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Anonymous
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The Farm Bill’s conservation programs affect millions of Americans, many species of wildlife across the country and millions of acres of land. But understanding and explaining the programs to members of Congress can be a challenge.
Thanks to a collaborative effort among a number of leading conservation organizations, you and other partners throughout the country will be able to communicate valuable information to your senators by taking advantage of the Wildlife Society's Web site, which now includes details on the Farm Bill and how you can make a difference.
The Web site, www.wildlife.org,has been updated so that visitors can find the most up-to-date information regarding the progress of the Farm Bill. It guides users on how to effectively and easily communicate specific information from your state.
A detailed database provides specific information relating to each state or region regarding the benefits of and the need for the conservation
provisions within the Farm Bill. With this information, users can better communicate with members of Congress and the media about why it is so important that these provisions be funded and expanded.
A number of communication tools are available, including a sample letter to Congress and contact information for each state's representatives in
Washington.
As the Farm Bill debate resumes in the Senate later this month, it is crucial that you voice your support for the Conservation Title within the
legislation, providing specific examples from your state on how these programs successfully benefit wildlife, the environment, farmers and the
public. Members of Congress have expressed their need to hear from you directly.
Be sure and bookmark this Web site and stay tuned for more communication tools that will be made available for you to customize to your state or
region. Letters-to-the-editor, Op Ed pieces and sample news releases will be posted at www.wildlife.org as the debate proceeds in the Senate and later when House and Senate conferees begin their deliberations.
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Thomas Franklin
Wildlife Policy Director
The Wildlife Society
(301) 897-9770
Email: tom@wildlife.org
URL: www.wildlife.org |
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