Habitat evaluation

Ours has been a nation of rapid growth and development; our abundant water and other natural resources were quickly utilized to meet the needs of our expansion. Resources perceived to be “important” to the national interest were often exploited at the expense of others. Fish and wildlife, because of their apparent abundance and low priority status, were among those resources that historically received little attention or protection and were frequently "traded off" to other resource developments.

Ours has been a nation of rapid growth and development; our abundant water and other natural resources were quickly utilized to meet the needs of our expansion. Resources perceived to be “important” to the national interest were often exploited at the expense of others. Fish and wildlife, because of their apparent abundance and low priority status, were among those resources that historically received little attention or protection and were frequently "traded off" to other resource developments.