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U.S. House resolution would cut programs critical to conservation
Funding key to wildlife efforts in Georgia, other states
You are receiving this communication because you are subscribed to a Georgia Department of Natural Resources e-mail list providing information on wildlife conservation and management. This information is provided for your evaluation and response as you deem appropriate.
Georgia DNR's Wildlife Resources Division would like to make you aware of funding cuts included in the proposed House Budget Continuing Resolution HR1, being debated this week in the U.S. House of Representatives. These cuts would have a significant negative impact on wildlife management in Georgia.
The proposed federal bill would eliminate funding for State Wildlife Grants and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) for the current fiscal year and would greatly reduce the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
Here is why this issue is important:
q The State Wildlife Grants program is the nation's core program
that helps states take proactive and collaborative conservation

Feb. 17, 2011
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measures to preclude future endangered species listings by implementing voluntary actions to stabilize declining wildlife populations. This program is the main source of funding for implementing State Wildlife Action Plans. Georgia's Wildlife Action Plan, developed by the Wildlife Resources Division with help from other conservation organizations, scientists, sportsmen's groups, and land managers, identifies priority species and habitats and key conservation actions needed to maintain the state's rich wildlife diversity and provide multiple benefits to the public. (For more: State and national fact sheets; 10th anniversary video.) q The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (authorized by Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act) provides grants to states to participate in a wide array of voluntary conservation projects for candidate, proposed and listed species. The program provides funding for conservation of imperiled plants and animals and their habitats on non-federal lands. Fact sheet (pdf). q NAWCA provides matching funds to organizations and individuals who have developed partnerships to carry out wetlands conservation projects for the benefit of wetlands-associated migratory birds and other wildlife. Fact sheet.
These grant programs were designed to ensure states' involvement in wildlife management regulated by federal laws and have provided funding critical to conservation of wildlife species in Georgia.
Examples of conservation efforts funded through these grant programs in our state include protecting and monitoring loggerhead sea turtle nests, conducting surveys for swallow-tailed kites and wood storks, restoring globally imperiled longleaf pine forests and other natural habitats on state and private lands, working with private landowners to implement the Safe Harbor program benefiting endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers, and acquiring key conservation lands such as Zahnd Natural Area, Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area, and Townsend Wildlife Management Area , which are open to the public for hunting, fishing, hiking, birdwatching and other outdoor activities.

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The Wildlife Resources Division is one of six divisions in the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Our charge is conserving, enhancing and promoting wildlife resources, including game and nongame animals, fish and protected plants. WRD's four sections Game Management, Fisheries Management, Law Enforcement and Nongame Conservation regulate hunting, fishing and boat operation, protect nongame and endangered wildlife, provide conservation education, and enforce laws for the protection and use of Georgia's natural resources.

The House could vote on this budget bill (HR1) as early as today. If you wish to contact your representative in Congress about this measure, contact information can be found at http://clerk.house.gov/ member_info/index.html.
For more information on State Wildlife Grants and State Wildlife Action Plans, see the Teaming with Wildlife website at www.teaming. com. Teaming with Wildlife is a coalition of more than 6,300 public, private and nonprofit organizations supporting sufficient public funding for wildlife conservation and related education and recreation.
You are receiving this e-mail as a subscriber to Georgia Wild, a monthly Georgia Wildlife Resources Division e-newsletter that covers nongame conservation and issues. The e-mail also goes to WRD employees. (Our apologies if some people receive more than one copy of this update.) Our mailing address is: Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division 2070 U.S. Highway 278 S.E. Social Circle, Ga. 30025 Our telephone: 770.918.6400 Copyright (C) 2011 Georgia DNR. All rights reserved. Or share it via ...
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