There is a tremendous amount of land out that way, and we're trying to establish public and private partnerships to make sure infrastructure is in place.

There are a lot of projects that are planned and have been approved and others in the works. We're trying to come in and make this a better community with the necessary services.

There's a need to ensure (that) the land can support other wildlife. There's a need to ensure that the land can support livestock grazing in many places. There's a need to ensure (that) the land can support human activity and energy exploration. You have to take all these uses into account and arrive at an appropriate management level for a given range.

Over land we see tremendous diurnal changes, a strong peak in lightning in the afternoon over land. Over water we see very little variation. We believe it's due to the land absorbing heat and causing strong convection. On the other hand, water can store a lot more heat, and release it slowly.

I'm trying to land the puck on top of the net. I once did it three times in a row in Pittsburgh.

Land rush may be too strong a term, but we're seeing more and more trying to stake out territory outside their branches.