>Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 09:09:13 -0700
>From: Adolf Ceska <aceska at FREENET.VICTORIA.BC.CA>
>Subject: Washington State Natural Heritage Program
>To: Multiple recipients of list CONSLINK <CONSLINK at SIVM.BITNET>

>News from BEN (Botanical Electronic News) # 98, April 7, 1995:

>WASHINGTON STATE NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM THREATENED

>Funding for the Washington Natural Heritage Program has been
>eliminated from the Washington state budget. Senate amendment to
>the budget stated that the Program should be supported from the
>Department of Natural Resources budget, but at this time it is
>not clear if the Natural Heritage Program will indeed get the
>amount it needs to perform its function. Since the Nature Con-
>servancy funding of the Program is done on a matching basis, the
>funds the Program gets from the Nature Conservancy may be cut
>back as well.

>Adolf Ceska
>aceska at freenet.victoria.bc.ca