Does anyone remember "ICBEMP"?

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If you trail activists wonder why you have to always be vigilant at protecting your favorite riding areas, you have to look at the big picture being implemented.

Many folks are not aware of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) that was drafted in the mid 1990s. It is also referred to as Rewilding of America and Return to the Pre-Columbian Era. It was a huge environmental research project for determining how to manage public and private lands for the next 100 years, ordered by ex-President Bill Clinton. The study took in five states - a very large chunk of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and a little of Montana and Wyoming.

The region covered is called, "The Columbia River Drainage." This project is one of many projects drafted for every drainage system on the planet. It is a UN environmental impact project for sustainable growth in the 21 Century. People all over the world participated in the drafting of the ICBEMP document . In other words, people of influence all over the world had a say in how we locals will be able to use our private property and our public lands now and in the future.

I was activity involved, protecting the off-roader's interests, in resisting the project along side our county commissioners, governors, congressmen, other officials, farmers, ranchers, property owners, hunters, recreationists, activists and all other interested parties at the time.

"Resistances was futile." The government agencies, drafting the environmental impact statements, used "The Delphi Technique" (explained in the post below). It was a new and unheard of collaboration technique being used at the time on the locals to give them a feeling that they had a say in the process.

Take the time to study this government website below. It will explain the changes occurring in your favorite riding areas.

Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) home page:
www.icbemp.gov/

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NEW WILDERNESS DESIGNATION MAP (1998)

"There are far less roads and people in our National Forests now than there were 125 years ago."

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This collaboration process sounds very much like what we go through at the Forest Service meetings.

The Delphi Technique

How to achieve a workable consensus within time limits

Lynn Stuter | September 7 2004

The Delphi Technique was originally conceived as a way to obtain the opinion of experts without necessarily bringing them together face to face. In Educating for the New World Order by Bev Eakman, the reader finds reference upon reference for the need to preserve the illusion that there is "Lay, or community, participation in the decision­making process), while in fact lay citizens are being squeezed out."

A specialized use of this technique was developed for teachers, the "Alinsky Method" (ibid., p. 123). The setting or group is, however, immaterial the point is that people in groups tend to share a certain knowledge base and display certain identifiable characteristics (known as group dynamics). This allows for a special application of a basic technique. The "change agent" or "facilitator" goes through the motions of acting as an organizer, getting each person in the target group to elicit expression of their concerns about a program, project, or policy in question. The facilitator listens attentively, forms "task forces," "urges everyone to make lists," and so on. While she is doing this, the facilitator learns something about each member of the target group. He/she identifies the "leaders," the "loud mouths," as well as those who frequently turn sides during the argument ­ the "weak or non­committal."

Suddenly, the amiable facilitator becomes "devil's advocate." He/she dons his professional agitator hat. Using the "divide and conquer" technique, he/she manipulates one group opinion against the other. This is accomplished by manipulating those who are out of step to appear "ridiculous, unknowledgeable, inarticulate, or dogmatic." He/she wants certain members of the group to become angry, thereby forcing tensions to accelerate. The facilitator is well trained in psychological manipulation. S/He is able to predict the reactions of each group member. Individuals in opposition to the policy or program will be shut out of the group.

The method works. It is very effective with parents, teachers, school children, and any community group. The "targets" rarely, if ever, know that they are being manipulated. If they do suspect this is happening, they do not know how to end the process. The desired result is for group polarization, and for the facilitator to become accepted as a member of the group and group process. He/she will then throw the desired idea on the table and ask for opinions during discussion. Very soon his/her associates from the divided group begin to adopt the idea as if it were their own, and pressure the entire group to accept the proposition.

This technique is a very unethical method of achieving consensus on a controversial topic in group settings. It requires well­trained professionals who deliberately escalate tension among group members, pitting one faction against the other, so as to make one viewpoint appear ridiculous so the other becomes "sensible" whether such is warranted or not.

DISRUPTING THE DELPHI

Note: The Delphi is being used at all levels of government to move meetings to preset conclusions. For the purposes of this dissertation, "facilitator" references anyone who has been trained in use of the Delphi and who is running a meeting.

There are three steps to diffusing the Delphi Technique when facilitators want to seer a group in a specific direction.

1. Always be charming. Smile. be pleasant. Be Courteous. Moderate your voice so as not to come across as belligerent or aggressive.

2. Stay focused. If at all possible, write your question down to help you stay focused. Facilitators, when asked questions they don't want to answer, often digress from the issue raised and try to work the conversation around to where they can make the individual asking the question look foolish or feel foolish, appear belligerent or aggressive. The goal is to put the one asking the question on the defensive. Do not fall for this tactic. Always be charming, thus deflecting any insinuation. Innuendo, etc. that may be thrown at you in their attempt to put you on the defensive, but bring them back to the question you asked. If they rephrase your question into an accusatory statement (a favorite tactic) simply state, "That is not what I stated. What I asked was... [repeat your question.]" Stay focused on your question.

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H.R. 2016, The National Landscape Conservation System Act

To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.

Why isn't anyone concerned and commenting on this issue. The bill HR 2016, sneaking through Congress, will changes life as we know it. It is another version of the HR 1975 bill introduced last fall.

It is scary enough that it establishes a National Landscape Conservation System.
But it is "for other purposes" too.

This is another huge public lands grab. They are talking about taking control of a mega 20 million acres more of land administered by the BLM.

It is all about gaining more control and restricting the public and private landowners. It will put unreasonable pressure on the private land owners.

We think it is awful that they are restricting our access to our public lands. With this bill, they even go further. We will find that we can't grow a garden without permission, if we are allowed to grow one at all. They decide what we can grow and how much water we can use, etc. Or we may find that our property is earmarked as a special place to be taken away from us and conserved.

The feds/UN has no business owning any land. They absolutely do not need to control any more. The taking of our land is thievery. The Wildlands Project and the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative seem to be moving right along forward as planned. E

PLEASE GO TO THIS WASHINGTONWATCH WEBSITE AND VOTE AGAINST THIS BILL
AND CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMAN:
www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2016.html
www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2016.html#toc0

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110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2016

To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 24, 2007

Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mrs. BONO, Mr. RENZI, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. LEE, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. GILCHREST, and Mr. KIRK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources


A BILL

To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `National Landscape Conservation System Act'.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) SYSTEM- The term `system' means the National Landscape Conservation System established by section 3(a).

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM.

(a) Establishment- In order to conserve, protect, and restore nationally significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations, there is established in the Bureau of Land Management the National Landscape Conservation System.
(b) Components- The system shall include each of the following areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management:

(1) Each area that is designated as--

(A) a national monument;
(B) a national conservation area;
(C) an outstanding natural area;
(D) a wilderness study area;
(E) a component of the National Trails System;
(F) a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; or
(G) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

(2) Any area designated by Congress to be administered for conservation purposes, including--

(A) the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, as designated under section 101(a) of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460nnn-11(a));
(B) the Headwaters Forest Reserve; and
(C) any additional area designated by Congress for inclusion in the system.

(c) Management- The Secretary shall manage the system--

(1) in accordance with any applicable law (including regulations) relating to any component of the system included under subsection (b); and
(2) in a manner that protects the values for which the components of the system were designated.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.


See Related Bills:

The National Landscape Conservation System Act (S. 1139)

See Bills on the Same Subject:
Commemorations, Cultural property, Ecosystem management, Environmental protection, Historic sites, History, Humanities, Landscape protection, National monuments, Natural areas, Natural resources, Public lands, Sports, Trails, Water resources, Wild rivers, Wilderness areas
See Bills in the Same Budget Category:
Natural Resources and Environment

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Columbia River Basin "Ecosystem" Management:
Another Federal Plan to Control American Soil

The Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP), the largest land management proposal in U.S. history, is the result of a 1993 presidential directive from Clinton.

proliberty.com/observer/prt0997b.htm