$0 funding for State Wildlife Grants proposed in FY '11 Continuing Resolution

[Wagner, David]

State Wildlife Grant funding for fiscal year 2011 is in imminent peril-a large number of jobs, research projects, and hundreds of internships are at stake, not to mention the imperiled wildlife that would have otherwise seen greater protection.  See below.

David L. Wagner
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Storrs, CT 06269-3043
v. (860) 486-2139; f. (860) 486-6364


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From: david almquist [mailto:daidunno at hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 2:35 PM
To: davealmquist at hotmail.com
Subject: FW: $0 funding for State Wildlife Grants proposed in FY '11 Continuing Resolution

You can go here
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
to write your representative.  You have to know the +4 part of your zip, which you can find here
http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp

If you would send this to anyone who may want to contact their representative and tell them that the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) should be fully funded for fiscal year 2011 and that the present Continuing Resolution that allots $0 to this program, when $90M was requested, is unacceptable, that would be great.  I believe that this has to be done by tomorrow at the latest.

Besides my job and the many benefits to conservation, for the more practical-minded of you:
>  The program leverages tens of millions of dollars from state and private sources each year
>  The State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program directly supports jobs in every state and territory.  The program employs professional biologists who use the best available science to lessen the impacts of development and other threats on fish and wildlife and use technical assistance to help private landowners and land management agencies implement voluntary conservation measures.
>  The program directly benefits the economy allowing states to hire local labor (i.e. heavy equipment operators, contractors, universities, etc.) to restore habitat that leads to improved fish and wildlife populations and environmental conditions.  Conservation jobs typically have a higher ratio of jobs created per dollars spent than infrastructure-related jobs such as road construction.
? The State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program is supported by over 6,300 organizations and businesses that make up the national Teaming With Wildlife coalition.
>  The State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program will save taxpayer dollars by conserving fish and wildlife before they become more costly (and controversial) to conserve as endangered species.

 Thanks,

Dave
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