Dear AFS Members and those interested in fish and wildlife issues:
I am Gary Sprague, a retired fish biologist, and the Chair of the Conservation Committee for the California Nevada (Cal-Neva) Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS).
I am writing to request your help in getting a bill through Congress. The bill is Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA). AFS and Cal-Neva have been working for several years to try to get this bill passed into law.
RAWA is a bill that would provide an estimated $1.4 billion annually to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies to implement conservation plans to recover fish and wildlife. The funding would provide 75 percent of the funding for implementing each state’s State Wildlife Action Plan. It has been estimated that this could provide $61 million per year to California.
Please consider voicing your support for RAWA to your Congressional elected officials. Or thanking them if they are already supporting the bill.
Our California top targets in the House are these four Representatives on House Natural Resources Committee:
Also supporting the bill:
Senator Alex Padilla (CA)
Senator Jacky Rosen (NV)
Ready to make the call? Follow along to this script, it’s super easy:
Good [morning/afternoon]. My name is [your name] and I am a constituent of (Rep.X/Sen. X) and a member of The American Fisheries Society calling to request Rep. X/Sen. Sullivan/Sen. X consider signing on as a cosponsor to the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, also known as (H.R.2773 or S. 2372).
[THIS MAY BE AS FAR AS YOU GET-MOST IMPORTANT THAT YOU MAKE CONSTITUENCY KNOWN AND MAKE THE CO-SPONSORSHIP ASK WITH THE ASSOCIATED BILL NUMBER.]
IF ROOM TO CONTINUE CONSIDER ADDING THE FOLLOWING:
This legislation would provide dedicated funding for proactive conservation of fish and wildlife at-risk of becoming endangered. State and tribal fish and wildlife agencies would direct on-the-ground conservation funded by this bill. It’s good for jobs and the economy as well as fish and wildlife.
Don’t want to call, use enter the script in this form to send a message via TWS’ web portal
Your help can help to get this bill across the finish line! Thank you for your consideration of this request,
Gary
