These things are difficult, but not impossible.
I also thank Chairman Bingaman and Ranking Member Murkowski for working with me and Senator Risch on this bill.
We too, have traveled this path of collaborative conservation on the Owyhee Canyon lands.
I'm interested more in hearing on the procedural basis, how we get to the consensus that we need.
In May I introduced the Tony Dean Cheyenne River Valley Conservation Act to establish the first grasslands wilderness ar...
I know that it's possible.
While this bill is not perfect, and does need some more work, Senator Risch and I are going to continue working with the...
We have to undertake these efforts together in a consensus based manner. If we do not, we will never find our way forwar...
You have always been up front with me regarding your opposition to additional wilderness in Idaho.
As the principal author of CIEDRA, I feel it is appropriate to respond to you directly.
We appreciate the efforts of the Committee leadership and Senator Crapo in reshaping those earlier versions of CIEDRA.
I appreciate your taking the time to comment regarding your concerns with S.3294, the Central Idaho Economic Development...
I still believe a better alternative exists to protect the proposed areas, create economic development and recreational ...
CIEDRA will provide little, if any, additional protection for these special areas, their character and the landscape.
From an absolute legal standpoint you're absolutely correct. From a practical standpoint you and I both know that before...
I cannot support protection at the cost of access, sacrificing recreational or hunting opportunities or impacting state ...
Those three are three areas that, in the Roadless rule, when you and I worked on that that we designated for what is ess...
Together we have worked on collaborative conservation measures before including the Idaho Roadless Rule.
