-18T09:48:00.000-08:002009-02-18T09:48:00.000-08:00Felice You say, "Mr. Fletcher then engaged in a cr...Felice <BR/><BR/>You say, "Mr. Fletcher then engaged in a critique of the federal Endangered Species Act which Klamath watchers would have found familiar."<BR/><BR/>However, I just read the North Coast Journal article that you have linked and Fletcher said the exact opposite of what you claim. He actually spoke out for strengthening the ESA, not weakening it!<BR/><BR/>Here's the section of the article where Fletcher is quoted:<BR/><BR/>Speaking as a representative of the Klamath River Inter-Tribal Fish and Water Commission, Fletcher said that from the tribes' point of view the ESA was not doing nearly enough. The federal government, he said, had the legal responsibility to maintain tribal resources, including the Klamath and its fish.<BR/><BR/>"With regard to the specific application of the Endangered Species Act in the Klamath Basin, it's important to note that the goals of the ESA fall way short of implementing the United States' solemn commitments to Native people in the basin," Fletcher said.<BR/><BR/>ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com