Non-governmental organizations (NGO) are celebrating the introduction of legislation for the "protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species" on federal land called the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act. Rep. Donald Beyer tried this before in 2016 and according to Govtrak this new bill only has a 3% chance of passing. The urgency came again following a 2018 United Nations report over mass extinction hysteria. Even though intended for federal land, the caveat includes funding conservation efforts on state and private land that encourages wildlife movement and creating a council to identify priority areas on "non-federal" lands. We all know that "council" would be NGO individuals. Some states, such as Oregon, have passed corridor legislation, others are studying it. While NGOs hammer the federal government for this type of legislation, they are also targeting state legislators for integration of corridors and connectivity policies into state legislation. Idaho has an action plan as well, identifying areas throughout the state for corridors. But the true plans are laid out by the Craighead Institute, targeting land use plans such as comprehensive plans, local zoning and ordinances, even HOAs for inclusions of such conservation drivel. The Western Landowners Alliance, based in New Mexico, has similar goals, advancing policies for connected landscapes. Executive Director, Lesli Allison, has started the campaign for convincing private land owners to conserve their "working lands" for migration. Translated it means designed, regulated, and restricted use. Ms. Allison presented this powerpoint, called Intermingled Public and Private Lands, to the Western Governors Association (WGA) last year, describing her intentions with graphics. Below is the most striking graphic. As the graphic shows, the true agenda behind any corridor type is restricted and highly regulated use on all property types. The "threats" Ms. Allison identifies in her powerpoint include development, roads, fences, livestock, and energy. Apparently she also thinks land owners are a threat as the process is "led by NGOs, government agencies". So much for her notion of working with private landowners on working lands. Ms. Allison isn't the only one looking at this "working lands" issue, the WGA held a "working lands" roundtable in April this year that included the Nature Conservancy and Bureau of Land Management, but no citizens. In spite of claims that landowners should be involved in the decisions, and listened to, it is really about deceiving them on the true agenda. The graphic shows the true intention. If a corridor is declared on public land, the committed effort will then be plowing through private, municipal, and state land, extending the corridor from one protected area to another. Corridors, no matter what type, will have protections placed on them for banned or restricted use. As seen in the graphic, the purple shows how corridors provide "connectivity" between protected public land. WARNING: It is critical that citizens fight any reference to corridors in local land use plans such as comprehensive plans, zoning, and ordinances. If inserted, that language will be a stepping stone for this land use restriction agenda. When it is time for comprehensive plan updates, be actively involved so this does not happen. Also, share this with your elected officials and private property owners with working lands so they understand what is happening. Lastly, where is all of this coming from? Gary Tabor, Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC) president, and Network for Landscape Conservation (NLC) Coordinating Committee member, is also the Specialist Group Leader for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Connectivity Conservation program, the purpose of which is to facilitate species conservation through protected areas. CLLC is also an IUCN member, just type in CLLC. Tabor is bringing IUCN ideology to a local level, through the NLC partnerships that include federal agencies, and it is generally understood that IUCN is a UN partner. Hello Agenda 2030. Since information seems to mysteriously disappear off the internet once exposed, here is a copy of the powerpoint.
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What is important to understand for both of our countries is that our governments engaged in an agreement that was kept from our citizens. It is this agreement that has accelerated the environmental movement dramatically. In understanding your local issue involving land use bans and restrictions, it is important that the larger picture is understood so that opposing local issues can be addressed with full knowledge of where they originate. Following is a brief history of how we got here. In no way, shape, or form were U.S. citizens made aware of this, nor do we approve of the action that took place. Americans are as angry as Canadians over our difficulty with our governments. None the less, this is how it was started. In 2010, the Obama administration issued a memorandum called America's Great Outdoors (AGO). In that memorandum was a directive for the Department of Interior (DOI) to create 22 large landscape cooperatives across the U.S. which was done via Secretarial Order (SO) 3289 (Sec 3 (c)). While the SO references only the U.S., Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia were also included in the Great Northern LCC (GNLCC). The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) was assigned the task of implementing the GNLCC and identify both B.C. and Alberta as participants (Pg 6). There was no U.S. congressional authorization for any of the activity nor citizen involvement from either country. As a GNLCC member, Y2Y should be seen as the umbrella over our countries as the main driving force in the GNLCC. There are a multitude of sub-organizations with whom they partner on both sides of the border and smaller initiative groups they typically start with specific targets for implementation of their agenda. In fact, most smaller organizations are the ones we end up dealing with at a local level, the foot soldiers to Y2Y. In Canada, Y2Y is called the Yellowstone to to Yukon Conservation Initiative Foundation and is a registered charity (#86430 1841 RR0001). To understand the depth of how both of our countries are impacted by Y2Y here is their latest map. Y2Y is the the behind the scenes force underneath that border with multiple projects they are implementing with their partners, and funding, some of which is listed under the Funding category under the Library Tab. The GNLCC map similarly covers the same area. Y2Y is a International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) member, just type in Yellowstone to Yukon in the search box and United State for the country. CPAWS is another organization that is an IUCN member, type in CPAWS for the acronym and Canada for the state. Not only is Y2Y part of the GNLCC, but through its membership, IUCN objectives are being implemented. Their website lists several Hot Projects, here is the map. In this map, Y2Y identifies their objectives for protection, linkage, and connectivity. For Canada that includes the Greater Mackenzie Mountains, Upper Liard River, Stikine-Nass-Skeena Headwaters, Muskwa-Kechika Ecosystem, Peace River Break, and the Central Canadian Rocky Mountains. In the U.S. they are actively targeting the Salmon-Selway-Bitterroot, High Divide, and Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Targets that apply to both of our countries includes the Central Canadian Rocky Mountains, Cabinet-Purcell Mountain Corridor, and Crown of the Continent.
This is their larger objective over all of the land. Within each area they have local partnerships that are attacking you on land use issues such as banning OHV use, interfering in forest plan amendments, declaring a wilderness area or a river as wild or scenic, using different wildlife as justification for a migratory corridor, getting you to place your land into a conservation easement, or outright purchasing land for the same purpose, and use of wildlife overpasses. Every one of these actions are for the larger goal of taking land use away, gaining control over the resources, and controlling land use through regulations. The North Saskatchewan Regional Plan is an example of what regulations they think should be included. Along with this is comes more refined land use regulations, such as what Jodi Hilty, Y2Y President and Chief Scientist, came up with in Guidelines and Incentives for Conservation Development in Local Land-Use Regulations, or this paper, Land use Planning: A potential force for retaining habitat connectivity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Beyond. These technocrats want to dictate how you live on your own land. Because of the GNLCC partnerships, and "friendships", with provincial, federal, and state governments, Y2Y has tremendous influence over laws and policies. In fact, most of these government agencies hold the same ideological beliefs as Y2Y, using IUCN criteria in their work (xvii) such as the Red List for Threatened Species, or Ecosystems. The IUCN even has categories for protected areas which aligns with the GNLCC and Y2Y, along with governance being part of the eventual IUCN plan. That plan does not include you but rather NGOs and governments making the decisions for you, just as they have been doing. This is why our citizens have such a difficult time getting their officials to respond to their input and hard work. It is also why "stakeholder" groups are a farce, stacked with people who represent NGOs, and the guise of stakeholder involvement isn't true, it has all been predetermined, just like all of it has been predetermined. This is the larger picture that everyone needs to understand as they confront the local issues. It is the larger issue that we are fighting. Y2Y began in 1993, which means a bunch of scientists, from both Canada and the U.S., along with their government partners, have grown into a massive force over the last 25 years, usurping local authority and our right to representation. As you look into the faces of those you are opposing, remember that it is most likely they do not understand this larger picture, it is kept very well hidden, and Y2Y lies to them about it saying it is all a conspiracy theory. As best that you can, educate them, show them the proof of what is hidden from them. It can, and has been done. When people understand and realize the truth, they can come to a different conclusion. And Y2Y knows it, they know how damaging it is for them to be exposed. That is the purpose of this website, to expose them by educating you, and you in turn educating others. That will bind both of our countries together for strength. Next will be an article on the more forceful NGOs and initiatives that lie in our countries. |