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Jim Powers
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Profession or Area of Expertise
Retired internal auditor turned grazing activist
Personal Statement
I have been a public lands grazing activist for almost 10 years.
Currently, I focus on Forest Service grazing issues in northern Arizona:
Prescott NF, Kaibab NF, and Coconino NF. I have put together two
successful grazing workshops, one at Arizona State University (1996), and
one at Northern Arizona University (1997). Currently, I am an affected
interest party in an Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund lawsuit against the
Prescott National Forest on the issue of grazing suitability as defined in
36 CFR 219. In addition, I recently won an appeal against a Prescott NF
Decision Notice to issue a term grazing permit. The Decision Notice was
withdrawn. I appealed on the basis that domestic livestock grazing had
desecrated wildlife habitats. I was able to show that 30 wildlife species
were adversely affected by improper livestock grazing management. WILDLIFE
HABITAT IS ALMOST ALWAYS NEGELECTED OR OVERLOOKED when conducting the
Environmental Analysis under NEPA. The NFMA states that wildlife habitat
capability must be addressed. Although, I am not a wildlife biologist, I
believe that with additional research livestock grazing can be
significantly reduced or eliminated if the grazing's impact on wildlife is
more closely considered.
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