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Hearing on Water Security in Hawaiʻi October 18 2016 The Nature Conservancy of Hawai i is a private non profit conservation organization dedicated to the preservation of the lands and waters upon which...acres in 14 preserves and work in 19 coastal communities to help protect the near shore reefs and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands We forge partnerships with government private parties and communities...Conservancy a private non profit conservation organization dedicated to the preservation of the lands and waters upon which life depends Hawaii s native ecosystems once extended from the mountains to the sea with...
examine opportunities for federal and non federal partnerships in integrated water management and efforts to improve water security in Hawai i Tuesday October 18 2016 Submitted by David Y Ige Governor...clean water There are no nearby states from which we can draw to meet our fresh water needs for drinking and agriculture Our rainforests play a critical role in the capture and storage of water Our forests...the forests are healthy our water source is secure and clean When damaged by invasive species or fire or disease or loss of species the forest loses its integrity and water capturing capability That s...
for much of our nation s onshore and offshore mineral resources And the Interior Department manages water resources in Western states responsible for our nation s hydropower system something that Sen Wyden...last Congress was passing bipartisan legislation preserving our special places through the Land and Water Conservation Fund I believe that Congressman Zinke will have a chance to discuss that in his testimony...lands and was enthusiastic about us trying to come up with bipartisan legislation to fix the Land and Water Conservation Fund My constituents want to know with a new administration are these public lands going...
broad expanse of wilderness with little else of interest or value We ve lost access to lands and waters that even President Carter promised would be open to us We ve had our long standing right to manage...nearly all of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas It has withdrawn tens of thousands of square miles of water outside of those two areas It has attempted to convert the non wilderness 1002 area in our Coastal...With little regard for local concern and opposition President Obama has designated more land and water as National Monuments than the previous 18 presidents combined Landscape level planning a term that...
the visitors Tourism provides many benefits and is largely supported by accessible public lands and waters At the same time tourism increases not only the number of stakeholders to fire risk but also the...ensure healthy populations and habitats Healthy forests provide an array of benefits including clean water for fish habitat for animals to thrive and a variety of other uses depending on resource management...
Doing Our current focus is on the Seward Marine Industrial Center and Alternative Energy with the Sea Water Heat Pump at the Alaska SeaLife Center featured as the central project Historically Seward has struggled...
forestry practices on private municipal and state lands with a mandate of protecting fish habitat and water quality during timber management activities The NASF represents the directors of the state forestry...State Foresters deliver technical and financial assistance along with protection of forest health water and wildfire for more than two thirds of the nation s forests The mission and duties of state agencies...
the Commission s recommendations Years later I was a witness in the trial on the matter of Clean Water Act CWA violations by BP with regard to the seriousness of environmental harm I was also a consultant...York 2 National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling 2011 Deep Water The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling U S Government Printing Office Washington...and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States RESORE Act that dedicates 80 percent of the Clean Water Act penalties to long term environmental and economic restoration of the Gulf of 4 General Accounting...
STATEMENT OF STEPHEN S ANTHONY DIRECTOR PACIFIC ISLANDS WATER SCIENCE CENTER U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OCTOBER 18...role in integrated water resource management and efforts to improve water security in Hawaii Water is essential to life and is the Nation s most widely used natural resource In Hawaii water resources help...change continue to stress limited water resources water security will grow as a national concern Water needs are diverse and increasingly in conflict Integrated water resource management will be critical...
Natural Resources Field Hearing on Water Security in Hawaiʻi October 18 2016 Attachment 1 Before and After Hawaiian Watershed Photos Attachment 2 Land and Water Conservation Fund Handout Attachment...Kauaʻi July 17 2016 The Land and Water Conservation Fund OUR LAND OUR WATER OUR HERITAGE The Nature Conservancy supports protecting America s land and water through full funding and permanent reau...reau thorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund LWCF We seek to reconnect Americans to nature by re storing critical large landscapes such as the Everglades and Flint Hills Conservation Areas Funding...
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