Thread: 2 Conservation Groups Seek To Block Fence Construction

2 conservation groups seek to block fence construction

05:52 PM MST on Friday, October 5, 2007

Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Two conservation organizations are seeking a temporary restraining order to stop construction of a stretch of fencing along the Arizona-Mexico border within a treasured riparian area.

Lawyers for Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club filed a motion Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington seeking to block construction within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, asking for an appropriate environmental assessment on the impact the fence will have on wildlife and protected federal public lands.

The groups contend that clearing land and putting in an access road along the border and building steel fencing within the corridor of the San Pedro River will harm the biologically diverse waterway, one of the last free-flowing rivers in the southwest.

The river, whose banks are dotted with cottonwood and willow trees, is a seasonal flyway for millions of migratory birds and hosts a large variety of plant and animal life.

A Border Patrol spokesman in Washington did not immediately return a phone call Friday.

The fence construction is part of the Border Patrol's effort to secure the border from illegal immigrant and drug entry. More than 70 miles of primary fencing have been built in Arizona, the busiest point along the Mexican border for such activity.

Matt Clark, a Defenders of Wildlife spokesman in Tucson, said excavation and land clearance work went on within the conservation area this week though not within the river corridor.

Robert Dreher, an attorney for Defenders of Wildlife in Washington, said a judge might not take up the motion until Tuesday.

Dreher said the conservationists predict that there will be damage to the river's flood plain and its ecology if fencing, a roadway and vehicle barriers are built and remain in place.

"All those are things that can be repaired if we get a court order to remove the stuff, but it does seem wasteful," he said.

© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed



http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/ ... 612a9.html

Greenpeace. That is what they are.

Where are these organization when the illegals leave all the tons of garbage on the border???? I think that is more of an environmental hazard!!

On with the FENCE BUILDING! IT'S THE LAW!

CCUSA

That is exactly right. The garbage is the real problem. Not a darn fence.

I don’t see how that can call the Sierra Club a conservation organization. They are one step away from the eco-nuts Greenpeace

Also, it says “seasonal flywayâ€

assessment on the impact the fence will have on wildlife and protected federal public lands.

In his dictionary, "Wildlife" means "Illegal aliens"

Why hasn't there been an impact assessment done with illegal aliens. It's a lot more catastrophic than a fence! The drug and people smugglers vehicles alone are far more damaging.

They are all driving the big gas hogs we can't afford to drive.

Originally Posted by CCUSA

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Two conservation organizations are seeking a temporary restraining order to stop construction of a stretch of fencing along the Arizona-Mexico border

The only thing the Sierra Club wants to "conserve" is their $100 million donations from Stock Fund manager David Gelbaum. They sure don't want to conserve our resources, they say nothing about mass immigration doubling our population and resource consumption by 2040!

Plus I am sure all the illegals tramping around and their trash piles are more destructive to this "ecosystem" than a single dirt road and water permeable fence! In other words, putting the fence up will make a big improvement to the San Pedro River ecosystem! What a bunch of money grubbing hypocrits.

Added to Home Page with note
http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=N ... e&sid=2615


It is interesting that these conservative groups did not complain about the tons of trash left near the border by the illegals crossing into the country. The camps they illegally set up or the fires started by the illegals to distract the border patrol while they snuck across the border. Where is the outrage of their precious trees being burnt down or used as firewood in illegal camp sites?