Mike I agree. I’m working on a CFO letter supporting this view. I hope other organizations will do the same this week in advance of the Commissioner's meeting Thursday morning.
Nick Komar CFO President >> On Jul 13, 2020, at 7:31 AM, Mike Hensley <[email protected]> wrote: > > I actually think a watchers license that parallels the hunting/fishing > license and whose cost contributes to the maintenance of SWA's is a great > idea. It simultaneously broadens the base of people who are financially > contributing AND provides a way to measure the number of people who are using > SWA's for non-hunting/fishing purposes. Have any conservation organizations > (Audubon?) proposed this change to state lawmakers? > >> On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 11:39:16 AM UTC-6, Polly Reetz wrote: >> Lots of discussion going on about the change in policy by Colorado Parks and >> Wildlife (CPW) about accessing State Wildlife Areas. While buying a >> fishing license, especially a senior license, is not a big financial burden >> for many birders, there is a general feeling, at least among the Audubon >> folks I've talked to, that we want to be counted as wildlife watchers, not >> fishermen or hunters, so that CPW is more aware of this audience and listens >> to us on other policy issues. >> >> No one has yet come up with a method to do this that doesn't result in >> a reduction in Colorado's federal Wildlife Aid in Restoration grants which >> come from the excise tax on hunting and fishing equipment (although we >> could argue that a lot of that money in fact does NOT come from hunters - >> you pay it if you buy a handgun too). The Parks and Wildlife Commission >> is still discussing this question - it is on their agenda for Thursday >> morning, July 17 at 9:25 am. You can listen in from the CPW website (About >> Us - Commission - Meetings). And offer comments by email before the meeting. >> >> Suggestions have been: a wildlife watchers license, a maintenance fee >> dedicated to SWAs, a checkoff on the fishing or hunting license application >> for wildlife watchers/photographers so CPW can take count of us.... your >> ideas?? Send them to the Commission. Some of this would take legislative >> action. >> >> Polly Reetz >> Denver Audubon COnservation Committee chairperson > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/b0f399d8-917a-411e-b117-a2bd0df5c63do%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/74CEB6C6-D24E-47C2-A556-D58A2EEAF419%40comcast.net.
