Immediate Need Call to Action 
H.B.4015, Oregon’s paramount
land use bill, is being held hostage. This bill
stands a good chance of making it thru both the house and senate. In addition the Governor has promised to sign it into law
should it pass as expected. 
 
Currently H.B. 4095 has come out
of committee and is languishing in Democratic Senate President, Peter Courtney’s, “Ways and Means committee”. Apparently Senator Courtney’s
plan is to let this important bill die from lack of action. All he has to do is
nothing and H.B.4015 will disappear as if it never were written. 

Oregon needs jobs and the revenue generated by the intelligent managing of our natural resources. Don’t let one eco-terrorist determine Oregon’s future. Write a personal e-mail, Call, or Fax Senator Courtney and demand that he release this bill for consideration by all of Oregon’s elected officials.Rodney L Schilling  

 
http://www.leg.state.or.us/courtney/       

Salem Office Phone  # 503-986-1600  
Salem Office Fax # 503-986-1004

Anonymous Sender:

 I checked on the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center which is
administered through Portland State University. I should have recognized this
program but it has changed its name; it used to be part of the Oregon Heritage
Plan .... Go to the website www.orbic.pdx.edu/publications.html and you will find Dave and Kathy's annual study report for the 2011 Snowy Plover nesting season.


Based on their research findings, the Snowy Plover in coastal Oregon
has attained or is very close to attaining the recovery goals established by the
USFWS Recovery Plan. But, as I told you before, this bird will not be delisted
by the fed's even if the goal is met in Oregon and Washington, because the
recovery criteria for California will require an increase of about 1,000 birds
(as I recall off the top of my head). This will probably never happen; moreover,
even if the bird were delisted in Oregon by the fed's the head of State Parks
said he wouldn't care and continue to set habitat aside for the bird. Also note
that the authors of the report suggest that we need to start looking at
protecting the bird on their wintering grounds (to increase over-winter
survivorship). This bird is more widely dispersed in the winter, so this
argument could be used to close beaches in the winter in areas where they do not
nest, in addition to closing the nest areas year-round. Also note the call for
expanding the closure zones during the nesting season, because with the increase
in abundance and fledging success nesting density is increasing, which will
increase the likelihood of predation unless we provide more undisturbed nesting
areas.


We all want to protect coastal populations of Snowy Plovers in
perpetuity, and we can, even with limiting set-aside areas and regulations to
what they are now and continuing the active protection against nest predation
(which they are doing). But these folks have a bigger agenda: they cannot stand
the idea, for example, of ATV activity on our dunes and beaches and they will
use any excuse to shut this activity down. An activity that was recently
estimated to bring $60 million a year into the economy of coastal towns in just
the area from Florence to Coos Bay.

The 63 page document that I left with you Saturday is here:
http://www.oregon.gov/OPSW/cohoproject/PDFs/November2007_pdfs/Coho_Plan.pdf

I got it from this page at the state of oregon:
http://www.oregon.gov/OPSW/cohoproject/coho_proj.shtml
 

Hi Rob
Here is the link to
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bandon-Marsh-Expansion/271172929619998

Fellow Patriot,







It's an exciting
time to be a Ron Paul supporter.  Although the future may seem bleak for America
I feel it's actually pretty bright.  The media keeps reporting that Ron Paul is
in a distant fourth place in delegates.  However, the delegates in Maine, Nevada
and Iowa have yet to be awarded.  I am confident that after the delegates are
awarded at the state conventions that Ron Paul will be in a very strong second
place or possibly in first.  For this reason and I am proud to introduce myself
as the Coos County Coordinator for the Ron Paul 2012 campaign.  I received your
contact information from the campaign and from fellow grassroots organizers. 







Currently, we have
several things that need organizing.  First and foremost, we are looking for
people that are interested in becoming a Precinct Committee-person (PCP).  Being
a PCP requires nothing more than passion for our cause.  There will be no public
speaking required nor will there be many responsibilities for this role. With
that said, being a PCP is probably the most important thing you can do for Ron
Paul and his message.  I am also seeking someone who would be in charge of the
Coos County Youth for Ron Paul activities as well as someone who may be
interested in coordinating meet and greets at their house or place of business.







All of this is very
serious business, but let's also enjoy ourselves.  Changing America's future
should be fun!  If anyone wants to organize or participate in any sign waving
activities or anything like that let me know and we can work on that together. 







I
am hoping that you will email me back and let me know what level of involvement
you are willing to have in the campaign.  If I don't hear back from you I will
give you a call in the near future to introduce my self.  Please friend our
local Coos County for Ron Paul Facebook page and invite as many people as
possible.  www.facebook.com/ccrp2012










For Liberty, 

Mary,  GREAT!  Both Ears and the Tail for this "Most Excellent Article" and
coverage.
Bob Arnold
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Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:24 PM
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Charlotte Iserbyt:
The Miseducation of America
 
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video
Charlotte
Thompson Iserbyt served as the head of policy at the Department of Education
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This is a great video with Charlotte Iserbyt talking about the complete 
fraud our education system is. At around the 40 minute mark, she starts to talk 
about something that is being pushed by Agenda 21 – consolidation, though she 
eventually gears it toward how they use it with the school system.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFqfiDiJIPI
It’s a
video that  needs to go viral and people need to download it before youtube
scrubs it  because no one in the government will want any person, let alone
parent, watch  it’s content.

Hey Everyone,

Here is the video of the meeting in The Bandon Barn.
http://coosmediacenter.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=6929e3cf8972e00c782f47f86df99ce0

This is what City Councilor Mike Classen had to say about the meeting: 
“The repeated misstatements of fact at the meeting were disappointing to say the least.”  Mike Claassen

 Classen also made this statement:
  '"This photo shows the first wide open view of the Marsh as I drive out North Bank Rd. 
Note, no cyclone fences no "no trespassing" signs.  I say that because Rob Taylor said at the meeting this morning that the Marsh is completely closed to the public and surrounded by cyclone fences and
"no trespassing" signs."

I never said there is a Cyclone Fence surrounding the Bandon Marsh, but if anyone can find that statement in the video please let me know. I will be the first to eat my words.

 Below is my photo of a sign on a gate in front the back entrance to the USF&WS headquarters at the Marsh. 
However, if you go out to the marsh you can see smaller signs around the Ni-les-tuna area, so who should we believe Mr.Classen or our lying eyes?

Hello Everyone,
I wanted to let everyone know the meeting in The Barn was a success. 

There were over 150 people in attendance, with the majority opposed to the marsh
expansion. We are trying to get a resolution from the Board of Commissioners
and continuing our letter writing campaign. People need to contact their
representatives. There are plenty of people to contact and we have to be
relentless.
 
Here is a link to the next scheduled event and it is going to be real
fun…..
 
Bandon Marsh Expansion Protest for Senator Merkley's Town Hall

Feb. 20th, 2012 1:00 PM

We should have some yard signs by then.   
 
Also, Randal O’Toole will be here next week to speak on property
rights.  He is a senior fellow at the CATO Institute.     


Potluck and Property Rights  

Senator Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, DC and
answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the
challenges facing Oregon and America

Let's show up with a bunch of the NO Bandon Marsh Expansion signs. 
Be sure to sign up to talk.  Tell the Senator that we do not want the USF&WS to take anymore land out of the market and off the tax-roll.  

Feb. 20th, 2012 1:00 PM
 Marshfield High School Cafeteria
South 10th and Ingersoll Street
Coos Bay, OR, 97420

Google Map

There is some really good information in these files.  The documents show some of the plans for the area.

Take a look at this link...should post on the watchdog.

Land Trusts Seek Deals During Recession, Prepare for End of Bond Funds By Josh Stephens on 29 November 2011 - 2:33pm

http://www.cp-dr.com/node/3061

"So far, money has flowed smoothly enough during the recession for land trusts large and small around the state to make major acquisitions. For example: . The Nature Conservancy has, according to Yandell, recently been adding roughly 10,000 to 15,000 acres annually in easements and outright purchases to its statewide total - roughly 400,000 acres.

. The Eastern Sierra Land Trust has acquired roughly 4,000 acres since 2008, more than doubling its total holdings.

. The Sonoma Land Trust recently made one of its biggest acquisitions ever, a 6,000-acre assemblage along the Jenner Headlands, at the mouth of the Russian River.

Others have suffered decreases in donations and bureaucratic impediments"


See article in attached pdf.

The U.S. government may have ulterior motives for wanting to expand the Bandon Marsh.
Here is a link to an EPA Mitigation Factsheet, some files from the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
Mitigation Banking Factsheet
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/facts/fact16.html

 "The Refuge manages 889 acres of
land in fee title ownership within
an approved boundary of 1,000
acres, which represents a valuable
contribution to the protection of
biodiversity in the Coquille River
estuary. However, several scientific
assessments in the area indicate
that much of the region's fish,
wildlife, and habitats are in need of
further protection, enhancement,
and/or restoration. To address
this concern, we are proposing to
study our options for expanding the
Refuge during the CCP process now
underway."

This file goes with the map of the Bandon Marsh Expansion Area. 

This is just a start and may not be accurate.