Preston,
Call me dense...those special interest groups are groups that want more access to lands surrounding watersheds...I understand that battle, I have lost over 400 acres of prime timber to the process of watershed restoration. I didn't lose it actually they still let me pay taxes on it but I can't do anything with it. Anyway, why is it that these special interst groups are excited about this decision? Will it give them more rights to log/farm/build...to the water line?

Am I correct in assuming that if a river has 1000 wild fish returning and 20000 hatchery that were broodstocked from that river years ago returning that according to this ruling there are actually 21,000 "genetically wild" fish returning not 1000?? So there is no need to protect anything. Is that a fair extrapolation of the ruling? (readers digest version of course)

Anybody??

Gill