The Nongame Program is currently part of Ecological Services and = Carrol's boss is Lee Pfannmuller. So in that sense Nongame is not being = taken away from Carrol and given to Lee.
Eco-Services is restructuring how their programs report within the DNR. = A structure that will be the same as other Divisions in the DNR and = result in people reporting to regional supervisors rather than directly = to someone in St. Paul. Not everyone is, or will be, happy with this = change.=20 Carrol, along with Pam, Katie, and everyone else in nongame run maybe = the best nongame program in the country. As birders, our financial = support of the chickadee checkoff results in real benefits to all the = birds we spend so much time watching. I would encourage everyone to = continue making contributions to this very valuable program. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Sharon Stiteler Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:27 PM To: Stan Merrill Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [mou] GBBC - News Coverage How about what's going on with the Non Game Department in the DNR? =20 Lee Pfannmuller says changes in the Nongame Program are part of an =20 overhaul of the Ecological Services Division, and the overhaul is =20 still in the proposal stage. It looks like the Nongame Program is =20 being taken away from Carrol Henderson and put her department, =20 Ecological Services. Why would you take it away from someone who has =20 been very successful with it? It's seems fishy to me. Where are the =20 contributions going to go? I'd really like to know what's going on =20 before I contribute to the check off on the tax form. Sharon Stiteler Bird and Nature Observation Specialist www.eagleoptics.com 612-816-0760 www.birdchick.com On Feb 16, 2006, at 12:12 PM, Stan Merrill wrote: > Hi! > > A reporter from our weekly newspaper,Apple Valley This > Week, per suggestion of our Mayor, wants to meet with me > for an article. If you have topics and/or suggestions that > I should be sure to include, your e-mailing me ASAP will be > appreciated. > > Thanks! > > Stan Merrill > <[email protected]> > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > [email protected] > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list [email protected] http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net
