The Network for Landscape Conservation (NLC) just announced the winners of their Catalyst Fund grants, the funding coming from foundations such as the Hewitt Foundation. Once again, the High Divide is a target.
A grant award of $25,000 over a two year period will be given to expand the High Divide Collaborative (HDC) "capacity", meaning bringing more people on board, by "transitioning a part-time Coordinator position to full time". This will be done to "advance all core functions including a regular meeting schedule of the Coordinating Committee", improve communications, and holding two meetings per year. They are ramping up their plotting strategy. Apparently, it is also necessary to start new groups, the Forestry and Fire Working Group, and a Wildlife Connectivity Working Group. It will be this Coordinator's responsibility to get these implemented and launched. Instead of this just being a "collective vision", it will now become "collective action". Notice this collectivism is the antithesis of our Republic which is based on the rule of law, and most assuredly does not include those whose perspective does not align with them. It should be remembered that the HDC Coordinating Committee has previously included the US Forest Service, Lemhi Regional Land Trust, Yellowstone to Yukon, Nature Conservancy, Idaho Fish & Game, Salmon Valley Stewardship, and out of state players, with many other participants. It might be that since their relationships have been exposed through the USFS and SVS partnership, they have chosen to hide the federal affiliation in a more updated committee member list. No doubt, this upcoming meeting in September will include discussion of new strategies to convince area citizens that they have the right solutions for the land. Citizens are warned to not fall for it, especially the wildlife connectivity. Connectivity is only for the sole purpose of redesigning the land with corridors and associated land use restrictions. There is nothing community based or grounded in these efforts. Their ploy will be "listening" to you in order to "build trust" and lead you to believe you both "share" the same priorities, but in reality their real plan is never revealed in those discussions. Looking at the Heart of the Rockies website gives a true picture of their intentions to tell you how you should be living. Be on the alert for this, don't fall for or engage in it. This is a major threat to those who live in the High Divide area.
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