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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;font-style:italic'>ORIGINALLY POSTED BY THE
KLAMATH RESTORATION COUNCIL [klamath@klamathrestoration.org]<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7E835B;font-style:italic'>Restore the
Klamath.  Fix the World.</span></font></i> <br>
<i><font size=2 color="#7e835b"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#7E835B;
font-style:italic'>Klamath Restoration Council News and Information Network </span></font></i><i><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>Posted by Zeke Grader</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Folks: Other than thanking Byron for getting everyone a copy of
TU/Earthjustice’s excellent white paper on salmon critical habitat, you
should be aware NMFS may release its designations tomorrow, Friday, the
12th,  instead of Monday.  The “Friday night dump” has
become a favorite of the Administration as a means of avoiding  press on
issues it knows will be unpopular.  It may be a good idea for people to
make some press contacts and get their thoughts to reporters today or tomorrow
in anticipation of such a move by the National Marine Fisheries Service (excuse
me, NO Fisheries). <br>
- Zeke Grader <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>Posted by Byron Leydecker</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#291A10'>Following provided by Kaitlin L. Lovell
of Trout Unlimited in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>,
 <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State></st1:place>.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#291A10'>Today, Earthjustice, National Wildlife Federation, and
Trout Unlimited released a white paper</span></font> <br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'>on salmon and steelhead
critical habitat entitled, "A Place Called Home: Why Critical Habitat is</span></font>
<br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'>Essential to the Recovery of
Salmon and Steelhead</span></font> <br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'><<a
href="http://www.tu.org/atf/cf/%7B0D18ECB7-7347-445B-A38E-65B282BBBD8A%7D/sal">http://www.tu.org/atf/cf/%7B0D18ECB7-7347-445B-A38E-65B282BBBD8A%7D/sal</a></span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#291A10'>mon_habitat_report.pdf> .  (Click the title to
follow the link to the report or go to www.tu.org).</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#291A10'>The report analyzes how the administration's critical habitat
proposal threatens salmon</span></font> <br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'>recovery throughout <st1:City
w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State>, <st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>
in three important ways:</span></font> <br>
  <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#291A10'>1) Eliminates protection for vitally important but
currently unoccupied habitat;</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#291A10'>2) Trades habitat protection for policies and plans that
were never intended to protect salmon;</span></font> <br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'>and</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#291A10'>3) Further rolls back critical habitat protections based
on unfair economic considerations.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#291A10'>The report does this by highlighting the people and
places that have benefited from critical</span></font> <br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'>habitat protections
throughout the <st1:place w:st="on">Pacific Northwest</st1:place>.  Their
personal stories show us that</span></font> <br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'>moving lines on maps makes a
difference for salmon and steelhead.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#291A10'>NOAA Fisheries is expected to announce its final decision
on critical habitat designations for 20</span></font> <br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'>stocks of salmon and
steelhead on Monday, August 15th.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 color="#291a10" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#291A10'>Byron Leydecker,</span></font> <br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'>Chair, Friends of Trinity
River</span></font> <br>
<font color="#291a10"><span style='color:#291A10'>Consultant, California Trout,
Inc.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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