K-S Wild (the name they do business
under,) are officially the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, a
501(c)(3) Tax Exempt conservation organization.
They are an extremist environmental
group which covers the Klamath-Siskiyou region, which is a beautiful
and wild area that stretches from southern Oregon into northern
California. Their main interests seem to be fish and owls and taking
people's water rights. (Watch out if you're a fisherman, a farmer, or
a vintner – you may next on the list!)
They make their money (and it's a LOT
of money!) each year by holding their begging bowl out to the general
public for private donations, memberships, foundation grants and
constant litigation. Their net assets for the year end (2011) were in
excess of $250,000. (See PDF link below)
And watch out for the Executive
Director position coming up for grabs! They get a cool $44,000 a year
for a 40 hour week (as stated in the organization's 2011 IRS 990
form, available to view here -
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/931/246/2011-931246139-08ab40d3-9.pdf
In 2007, KS Wild blocked 75 timber
sales in south-west Oregon costing numerous jobs in the region. And
stay tuned while we work on what all this is costing YOU - we're
going to bring you an actual dollar amount of tax payer money that
has to be spent on court cases by the various agencies KS Wild file
lawsuits against, and the dollar amounts of the settlements KS Wild
receive from their sue-happy lifestyles.
And just a note about this blog - you will NEVER hear one word of a lie here. We deal in facts. There is no need for miss-information or distortion - the truth is horrific enough.
- KS Wild Truth.
