The history of congressional and other actions to facilitate retirement of federal grazing permits
Read MoreRetiring Grazing Permits, Part 2: History of the Voluntary Retirement Option
Mike Simpson
The Simpson Salmon Strategy
The Snake River salmon, other Columbia Basin and Puget Sound salmonids (and lampreys, and sturgeons, and orcas) are all counting on us. We must not screw this up.
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Figure 1. One of four Army Corps of Engineers salmon killers on the lower Snake River. Source: Save Our Wild Salmon.
A Solomonic Salmonid Solution?
A political opportunity may now be arising for a grand bargain that restores the salmon runs and at the same time makes existing economic interests whole or better and helps out federal taxpayers and regional electric ratepayers.
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