"riverman" wrote in message ...
For those who insist that Bush really has had no different impact on our
resources than anyone else....

http://oregonlive.com/news/oregonian...6292101830.xml


But Bob Lohn, a regional administrator for the National Marine
Fisheries Service, said that as a practical matter, the level of
protection for the fish will not change.

"By incorporating more accurate data about the presence of salmon, we
were able to conclude that the area occupied by salmon was one-fifth
as large as the area proposed in the older designations," Lohn said.


Enjoy the wild places while they last.
--riverman

Sounds to me like a land grab to me by some enthusiastic
Environmentalist in a previous administration counted 5X higher than
what their data should have indicated was really needed. TnT