Category Archives: Land Use

You Can’t Win if You Don’t Play: Get in the game!

In the first blog of this series, I told you about dots and how connecting them can reveal hidden pictures.You need to see the big picture the conservation movement is contending for, know what that means to the way you live, and understand why you should care. We’ve heard cries – especially from the Central Valley over water – for balance [...]

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Prelude to my post: McClintock Statement to USFS

I’ll be posting a follow-up to this press release later today. Here is Congressman McClintock’s statement at a Round Table Meeting with the USFS last week. He’s angry. So are many. I have heard some of these and other complaints from folks on our Forest. For Immediate Release: August 26, 2010 Media Contacts: Jennifer Cressy | 202-225-2511 [...]

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Conservation’s plan for Tuolumne and beyond: dots, big picture, and the future

Much of my career has been devoted to solving conflict:  identifying areas of agreement and seeking balance and harmony among people, agencies, and places in conflict. As you read the upcoming series, you may think I’ve abandoned that. I have not. Until I show you how far out of balance things are, you may not [...]

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A case for refunding the Williamson Act

Have you wondered why such a fuss is being made over de-funding the Williamson Act subventions to counties ? Confused about the meaning of “subvention”? There’s an explanation below, but let me give it a try and I think you’ll understand why it’s such a big deal to counties. Be forewarned: my explanation is simplistic. [...]

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