Subject: RE: Conservation licenses
Date: Feb 4 17:26:00 1998
From: "Jane Westervelt" - Jwesterv at novell.uidaho.edu


You'll have to forgive me, but I'm new to the area: what is a
conservation license, and should I be concerned about getting one if
I am heading into Washington to birdwatch?
jw

> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 14:03:04 -0800
> Reply-to: fdrobny at cairncross.com
> From: Franny Drobny <fdrobny at cairncross.com>
> To: "'rhm at ms.washington.edu'" <rhm at ms.washington.edu>,
> "'Tweeters Post'" at u.washington.edu
> Subject: RE: Conservation licenses

> Bob Mauritsen writes:
> <<So who's right? You guys, or them?>>
>
> I've been following this conservation license thread for awhile,
> and certainly there seems to be some confusion. From what you say in
> your posting, there seems to be some misinformation. Conservation
> licenses are issued just like fishing and hunting licenses. You must
> show ID and have an original signature on the license, with name and
> address, and pay the fee to get one, therefore negating your ability to
> get one for someone else. Of course if you have a hunting and fishing
> license, you don't have to buy the conservation license, as you are
> already covered, as has been extensively reported on Tweeters. The
> license must be carried with you at all times (not left in the car).
> All these licenses are non-transferable, just like how driver's licenses
> are non-transferable.
>
> The most common mix-up with some is that, unrelated to
> conservation licenses, there is a car permit that can be bought that
> allows cars to park on certain lands so people can go hiking, etc.
> Since I haven't bought one, I am not sure what the exact name is of this
> permit and what agency (if different) issues these, sorry. I know you
> can get them from Forest Service offices and a few other places. A new
> rule went into effect about a year or so ago that requires automobiles
> to display this permit which is required most commonly at trailheads in
> the Cascades and other places. That permit is issued like a snow-park
> permit (those who cross-country ski are used to this) and it has to be
> posted in your automobile. You can buy blank ones and use them for
> different cars and fill in the information (a friend gave me one at a
> trailhead last year). Once the information is filled in, they become
> non-transferable and can only be used for the one car. If you don't
> have the permit displayed, you can get ticketed. Some people are mixing
> this permit process up with the conservation license, which is
> understandable, as so many people are buying this new car permit.
>
> Since I have been buying licenses for over ten years, it has
> become clear to me that some people who work the desks and issue various
> licenses may not be all that knowledgeable, although most are. But in
> the Fred Meyer case, the issuer was correct in not issuing you more than
> one conservation license, which is controlled by regulations.
>
> Hope this clears up some of the confusion.
>
> Franny Drobny
> Seattle, Washington
> fdrobny at cairncross.com
>
>
Jane Westervelt
Moscow, ID