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Community => Advocacy, Agencies, Access => Topic started by: bigtex on February 15, 2018, 11:13:12 PM

Title: Acting USFWS Director Outlines "Core Priorites"
Post by: bigtex on February 15, 2018, 11:13:12 PM: In an email last week USFWS Acting Director Greg Sheehan (a Trump appointee) outlined his "core priorities" for the years going forward. They are:

#1 Striking a regulatory balance
#2 Strengthening Endangered Species Act implementation
#3 Accelerating ESA species recovery and delisting
#4 Restoring the National Wildlife Refuges - Addressing Maintenance Costs
#5 Improving public access to hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation on National Wildlife Refuges (won't see much change here in WA)
#6 Protecting people and wildlife along the border
#7 Strengthening state and tribal partnerships
#8 Developing and expanding partnerships with the private sector

Sheehan's actual role he was nominated for was Deputy Director (second in command) but since the Trump Administration has yet to name a USFWS Director, Sheehan is serving in an acting role.
Title: Re: Acting USFWS Director Outlines "Core Priorites"
Post by: The scout on February 15, 2018, 11:33:05 PM: What a load of crap!
Title: Re: Acting USFWS Director Outlines "Core Priorites"
Post by: X-Force on February 15, 2018, 11:52:32 PM: Interesting.

I wonder what a regulatory balance would look like and how one would strengthen the ESA and also accelerate species recovery and delisting.
Title: Re: Acting USFWS Director Outlines "Core Priorites"
Post by: Skyvalhunter on February 16, 2018, 05:14:09 AM: Quote from: The scout on February 15, 2018, 11:33:05 PM
What a load of crap!

:chuckle:
Title: Re: Acting USFWS Director Outlines "Core Priorites"
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 16, 2018, 07:08:40 AM: Sounds like a Republican Democrat.........
Title: Re: Acting USFWS Director Outlines "Core Priorites"
Post by: ctwiggs1 on February 16, 2018, 07:44:04 AM: It’s all vague enough to mean nothing until actual priorities are set.

Well done political appointee.
Title: Re: Acting USFWS Director Outlines "Core Priorites"
Post by: Stein on February 16, 2018, 08:37:31 AM: If you have 8 "core" priorities, that pretty much guarantees that nothing will actually happen on any of them, particularly once the "secondary" list of 30 comes out.
Title: Re: Acting USFWS Director Outlines "Core Priorites"
Post by: Gringo31 on February 16, 2018, 10:31:58 AM: Quote
It’s all vague enough to mean nothing until actual priorities are set.

Well done political appointee.

:yeah:
Title: Re: Acting USFWS Director Outlines "Core Priorites"
Post by: olyguy79 on February 21, 2018, 07:49:53 PM: Not sure why anyone is surprised. What did you think he'd say? "Hey were no longer going to enforce/implement the ESA?" He'd get sued and lose to a lawyer just out of law school.

Contrary to what many thought would happen both NMFS and USFWS have continued to list species under the ESA under Trump, including a handful of species already listed for protection in 2018.