Fellow birders, I think that there are enough opportunities for birders to be involved with land acquisition and conservation for birds. I'm sure many of the subscribers of this list are members of the Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation, Audubon Society, etc... Some of these organizations buy and manage land for wildlife including birds. Others are more focused on education and legislation. Many of us probably buy duck stamps annually (heck, some of us may even shoot birds).
It is one thing to say "Everyone should support conservation efforts for birds." It is quite another to say "Everyone must support conservation efforts for birds..or will be fined." I, for one, would prefer to remain free to make that decision for myself. I will continue to promote bird conservation through my membership in conservation-minded organizations, regular use of state and national parks, and through private donations. I hope the rest of you find some means to supporting bird conservation in your own little way. Chad Heins Mankato P.S. Politics seems like a dangerous topic for this listserv. --- Jim Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > CC: MOU net <[email protected]>, > Paul J.Baicich <[email protected]> > From: Jim Williams <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [mou] paying to use state wildlife land > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:14:33 -0600 > > On Mar 23, 2006, at 8:39 PM, Bernard P. Friel > ([email protected]) wrote: > Isn't that what taxes are supposed to provide for, > and wouldn't this > just be another fee so that the "no new taxes > pledge" can be kept ? > > > Well, taxes obviously do not do the job. Politicians > do not do the job. > That does not mean the need should be ignored. > > Hunters have been paying the bills via duck stamps, > various state > hunting stamps, licenses, and taxes on guns and > ammunition for years. > Birders enjoy the land secured by that money. What > gives us the right > to stand back and say, not me? A duck stamp costs > $15. The Colorado > land-use fee is $10. The pleasure we get from > birding: not worth the > cost of a bag or two of bird seed? We can pay > hundreds of dollars for > optics and $25 for a bird ID book but we can't > contribute to fund > habitat? > > Jim Williams > Wayzata > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > [email protected] > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
