I would suggest that if an adequate fee increase does not materialize in this session, that a bill for some voluntary opportunity to purchase an endorsement or stamp for these projects be attempted; I buy all sorts of stuff I don't need for one thing or another I care about when I purchase my licenses. Get what you can and keep on plugging.
On Apr 14, 2012, at 7:07 PM, Vacek, Curt (DNR) wrote: > I invite folks to get out there and enjoy this opportunity, but I also hope > folks will respect our efforts to improve stop-over habitat for these > critters and view them with minimal disturbance. > > For what it's worth, I wanted to throw out a kudos to DNR's primary partner > with this project: Ducks Unlimited. They made a key land acquisition, which > without it we wouldn't be able to manage water levels on this basin. They > also went above and beyond with their efforts to design and construct a water > control structure that could accomplish exactly what was needed to improve > water quality and habitat within this drainage. The project was primarily > funded by a NAWCA Grant (North American Waterfowl Conservation Act); these > federally appropriated funds have been dwindling, so please continue to let > your congress men and woman hear your support for NAWCA appropriations that > can make projects like this possible. With that, I must also throw in a plug > for DNR's attempts to secure a License Fee Increase during this session. > Even if we can obtain federal funds to construct the projects, we still need > a sufficient Game and Fish Fund to keep these sites operating into the future. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
