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References

Department of the Interior
www.doi.gov
Inspector General Reports
www.doioig.gov
Julie MacDonald investigation I
www.doioig.gov/upload/Macdonald.pdf
Julie MacDonald investigation II
times.org/documents/macdonald2.pdf
Testimony of Lynn Scarlett before House Resources Committee
resourcescommittee.house.gov/images/Documents/20070509/testimony_scarlett.pdf

Bureau of Land Management
www.blm.gov
Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR)
www.blm.gov/or/plans/wopr/index.php

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov
Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan
www.fws.gov/Pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/NSORecoveryPlanning.htm
Marbled Murrelet
www.fws.gov/arcata/es/birds/MM/m_murrelet.html
Bull Trout
www.fws.gov/pacific/bulltrout
Testimony of John Young before House Resources Committee
resourcescommittee.house.gov/images/Documents/20070509/testimony_young.pdf
U.S. Forest Service
www.fs.fed.us
Northwest Forest Plan
www.fs.fed.us/r6/nwfp.htm

National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries)
www.nmfs.noaa.gov
Testimony of Mike Kelly, former NMFS biologist
resourcescommittee.house.gov/images/Documents/20070731/testimony_kelly.pdf

Congress

House Resources Committee
resourcescommittee.house.gov
* "The Danger of Deception: Do Endangered Species Have a Chance?" May 21, 2008 hearing
* "Crisis of Confidence: The Political Influence of the Bush Administration on Agency Science and Decision-Making." July 31, 2007 hearing
* Endangered Species Act Implementation: Science or Politics?" May 9, 2207 hearing

NON-GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS

Oregon Wild
www.oregonwild.org
Global warming and Northwest forests
www.oregonwild.org/oregon_forests/global-warming-and-northwest-forests
Northwest forest photo album
www.oregonwild.org/oregon_forests/photo-album-oregon-forests

Environmental Protection Information Center
www.wildcalifornia.org
National Forest Conservation links
www.wildcalifornia.org/pages/page-25
Bush administration’s assault on Northwest Forests
www.wildcalifornia.org/pages/page-45

American Ornithological Union
www.aou.org
Northern spotted owl draft plan peer review
www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/pdf/Contract.pdf

Society of Conservation Biology
www.conbio.org
Northern Spotted Owl draft plan peer review
www.conbio.org/Activities/Policy/docs/Frequently%20Asked%20Owl%20Plan%20Questions8-4-08.pdf

The Wildlife Society
joomla.wildlife.org
Northern spotted owl final plan review
joomla.wildlife.org/documents/policy/TWS_comments_on_NSO_plan.pdf

Earthjustice
www.earthjustice.org
Marbled murrelet litigation & FOIA documents
www.earthjustice.org/news/press/007/documents-reveal-political-meddling-in-murrelet-decision.html
Northern spotted owl litigation &FOIA documents
www.earthjustice.org/our_work/cases/2003/northern_spotted_owl_critical_habitat.html
Northwest Forest Plan: Aquatic Conservation Strategy
www.earthjustice.org/our_work/cases/2004/northwest_forest_plan_aquatic_conservation_strategy.html
Bush settlement agreement with timber industry
www.earthjustice.org/library/legal_docs/FOIA_Settlement_Agreement.pdf
Overview of setttlement agreement
www.earthjustice.org/library/factsheets/Industry_Influence.pdf

National Center for Conservation Science & Policy
www.nccsp.org
Criticism of northern spotted owl recovery plan
www.nccsp.org/stewarding_the_land/wild-lands-projects/federal-lands-management-project/northwest-forest-plan-1/spotted-owl-recovery-plan
Testimony before House Resources Committee
resourcescommittee.house.gov/images/Documents/20070509/testimony_dellasalla.pdf
www.nccsp.org/files/land/DDStestimonyHNRCconfidencehearing-July31-07.pdf
Letter from100 scientists
www.nccsp.org/files/Scientist%20letter%20re%20Owl%20Recovery%20Plan.pdf
Proposed BLM Western Oregon Plan Revisions
www.nccsp.org/stewarding_the_land/wild-lands-projects/federal-lands-management-project/northwest-forest-plan-1/western-oregon-plan-revisions

Sustainable Ecosystems Institute (SEI)
Northern spotted owl status review (2004)
www.sei.org/owl/finalreport/finalreport.htm
Scientific Review of the Draft Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan and Reviewer Comments (2008)
www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/documents/NSODPR_Final_Report_April-2.pdf

Center for Biological Diversity
www.biologicaldiversity.org
Watchfrogging political corruption
www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/watchfrogging_political_corruption/index.html
Litigating political corruption
www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/esa/pdfs/NOI-08-28-2007.pdf

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
www.peer.org
Whistleblowers
www.peer.org/campaigns/whistleblower/index.php
Testimony of Jeff Ruch before House Resources Committee
resourcescommittee.house.gov/images/Documents/20070509/testimony_ruch.pdf

Union of Concerned Scientists
www.ucsusa.org
Scientific integrity
www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity
Abuses of science
www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science
Voices of EPA scientists
www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/survey-of-epa-scientists.html
Survey of NOAA scientists
www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/survey-noaa-fisheries.html
Survey of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists
www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/us-fish-wildlife-service.html
Survey of Climate scientists
www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/atmosphere-of-pressure.html
Congressional testimony of Francis Grifo before House Resources Committee
resourcescommittee.house.gov/images/Documents/20070509/testimony_grifo.pdf

Industry/Allies links

American Forest Resources Council
www.amforest.org
Statement on BLM final plan
www.amforest.org/breakingNews/blm-releases-western-oregon-plan-revision
Statements on ESA and related subjects
www.amforest.org/resources/issuePapers

Associated Oregon Counties
www.aocweb.org
Comments on draft BLM Western Oregon plan
www.times.org/references/aoccomment.pdf

Scientist links

Gail Olson
Statement on the Northern Spotted Owl draft recovery plan
www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/pdf/olson.pdf
Modeling demographic performance of northern spotted owls relative to forest habitat in Oregon
www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&issn=0022-541X&volume=068&issue=04&page=1039&ct=1

Jerry Franklin
faculty.washington.edu/jff
Testimony before House Resources Committee
resourcescommittee.house.gov/images/Documents/20080521/fc/testimony_franklin.pdf

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