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Green Policies Need Water
by Angel CushingOriginally written for Women Involved in Farm Economics – WIFE The 30×30 Land Grab was fully funded in the Inflation Reduction Act passed by the 117th Congress. Every federal department is now tasked with implementation. None of these departments are consulting with property owners or citizens. There have been no notices in the newspapers, no…
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Flint Hills Legacy Program
Federal proclamations covet private property. By Angel Cushing At a coffee table with local ranchers in the early 2012, we discussed the property that Tom and I had just purchased. The property was located in Lyon County, Kansas.This was not the first time the conversation came up during early morning planning at the Texas diner.…
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Call to Service Journey available on Amazon!
Live, Live, Live, It’s Live from Rocky Ford, CO. Ebook on the Kansas Nebraska Adventure. A paperback edition is in the works. Every federal government land designation comes with federal managerial and oversight consequences. A nonprofit fronting for the federal government, covets a sphere of influence to project their managerial landscape vision for a targeted…
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Chisholm & Western National Historic Trails
The process of designating National Trails is very similar to designating a National Heritage Area. Both are required to have a feasibility study complete with inventory lists and both come with federal land management plans. Unlike National Heritage Areas who are only guided by the National Park Service and the Department of Interior; National Trails…
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State Legislation Templates
30 x 30 Resolution Template — Resolution authored by Montana A Resolution against 30×30 is cheap, easy, testimony in the court of law on behalf of any individual or organization fighting to prevent the acquisition of more federal lands or the closer of federal lands within the state boundaries. A 30×30 Resolution is a clear…
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What is a National Heritage Area?
National Heritage Areas are federal jurisdictions designated by Congress. Like all other federal land jurisdictions, National Heritage Areas come with federal Land Management Plans. The Land Management Plans are not created until after the map has been created and signed into law. There are 55 National Heritage Areas in the United States, with more seeking…
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Update with Roger McEowen
Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation at Washburn University, quickly explains the foundation of land use policy in the United States and provides an update on recent Supreme Court decisions and their implications. Prior to this meeting, Professor McEowen did send a link to an article written in 2020. The article has an excellent overview…
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Stop 30 X 30 Summit, Lincoln, Nebraska
Colorado Land, Water and Food Alliance Report byNorman L. Kincaide Ph.D. To capture the essence of the Stop 30X30 Summit in economy of words isimpossible. What follows are my major take-aways. The essence of 30X30 is the federal government wants to con property owners into voluntarily giving up their property rights to achieve an arbitrary…
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County Resolutions
Resolutions passed by counties against Kansas Nebraska Heritage Area Partnership A proposed National Heritage Area Resolutions passed by counties wanting out of Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area A National Heritage Area since 2006