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.

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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.

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People go into these critical habitat discussions and fight like crazy.

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