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December, 2010
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State of Working Lands: December 1, 2010
Sent Wednesday, December 1, 2010
The State of Working Lands
December 1, 2010
Working Lands Website - Announcement
The Idaho Working Lands Steering Committee announces changes in the Coalition's
Website. Due to the current economic conditions, a policy initiative will not be pursued during the Idaho 2011 legislative session. The Website will continue to be available for the calendar year, but the monthly newsletter will not be published in 2011.
Resources will continue to be available to […]
September, 2010
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State of Working Lands: September 17, 2010
Sent Friday, September 17, 2010
The State of Working Lands
September 17, 2010
Working Lands Website - New Features
The Idaho Working Lands website offers two new features:
Bibliography: The on-line Bibliography of reference documents is available in a new format. Reports and publications are added to the Bibliography throughout the year. The index to the documents is available on the Home page under the category Bibliography. View current index>>
News Clips. The recently announced […]
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State of Working Lands: September 15, 2010
Sent Tuesday, September 14, 2010
The State of Working Lands
September 15, 2010
Working Lands Website - News Clips
The Idaho Working Lands website includes a new feature - News Clips. The Home page now includes a post of recent news articles about Working Lands. The source of the articles is a variety of publications on the Web. Check the Home page for recent stories.
News Feeds (RSS): […]
March, 2010
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State of Working Lands: March 15, 2010
Sent Monday, March 15, 2010
The State of Working Lands
March 15, 2010
Working Lands Fund Update: Senate Bill 1343
The Idaho Senate passed S 1343 by a vote of 21-13. The bill was sent to the House, and at time of this newsletter, the bill was held at the Speaker's desk. The status of the bill may not change for the remainder of the legislative session. To track the status: Read more>>.
The Senate Resources and Environment public hearing minutes on S 1343 (March 3rd) are available […]
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State of Working Lands: March 1, 2010
Sent Monday, March 1, 2010
The State of Working Lands
March 1, 2010
Working Lands Fund Update: Senate Bill 1343
The Senate Resources and Environment Committee has scheduled a
hearing on the Idaho Working Lands Fund Act. The bill proposes that
the Idaho Legislature establish a Working Lands Fund to protect and
enhance the benefits that working lands provide to Idahoans. Read more>>. […]
February, 2010
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State of Working Lands: February 2010
Sent Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The State of Working Lands
February 2010
Having Lots to Learn
Prior to the real estate bubble, landowners and developers
subdivided private working lands. The speculative housing market drove
real estate prices to values many multiples greater than values for
forest, farm and ranch production. The bubble residue left a pattern
on the landscape of premature subdivisions - a configuration of
building sites with no one home. Three partners share an […]
January, 2010
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State of Working Lands: January 2010
Sent Friday, January 15, 2010
The State of Working Lands
January 2010
Wyoming Trust Allocates $4.8 Million
The Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resources Trust Board approved
projects totaling $4.8 million. The current round of applications
included acquisition of conservation easements, treatment of beetle
infested forests, and watershed restoration projects. The legislature
established the fund in 2005, and over $18 million of projects
benefited from the trust. The Trust Fund seeks […]
December, 2009
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State of Working Lands: December 2009
Sent Monday, December 21, 2009
The State of Working Lands
December 2009
Interim Committee Requests Draft Bill
The Idaho Working Lands Coalition presented a concept paper to
the Natural Resources Interim Committee on December 15th. The paper
proposes a Working Lands and Wild Life Trust Account, dedicated to
retaining private working lands and wildlife habitat. Following the
presentation and discussion, the Committee requested draft language of
the enabling legislation for their […]
November, 2009
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State of Working Lands: November 2009
Sent Thursday, November 12, 2009
The State of Working Lands
November 2009
The Cost of Wildlife Recovery
What is the value of wildlife habitat? Economists have struggled
to estimate the dollar value of wildlife habitat and other ecosystem
services. The recent Fish and Wildlife Service report on threatened
and endangered species expenditures for 2007 offers a cost based
perspective. When the quality of habitat diminishes, what does it cost
the public to recover the species? Read […]
October, 2009
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State of Working Lands: October 2009
Sent Thursday, October 1, 2009
The State of Working Lands
October 2009
Wildlife and Working Lands
The Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy identifies important habitat areas across the state. Known as Focal
Areas, the delineated regions represent locations important to species of
greatest conservation need. The Focal Areas are not restricted to ownership
boundaries, and include federal, state, and private lands. The testimony of
Idaho Fish and Game to the Natural […]