Local Water Users and State Wildlife Managers testify to concerns over the negative consequences of the proposed BIDEH rule change.
WASHINGTON—Today, a fourth-generation farmer from the Klamath Basin testified before Congress. Marc Staunton’s family has lived and farmed land on the Klamath Project since 1928. A proposed rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) jeopardizes that family heritage. Among other things, the proposed rule would prohibit longstanding agricultural activities on refuge lands unless newly developed, vague standards are met.
