Peter Herman Adlerwas an American conductor born in Austria–Hungary in Gablonz an der Neiße, which is now in the Czech Republic... (wikipedia)
We were trying to find ways to lengthen the carrot and shorten the stick. We were looking for ways to get landowners involved in what everybody agrees is an important effort.
We have our own endangered species issues right here in Colorado and Summit County, whether its lynx or boreal toads. How these laws work is important.
People go into these critical habitat discussions and fight like crazy.
Although the participants in this group came to the table with significantly different perspectives, they engaged in high-level, productive discussions, the results of which will be extremely helpful to Congress as it considers changes to the Endangered Species Act.