Unfortunately, I went to a Fred Meyer (Aurora Ave. store in Shoreline) on Monday and they didn't know anything about the program/decal even though they sell hunting and fishing licenses. This is where I have always purchased my parking permits (by whatever name they went by that year). : ( It's always tough to implement new programs, and even tougher when they change every year and every governmental agency has their own.

Bruce Jones
Shoreline, WA


> In case anyone else has been waiting to purchase a Watchable Wildlife
> Decal (which includes the yellow peel-off permit required to park at
> state-owned lands) via the Internet, I successfully did so today.
>
> If you'll recall a note from Rachel Lawson on 3/25/04, this program
> replaces the Conservation Patron Donation.
>
> For $30, participants receive a decal, Vehicle Use Permit (VUP), a
> removable/transportable hanger for displaying the VUP on a rearview
> mirror, some educational materials, and a DFW periodical. The website
> is: www.fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov. If you don't want to do this online, you
> can do so by telephone (1-866-346-9453), or from any one of the more
> than 560 authorized dealers selling hunting and fishing licenses
> (http://wdfw.wa.gov/lic/vendors/vendors.htm).
>
> Aimed at wildlife watchers, this is a way for us birders to demonstrate
> our numbers and show some of our economic benefit to at least the state
> government and public. I, for one, look forward to seeing data re this
> program in the department's routine reports.
>
> Please note, I was NOT asked for a social security number when I
> ordered my decal online
>
> Georgia Conti
> Seattle
> Antep9 at aol.com
>