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Recent Action

FWS and NOAA Propose Rules to Streamline Section 7 Consultations:
New Rules would Ease the Workload for the Cash-Strapped Agencies


Farm Bill Includes New Tax Incentives for Protection of Endangered Species:
Senators Crapo and Lincoln Championed Incentives


Federal Government Adds the Polar Bear to the “Threatened” Species List:
Environmental Groups Plan to Use the Listing to Impose Global Warming Agenda



Recent Lawsuits with ESA Implications

NRDC lawsuit would impact water deliveries of the Central Valley Project to southern California

Oregon decision has broad ESA implications

HCP's and the No Surprises Ruling



Studies and Other Information

READ CNRG's 2006 briefing book on ESA reform Why it is needed and what it will do

Does Adverse Modification effect Your Property?

Read the USFWS analysis which tags economic impact of vernal pool critical habitat at $992 million

CRMI's California gnatcatcher critical habitat analysis

CRMI's Study:
The Economic Costs of Critical Habitat Designation: Framework and Application to California Vernal Pools



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What people are saying
Click Here to learn more about Habitat Conservation Plans and collaborative efforts to protect endangered species

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"The California Natural Resources Group has been an invaluable resource for critical habitat issues, and I have appreciated its
efforts on endangered species issues."
U.S. Senator Mike
Crapo (R-Idaho)

"The California Natural Resources Group has been a leading advocate of common-sense reform and modernization of the Endangered Species Act. I greatly appreciate CNRG's commitment to both supporting the rights of property owners and protecting and recovering endangered species." Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced)


CNRG members visit Congressman
Ken Calvert.


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