If I were a member of a chamber of commerce representing business owners who's livelihoods are being impacted by restrictive public resource use regulations based upon percievably spurious fears and assumptions of ecological threat, then I would probably wish to at least confer with the PLF for an opinion.


I found the following at the PLF website .

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In the past ten years, the Northwest region has been the national focus of debate over the delicate balance between the competing interests in a healthy economy and jobs and societal goals to protect potentially threatened species (e.g., spotted owl). Similarly, regulations that demand private property without compensation for public use in the form of wetlands preservation, wildlife habitat, and open space are increasingly being implemented by all levels of government in the region. As property owners and regulators confront each other in court, the opportunity for setting significant national precedent is available through the work of PLF's Northwest Center.

The Northwest Center of the PLF is headed by Principal Attorney, Robin L. Rivett, who may be reached at PLF's headquarters in Sacramento, California, (916) 362-2833.

The Northwest Center of the PLF is staffed by:
Managing Attorney Russell C. Brooks - rb@pacificlegal.org
Attorney Amy P. Dempsey - apd@pacificlegal.org
Fund raiser James G. Katzinski - jgk@pacificlegal.org
(and) Legal secretary Roberta L. Carlson

The Northwest Center office is located at:
10940 NE 33rd Place, Suite 109
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: (425) 576-0484
fax (425) 576-9565