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Peggi
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>>July 8, 1996 Inez Connor 202-219-3861
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>>MORE HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES
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>>Nine new hunting and 12 new sport fishing programs have been proposed on
>>national wildlife refuges, Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt said
>today.
>>"This makes 23 new refuge hunting programs and 18 new refuge fishing programs
>>that have been opened by this administration," he said.
>>
>>The proposed openings for this fall were published in the June 21, 1996,
>Federal
>>Register. Public comments will be accepted through July 22 and should be
sent
>>to Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (RF), 1849 C Street, NW,
>Washington,
>>DC 20240.
>>
>>"The new hunting and fishing programs respond to the President's Executive
>Order
>>and my own directive to the Fish and Wildlife Service," he said. "Both
>measures
>>call for expanded opportunities for wildlife-dependent recreation on our
>>national wildlife refuges. I'm pleased to see this positive and
>>timely action.
>>
>>"These new hunting and fishing programs also carry out our pledge to expedite
>>the procedure for continuing these compatible recreational activities when
new
>>refuge lands come into the system," he said, citing Cossatot, a new refuge in
>>Arkansas, as an example.
>>
>>The 23 new refuge hunting programs and 18 new refuge fishing programs
>opened by
>>this Administration compare to the total of 23 hunting and 8 fishing openings
>>during the last Administration. With the new programs, 283 refuges will be
>open
>>to hunting and 276 to fishing. The National Wildlife Refuge System
>includes 508
>>refuges in all 50 states. Its 92.3 million acres also include easements on
>>waterfowl production areas in 12 states and state-managed coordination
areas in
>>19 states.
>>
>>New hunting and fishing programs were proposed on the following national
>>wildlife refuges:
>>
>>Hunting and Fishing Fishing
>>Arkansas--Bald Knob, Cossatot Louisiana--Grand Cote
>>Illinois--Emiquon Mississippi--Dahomey,
>>Indiana--Patoka River Tallahatchie
>>Louisiana--Big Branch Marsh, Mandalay Nebraska--Boyer Chute
>>Minnesota--Windom WMD
>>Missouri--Big Muddy
>>
>>Hunting
>>Oklahoma--Deep Fork
>>
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>Ben & Peggi Rodgers
>Veneta, OR
>prodgers at efn.org
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>"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer,
>it sings because it has a song"
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Peggi Rodgers
Oregon Research Institute
Eugene, OR
peggir at ori.org
prodgers at efn.org
"A bird does not sing because it has an
answer, It sings because it has a song"