I've been nothing but disappointed with my local reps. Emails and letters do nothing in as far as I have tried. It may have to do with my question and the fact that Carlisle, PA is controlled on most levels by republicans.
Basically, PA has no state regulatory body for managing invertebrates unless they are aquatic. At this point they would fall under jurisdiction of the PA Fish and Boat Commission which is separate from our DCNR. I think that PA is one of the only states to be organized like this if not the ONLY state. Anyway, my question basically asked how to start setting up the frame work so that PA could have a regulatory body for terrestrial inverts. I made sure to include my concerns such as threatened/endangered/rare species, habitats, land development and conversion, as well as ways to support such an agency. I sent him (Gabig-R) emails and letters (hand written even!) but got 0 responses. My next step is to visit his office and to send something to Gov. Rendell-D. I was hoping to get some sort of response even if it was not the one I wanted. Can't say I'm too shocked since, at least around here, if you can't tie conservation with making $$$ then there's a real good chance it may fall to the wayside. END OF RANT. Thanks for creating the topic.
