Vol. 10, No. 2 - July 2008

Message from the Chair
Denise Dragoo…1

Expanding the Use of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Renewable Energy Development on Public Lands
Rebecca W. Watson and Danielle DiMauro…1

Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources News…7

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Proposed Delisting of the Maguire Daisy under the Endangered Species Act
Craig T. Donovan…8

California Becomes a New Emphasis Area for Landscape Habitat Protection and Resource Management under the Bureau of Land Management’s Healthy Lands Initiative
Craig T. Donovan…12

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Vol. 10, No. 1 - February 2008

Message from the Chair
Denise Dragoo…1

Ninth Circuit Enjoins Proposed Expansion of Mount Ashland Association Ski Resort for Forest Service’s Failure to Consider Adverse Impacts of the Proposed Expansion on the Pacific Fisher and Designate Riparian Reserves and Watershed Areas
Craig T. Donovan…1

Activities and News of the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources…7

Federal Agencies Issue Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to Designate Energy Transport Corridor Destinations in Western States in Accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Craig T. Donovan…9

Conserving Imperiled Species on Non-Federal Lands: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces a New Recovery Credit System for Beneficial Conservation Actions
Craig T. Donovan…10

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Vol. 9, No. 2 - August 2007

Message from the Chair of the Mining Committee
Jonathan Kahn…1

Message from the Chair of the Public Land and Resources Committee
Denise Dragoo…1

Congress Takes Aim at the 1872 Mining Law
Jim Butler…2

The Future of Mining on Public Lands: A Critical Look at Pending Reform
Legislation
J.P. Tangen…5

Ten Questions Regarding the Co-Tenancy of the Mineral Estate
G. Brian Wells, Esq. and Helena E. Racin, Esq.…9

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Vol. 9, No. 1 - April 2007

Message from the Chair
Denise Dragoo…1

Wetlands Regulation—Searching for Clarity after Rapanos
Ned Witte…1

The Very Best Reasons to Join the Public Land and Resources Committee
Veronica Larvie…5

Global Warming NEPA Challenges Likely to Increase
Nicholas W. van Aelstyn…5

Natural Resources Legislation and Policy: Outlook for the 110th Congress
Steven Burns…11

Ah Wilderness!
Rebecca W. Watson…15

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Vol. 8, No. 2 - May 2006

Message from the Chair
Veronica Larvie…1

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Period for Public Comment on the Proposed Delisting of the Bald Eagle under the Endangered Species Act and Solicits Public Input on the Draft National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines
Craig T. Donovan…2

Bureau of Land Management Advances New Energy Technology by Receiving Nominations of Public Lands and Preparing a Programmatic EIS for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources Leasing and Development
Craig T. Donovan…8

Upcoming Section Events and Activities:

Eastern Water Resources: Emerging Issues in Competition, Science and Politics…10

Panel Discussion, Mining on Public Lands: Recent Changes in the Mining Law
Denise Dragoo…11

Agency Activities and News:

National Park Service Announces Proposal to Improve Management Policies Concerning Paleontological Resources in National Parks
Craig T. Donovan…11

Bureau of Land Management Conducts Listening Sessions to Solicit Public Input on Split Estate Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
Craig T. Donovan…14

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Vol. 8, No. 1 - October 2005

Message from the Chair
Veronica Larvie...1

Does a Municipality's Right to Claim Private Property from an Unwilling Owner to Revitalize an Economically Depressed Area Constitute a Public Use? The U.S. Supreme Court Explores a Question of Eminent Domain
Craig T. Donovan...2

13th Section Fall Meeting...8

Public Land and Resources Committee Sponsors Three Panels at 13th Section Fall Meeting in Nashville
Denise A. Dragoo...9

Public Land and Resources Committee Solicits Public Service Project Ideas
Debra Donahue...10

Agency Activities and News:

A Bird Once Thought Lost Forever: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces a Cooperative Conservation Plan to Preserve the Rediscovered Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in the Big Woods and Cache National Wildlife Refuge of Arkansas
Craig T. Donovan...11

A Mormon Shrine on Federal Land: Wyoming Residents and the American Civil Liberties Union Sue the Bureau of Land Management Seeking an Injunction to Stop the Lease of the Martin’s Cove National Historic Site
Craig T. Donovan...13

President Bush Signs a National Energy Plan into Law
Craig T. Donovan...15

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Vol. 7, No. 1 - February 2005

Message from the Chair
Veronica Larvie...1

Challenging Clinton's Abuse of the Antiquities Act
William Perry Pendley...3

Upcoming Events of the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources...9

New Utah Recreational Land Exchange Bill
Denise A. Dragoo...10

Public Land and Resources Committee Cosponsors ABA Teleconference on Renewable Energy Project Permitting
Denise A. Dragoo...11

Agency Activities and News:

United States Department of the Interior Announces a New Policy Encouraging Solar Energy Development on Public Lands
Craig T. Donovan...12

A Sound Investment in Nature: The Bureau of Land Management and State Governments Collaborate to Establish Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies
Craig T. Donovan...17

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Vol. 6, No. 2 - August 2004

Message from the Chair
Robert D. Comer...1

U.S. Supreme Court Addresses Wilderness Dispute Between ORVs and WSA Non-Impairment of WSAs
Denise A. Dragoo...2

The Temporary Taking and Relevant Parcel Aspects of Regulatory Takings Claims under the Endangered Species Act
Robert P. Fowler and Jeffrey H. Wood...5

Upcoming Events of the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources...13

Colorado District Court Finds Energy Department Violated National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act for Failure to Conduct Environmental Impact Review and Consultation Concerning a Road Easement and an Expansion of Sand and Gravel Mining in the Habitat of Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
Craig T. Donovan...13

Bureau of Land Management Proposes Formal Recognition of Local, State, and Tribal Entities as Cooperating Agencies in the Development of Land Use Plans for Public Lands
Craig T. Donovan...22

New York State, International Paper and The Conservation Fund Announce the Largest Land Conservation Agreement in New York History to Preserve 257,000 Acres of Company-Owned Adirondack Forestland
Craig T. Donovan...24

New Section Committees: Hydro Power and Energy Facilities and Siting
Cherise M. Oram and Angela R. Morrison...25

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Vol. 6, No. 1 - January 2004

Message from the Chair
Robert D. Comer...1

Protecting Endangered Species through Voluntary Conservation Agreements
Stephen Gidiere...3

Upcoming Activities of the Section...9

Preserving an Icon of the American West: The Bureau of Land Management Announces a Draft Habitat Conservation Strategy for Sage Grouse
Craig T. Donovan...9

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert to Hear Utah Off-Road Vehicle Dispute in Wilderness Study Area
Denise A. Dragoo...17

Agency Activities and News:

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Issues a Draft Revision of the Catskill Park State Land Master Plan Emphasizing a Balanced Approach to Recreational Development and Access to Persons of All Abilities in the Forest Preserve
Craig T. Donovan...19

National Park Service Dedicates Memorial to Native American Warriors at Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Craig T. Donovan...23

Leadership of the 2003-04 Public Land and Resources Committee...24

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Vol. 5, No. 1 - June 2003

Message from the Chair
Robert D. Comer

A Rippling on the Surface of Lake Tahoe: U.S. Supreme Court Holds Temporary Government Ban on Land Use Not Necessarily a Fifth Amendment Taking
Craig T. Donovan

Utah Public Land Settlements - Impact on BLM Land Use Plan Revisions
Denise A. Dragoo

Paleontological Resources Preservation Bill Reintroduced in Senate
Robert W. Malmsheimer & Alisa S.H. Hilfinger

Agency Rulemaking and Activities:

Surplus Army Reserve Center Outdoor Training Area Becomes a Park for Recreation and a Nature Preserve for Pine Rockland and Glade Wetland Habitat under the National Park Service's Federal Lands to Parks Program
Craig T. Donovan

Bureau of Land Management Announces Proposed Changes to Grazing Regulations on Public Rangelands
Craig T. Donovan

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Vol. 4, No. 1 - April 2002

New Ninth Circuit Decision Limits Use of Incidental Take Statements to Restrict Land Uses
Norman D. James

Federal District Courts Uphold Clinton National Monument Designations
Carlin A. Weible

Sustainable Development and Public Lands
Marcelle Shoop

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Vol. 3, No. 2 - May 2000

San Rafael Preservation Bill
Kamie F. Brown

House Approves Property Rights Bill
George W. Miller and Jenny R. Rubin

Update on Clinton's Lands Legacy Initiative and Related Congressional Proposals
Jenny R. Rubin

Great Sand Dunes: A National Park?
David A. Bailey

Recent Federal Actions: Impacts on Mining
Patrick Mitchell and Wendy Anderson

Colorado's Anti-Mining Ballot Initiative
Robert D. Comer

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Vol. 3 No. 1 - January 2000