Documents

House Joint Resolution 06-1022

Concerning the recovery of lynx in Colorado and urging the adoption of a lynx recovery plan by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

CNE Membership Form

Our membership form in printable format, suitable for mail-in registration.

Good Samaritan Act Fact Sheet 9.12.06

A fact sheet on the "Good Samaritan Act"

Fact sheet on proposed 'Healthy Forests Partnership Act'

A fact sheet on the proposed 'Healthy Forests Partnership Act,' part of the Bush administration's 'Cooperative Conservation' agenda.

Senator Salazar letter to Allard - RMNP

Senator Salazar's letter to Senator Allard regarding Allard's 11th hour Rocky Mountain Park wilderness bill.

Grouse Pardon Request to President Bush 2006

A letter asking President Bush to pardon the many grouse species threatened with extinction by protecting them under the Endangered Species Act.

The full story

 

GAO Releases Study on Conservation Incentive Programs

GAO report 69-page .pdf

Seeking Balance in Food & Farm Policy

15-pdf on "Seeking Balance in Farm and Food" Policy Statement

Supporting Organizations for "Seeking Balance in Food and Farm Policy"

Word document of more than 350 groups supporting policy paper - "Seeking Balance"

Global Warming and Endangered Species Petition

A rulemaking petition submitted under the Administrative Procedures Act entitled "Endangered Species and Global Warming Initiative."

Citizens' Guide to the Endangered Species Act

The Endangered Species Act made easy - here's a colorful, easy-to-follow layperson's guide to the Endangered Species Act's eleven sections. Full of useful examples and anecdotes on why and how the Act works.

Decision Research - Americans Support the Endangered Species Act

2004 scientific survey showing that American's overwhelmingly support the ESA

DOI Inspector General's Report on MacDonald Interferes with Endangered Species Act

24-page report by Inspector General confirming that Julie MacDonald, FWS Deputy Assistant Secretary and political appointee with no scientific background, interfered with Endangered Species Act scientific findings.

Supreme Court Oral Argument - NAHB v. Defenders

The transcript of the U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in National Associaton of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife.

DOI Inspector General's Report on MacDonald Interferes with Endangered Species Act

24-page report by Inspector General confirming that Julie MacDonald, FWS Deputy Assistant Secretary and political appointee with no scientific background, interfered with Endangered Species Act scientific findings.

CNE CO2 Footprint Summary

Our preliminary summary on CNE's total office CO2 footprint. It measures travel, in-office energy consumption and heat, water and gas usage.

Analysis of ESA Regulatory Changes

An analysis of Interior's 117-page leaked draft memo of proposed regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act. Clearly shows how onerous and harmful these proposed changes would be if implemented.

Leaked draft memo of ESA regulatory changes

This is the leaked 117-page leaded draft Interior memo of proposed regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act.

House Dear Colleague Letter to Interior Secretary Kempthorne

Letter by U.S. House of Representatives members to Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne outlining concerns over proposed regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act.

Secretary Kempthorne's 10 Point Plan to Make Interior Department a Model of Ethical Conduct

This is the memo that Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne sent on July 3rd to all Interior Department employees. It outlines his "10 Point Plan" for transforming the Interior Department into "a model of an ethical workplace."

House Natural Resources Committee Letter to Vice President Cheney

The House Natural Resources Committee invited the vice president to testify at a hearing into his role in pressuring the Fish and Wildlife Service to reverse their protection of endangered fish on the Klamath River, a move that resulted in the largest fish kill in the West.

Ruling on South Shale Ridge lawsuit

On Monday, August 6, 2007, Judge Marcia S. Krieger in the Denver District Court issued this ruling on our lawsuit about the leasing for oil and gas drilling of South Shale Ridge, including its habitat for endangered species such as the Uinta Basin hookless cactus. This .pdf is the full text of Judge Krieger's ruling and is 136 kb.

Comments on CO Sage-Grouse Plan draft - CNE et al.

Comments submitted to the Colorado Division of Wildlife on the draft Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan by Center for Native Ecosystems and others (.pdf file).

Policy Report - Recommendations on Improving Conservation Incentive Programs

Two-page executive summary on improving conservation incentive programs

Endangered Species Recovery Act - Fact Sheet

fact sheet on the 2007 Endangered Species Recovery Act

CNE Executive Summary on Policy Report - Improving Conservation Incentive Programs

pdf of executive summary - policy report on improving conservation incentive programs for landowners and endangered species

Denver Post Editorial Supporting the Endangered Species Recovery Act

March 2007 editorial

Fish and Wildlife Letter to House Natural Resources Committee on Tainted Species Decisions

The November 23rd, 2007, response letter to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wherein the Service concludes that inappropriate influence from political appointee Julie MacDonald over science-based decisions occurred in seven out of eight cases reviewed.

Crapo Amendment to 2007 Farm Bill - include riparian areas in Wetlands Reserve Program

pdf of pending Crapo Amendment that would include riparian areas in the Wetlands Reserve Program

Senator Wyden's letter to the Interior Department's Office of the Inspector General

This is the letter Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent to the Interior Department's Office of the Inspector General on November 30th asking for an investigation into the remaining 18 endangered species decisions which the Fish and Wildlife Service declined to investigate on their own.

Inspector General's Response letter to Senator Wyden

The Interior Department's Inspector General, Earl E. Devaney, provided this letter of response to Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) on November 30th regarding his request for an investigation into numerous endangered species decisions affected by Julie MacDonald's political interference.

10-page report on greater sage grouse's imperilment and needed action

 

Two news articles on WAFWA Greater Sage-Grouse report

Two news articles that discuss Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies findings that greater sage-grouse is in trouble and needed actions.

June 21, 2007 Region 6 Memo on MacDonald-Influenced Decisions

The Mountain-Prairie Regional Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service submitted this memo to the Director of the Service June 21, 2007. The Service confirmed that political appointee Julie MacDonald illegally influenced decisions made by the Service regarding the white-tailed prairie dog, lynx, and Preble's meadow jumping mouse.

ES Funding Dear Colleague Letter signed by Sen. Salazar

pdf of dear colleague letter calling for increased funding in 2009 budget for endangered species programs

Bush's Record on Endangered Species Listing

 

Washington Post Article on MacDonald and Revisiting Decisions

 

CNE Endangered Species Coloring Book

Coloring book and background on endangered species issues for kids

Oil and Gas in the Rocky Mountain West: Current and Proposed Development

A map showing wells and leases in the West as of May 2007.

May 2008 white-tailed prairie dog status review initiation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it will formally investigate whether Endangered Species Act protection is necessary for the white-tailed prairie dog.

July 12, 2007 memo from FWS Director Dale Hall

In this memo, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dale Hall confirms that Julie MacDonald changed the white-tailed prairie dog 90-day finding and illegally denied Endangered Species Act protections.