See you at the Reno Meeting . . . Program Outline & Registration Forms available online - select Annual Meeting from Directory                     The Summer Monitor is online: select The Monitor Newsletter from Directory                      In Memoriam: . . Bill Bradley on Aug 11th . . . . . Paul Johnson on August 12th . . . . . Adeline Mick on August 14th . . . . . Philip Ray Brown on August 22nd                              Scroll Down for additional Items of Interest
 

Greetings from PLF President Henri Bisson

As I was preparing to write my periodic message to our membership, I happened to glance down and see that I had an email from Beau McClure.  I was not prepared for the information it contained.  Jim Ruch, a very active member of the PLF Board of Directors, had just passed away.  I knew he was quite ill, as many of us did, but I had just seen him a month ago at a PLF Award event in Palm Desert, California and did not realize just how ill he was.

At the ceremony, which was intended to recognize the work of the Friends of the Desert Mountains, Jim gave an impassioned speech about the ....  Click here to read entire message. 

[Aug 10]  Letter to BLM, Attn: Wild Horse and Burro Comments, including enclosures
[July 30]  DOI Endorses Project on Rural Road Claims
[July 30]  Letter to Rep Ron Kind from American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP)
[July 22]  BLM Press Release: Western Oregon Forest Management Report
 

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Land Exchanges of Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management
 PLF Position Statement [2010-12] posted: August 8, 2010

The disposal of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered public lands by the land exchange process, where the federal lands are traded for private or State lands of equal value, has provided many benefits for Federal public land management—improved public access, management efficiencies, protection of environmental values—and to States and private landowners as well. However, controversy and criticism over land exchanges and land exchange appraisals have plagued the BLM for decades, primarily related to exchanges involving high-value public lands around fast growing urban areas in the western states.  The problem has become more acute in recent years as increased demand has ballooned the value of ....  Read PLF Position Statement 2010-12

Recreational Shooting on BLM Public Lands
 PLF Position Statement [2010-13] posted: August 17, 2010

Recreational shooting is a legitimate component of multiple-use on the National System of Public Lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).  For a variety of reasons, this use has not been a featured element in land use plans unless it was to prohibit recreational shooting.  The BLM Land Use Planning Process should identify potential shooting ranges or other areas of public land where concentrated recreational shooting activities are currently occurring and where such activities might be directed in the future.  Recreational shooting on public lands should be restricted or prohibited by land management decisions only in public land areas where dangers to public safety exist or .... Read PLF Position Statement 2010-13

Endangered Species Act Amendment
 PLF Position Statement [2010-15] posted: August 27, 2010

Amid widespread continuing support for the goals of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), there is a broad-based concern that the implementation of the act is generally inefficient and has fallen far short of achieving all of its intended purposes. The Public Lands Foundation (PLF) believes the ESA must be amended, and Federal Regulations for implementation of the Act modified.  This must be done so that the Federal public land agencies can, with appropriate budget support and in cooperation with the States and public land users, efficiently and effectively manage the public lands and resources under the principles of multiple use and sustained yield, which includes responsible care for endangered species and the ecosystems in .... Read PLF Position Statement 2010-15

We Are Remembering BLM - PLF's Outstanding Social Online Presence

The Public Lands Foundation maintains two websites: the official business website that you are on right now, and the We Are Remembering BLM website, the latter geared toward the renewal and maintenance of social contacts between BLM retirees and friends.

Remembering BLM is managed by Larry Peterson with assistance from Bob Conquergood.  As the social arm of PLF's internet presence, it requires registration prior to using.  Click here for information about how to register and become a part of this lively, fun, and informative website.