The Appropriations Committee has effectively put the IRS attack on conservation easements in the same category as its mythical assault on free speech and grass roots conservative groups funded by billionaires.
"It's simple grass-roots conservation," said Angelina Jones, who helps organize a toad patrol for one of the largest toad populations in Britain, in Henley-on-Thames and Marlow, west of London.
On the ground, grass-roots conservatives not only value conservation, they also see how action to protect and conserve natural resources makes a difference.
Most people in the United States have access to grass-roots organizations, conservation groups and education entities that provide an opportunity to volunteer time, talent and funds to protect our sensitive habitats and terrestrial resources.
Environmental conservation is inherently a local, grass roots effort.
While conservation groups appear to have captured the moral high-ground at a grass roots level their campaign is also viewed with some hostility.
$15.6 million in grants have been awarded for wildlife and habitat conservation, to aid in the defense of indigenous rights, and to support innovative grass roots efforts aimed at combating climate change and solving complex environmental issues.
This kind of cross-cutting conservation work is increasing, but much of what is going on is at the grass roots, far under the radar.
