This is well worth watching for those who have a desire to understand the diverse interests that CPW must juggle in developing a plan to provide access to SWAs for non-consumptive use while respecting the intended uses of these areas. For those worried about enforcement, it is worth listening to Director Prenzlow’s comments.
Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette, CO > On Aug 6, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Adrian Lakin <[email protected]> wrote: > > For anyone interested in what happened in the CPW meeting on July 16/17, the > meeting video is on their site at the following URL. > > https://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/CommissionMeeting2020-7.aspx > <https://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/CommissionMeeting2020-7.aspx> > > You will need to go to the Day 2 video and skip ahead to the time of 1:51:13 > to get to the relevant section. The discussion lasts until time 2:43:00. > > There were a couple very well put together presentations and a few public > comments. > > I didn't hear anything during those times that this discussion would be > continued, but some of the people who commented did recommend that. > > Adrian Lakin, > Mead, CO > > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8fea943f-5d7a-414e-a4b5-6625537d8e7do%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8fea943f-5d7a-414e-a4b5-6625537d8e7do%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/DAE5114A-493C-4FC7-B761-99D716524778%40gmail.com.
