Please contact Neil Carman if you can help.
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Neil is a member of the Sierra Club national Genetic Engineering Action
Team.
Thanks!
Tom
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In a message dated 6/21/2013 12:18:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
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Tom,
Please check with the Iowa Chapter Outings chair and ask if they do
Outings in any of these large wildlife refuges besides the one in Iowa.
This suit specifically challenges GE Crop and toxic pesticide use
authorized by FWS at each of the following five refuges.
Nearly 100,000 acres on these five refuges.
1. Crab Orchard NWR, Carbondale, IL 62902 - 43,890 acres
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is a 43,890 acre National Wildlife
Refuge primarily in southwestern Williamson County, but with small
extensions into adjacent eastern Jackson and northeastern._Union_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_County,_Illinois) counties of southern _Illinois_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois) , in the _United States_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) . Its land and water contain a wide diversity
of flora and fauna. It centers on _Crab Orchard Lake_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Orchard_Lake) . Major habitat types on the refuge include
hardwood forest, agricultural land, grazing units, brushland, wetlands, and
lakes. Other major bodies of water on the refuge are _Devil's Kitchen Lake_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Kitchen_Lake) and _Little Grassy Lake_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Grassy_Lake) .
2. Cypress Creek NWR, southern Illinois - 16,000 acres
The Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Cache River
watershed in southernmost Illinois, largely in Pulaski County, but with
extensions into Union, Alexander, and Johnson counties. The refuge was
established in 1990 under the authority of the _Emergency Wetlands Resource Act of
1986_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emergency_Wetlands_Resource_Act_of_1986&action=edit&redlink=1) . The refuge protects over 16,000 acres
(65 km2) of the Cache River _wetlands_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetlands) , and has a purchase boundary (ultimate goal for area protection) of
36,000 acres (146 kmē) contiguous.
3. Iowa Wetland Management District (WMD), Iowa - 25,000 acres
The Iowa Wetland Management District is administered by Union Slough
National Wildlife Refuge but is very different from other wetland management
districts. The Iowa Wetland Management District was established in 1979 to
provide breeding habitat for waterfowl, as well as nesting and migratory
habitat for a wide variety of other migratory birds.
The Iowa Wetland Management District is very different from other wetland
management districts in that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
manages many of the waterfowl productions areas. Together, the DNR and the
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been able to develop large complexes
of habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife species within a predominantly
agricultural landscape.
Although the district boundary encompasses 35 counties, at this time there
are 75 waterfowl production areas in only 18 of those counties. Most land
purchases are intended to increase habitat at existing wetland complexes,
so it is unlikely that land will be purchased in the entire 35-county area.
The waterfowl production areas range in size from 35 acres to over 2000
acres, and provide over 25,000 total acres of habitat. In addition, some
waterfowl production areas within the district have been recognized as part of
twelve Important Bird Areas established by the Audubon Society and five Iowa
Bird Conservation Areas, as defined under the North American Bird
Conservation Initiative.
4. Detroit Lakes WMD, northwest Minnesota - 3,200 acres
The Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District manages hundreds of
federally owned Waterfowl Productions Areas (WPAs) in Becker, Clay, Mahnomen,
Norman and Polk Counties in northwest Minnesota. The district is divided into
three general landscape areas: the Red River Valley floodplain, the glacial
moraine/prairie pothole region, and the hardwood/coniferous forest. Land
acquisition and management efforts are focused in the prairie pothole region
of the district, with a goal of providing habitat for nesting waterfowl.
About 3200 acres of remnant tallgrass prairie have been saved, while thousands
of acres of prairie pothole wetlands and tallgrass prairie vegetation have
been restored. These habitats are not only critical for waterfowl, but are
beneficial to other wildlife species as well.
5. Swan Lake NWR, Sumner, Missouri - 10,795 acres
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a 10,795-acre National Wildlife
Refuge established in 1937 and located in Chariton County, Missouri, 2 miles
south of the town of Sumner. It is located near the confluence of the Grand
and Missouri Rivers. _Area_
(http://www.google.com/search?biw=1135&bih=689&q=swan+lake+national+wildlife
+refuge+area&sa=X&ei=_ZjCUbq3CqPEyQG454GACg&sqi=2&ved=0CKUBEOgTKAEwDQ) : 16.87 sq miles (43.69 kmē)
Collectively, these refuges contain about 1/3 of the cropland on all
Midwest refuges.
Neil
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Neil Carman
<[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) > wrote:
Tom,
Also we want to know if the Iowa chapter has been involved in protecting
this area. This is a different
question than the Outings.
Neil
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 5:34 PM, <[log in to unmask]
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) > wrote:
Neil,
I will try to find out and will get back to you.
Tom
In a message dated 6/19/2013 5:32:57 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
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Tom,
Do know if the Iowa Chapter or local groups ever have outings at this
wildlife refuge since
we are looking at suing FWS over allowing GE crops on them?
This one is in Iowa!
Iowa Wetland Management District (WMD)?
Neil
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