Ask not what my park can do for me; ask what I can do for my park.

Seriously,
Jane

Jane Stewart & Neil W. Burkhardt
McComb Road Nursery
751 McComb Road
Sequim, WA 98382-7882
360.681.2827 t
360.681.7578 f
mailto: mccomb at olympus.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "kate hammill" <katehammill75 at hotmail.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 11:13 AM
Subject: access stewardship stickers


> Tweeters:
>
> I've been reading a few negative reactions to the access-stewardship
> stickers required to park at various State maintained hunting, fishing and
> birding sites, especially in Sno.Co.
> Some folks seemed very upset to get tickets for not having one, and others
> seem to think because it is "public" land that free access is our right.
> "Public" doesn't mean free. We as the "public" share a responsiblity to
help
> maintain these great spots.
> The extremely modest fee the state charges for these stickers (a mere
$10.00
> a year!) is less than most birders spend on coffee and pastries in the
first
> hour of a birding trip.
> Two weeks ago my family and I were birding up at the Wyle Road Access and
> witnessed a birder giving the warden a extremely hard time about the
> "unfair" cost of access. All the while a pair of $1200.00 Swarovski's hung
> around his neck!
> I bring all this up now because at the end of March the current stickers
> expire and you should purchase new ones. The cost is a mere $10.00 ( or if
> you buy a fishing license they're free).
> you can buy them at most hardware and sport shops or anywhere you buy
> fishing and hunting licenses.
> So Birders, let's stop complaining about these stickers, especially the
> cost, and be thankful we have places left to use them at.
>
> kate
>
> kate hammill
> seattle, wa.
> mail to:katehammill75 at hotmail
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