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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Thank you for the insights, Jed. A way to support bird
conservation with no ambiguity as to how your contributions are directed, is by
buying regular <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U. S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
postage stamps but through the American Bird Conservancy. Go to <a
href="http://abcbirds.org/">http://abcbirds.org/</a>, and at the upper left
corner of their home page you can find a choice between Cerulean Warbler or
Ivory-billed Woodpecker; both are beautiful. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Donnie Dann<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Highland Park/Lake County<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>donniebird@yahoo.com</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Posted by: "<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Jed Hertz</st1:PersonName>" <a
href="mailto:jhh_60910@yahoo.com?Subject=%20Re%3A%20%5BBCNnet%5D%20Duck%20Stamps"
title="mailto:jhh_60910@yahoo.com?Subject= Re: [BCNnet] Duck Stamps"><font
color="#1e66ae"><span style='color:#1E66AE'>jhh_60910@yahoo.com </span></font></a>
<a href="http://profiles.yahoo.com/jhh_60910"
title="http://profiles.yahoo.com/jhh_60910"><font color="#1e66ae"><span
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15.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'>Sat Aug 26, 2006
10:00 am (PST) <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:121%;font-family:Georgia'>Hi
Donnie,<br>
<br>
A few thought on your appeal:<br>
<br>
I think the USFWS ought to start managing some of these FWA for serious
declining species, eg. shorebirds and grassland species. We might be more
inclined to donate to their programs if we had some say in how they're managed.
I don't get the impression from the FWA areas I frequent there's serious
interest in anything other than fishing and hunting. <br>
<br>
Take for instance LaSalle FWA, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lake
Village</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">IN.</st1:State></st1:place> Here's a
perfect site for shorebird/waterfowl habitat. The water level at Black Oak
Bayou could easily be regulated for mud flats in the late summer, enhancing
stop-over habitat for shorebirds as well as emergent vegetation for waterfowl. Instead
they maintain the water level for fishing (?) and harm both shorebirds and
waterfowl. <br>
<br>
And then during waterfowl hunting - a good part of the fall/winter season -
they prohibit access to folks with other interests. Limiting access for the
majority so a handful of folks can have the place to themselves doesn't bode
well for attracting conservation dollars from these same folks. <br>
<br>
It seems the USFWS has got the proverbial "cart-in-front-<wbr>of-the-horse"
in this campaign. Let's see better access to the decision makers and
improvements in FWA management and then talk about "conservation
stamps." Otherwise, all we get is lip-service and they continue to do what
they've been doing.<br>
<br>
BTW: I'm not against managed hunting/fishing, but I don't like to be kept out
of FWA for extended periods and then asked to help fund these interests. <br>
<br>
BTW2: I think "conservation stamps" should be sold separately from
"duck stamps." Let's make sure we get a voice in FWA management for
our dollar. Otherwise, we're being setup for "taxation without
representation.<wbr>" Seems sometime back folks had a "tea
party" over similar circumstances.<br>
<br>
BTW3: I would point out that the "Wildlife" preservation checkoff on
our IL income tax form is the second highest (Breast Cancer Research being #1)
in donations. This says something about people's values and gives
conservationist a right to a voice in FWA management - even at this point in
time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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