Only about one percent of the historic habitat exists. Half of the (agricultural lands) have subsided so much that we can't restore them to wetlands -- if you flooded them, you'd just have deep water. But a 10 percent restoration is possible -- and that would be exponentially better than the situation we have now.

I don't think it's surprising that we're seeing the disappearance of these native species given the changes that have occurred in the delta.

This field is part of an active, diversified agricultural operation and ... is irreplaceable. It is part of an historic ranch that has been kept whole by our family for 85 years. The continued operation of our business would be seriously compromised by an adjacent medical complex with its sensitivity to odor, sound and dust.

They eliminated 82 percent of what they originally proposed for critical habitat,

We have a lot of buildings in our downtown that could be on the National Historic Register if we wanted them to be.

No one ever fought in a Habitat shop,