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AA t the recent 85th Annual Awards Luncheon of theArizona Wildlife Federation a number of individualswere recognized for their excellence in service and

achievement in the conservation arena. Any member of theArizona Wildlife Federation may nominate any individual,group, or agency for a variety of awards that the AWFbestows at the Annual Awards Luncheon. A call for nomina-tions is put out through affiliate notification, the ArizonaWildlife News and the AWF enews letter 4 months before theAWF Annual Meeting. The AWF’s Board of Directors are pro-vided with the nominations and information on each candi-date 90 days prior to the Annual Meeting each year afterwhich a vote is taken to arrive at the final awardees. Thisyears awardees are:

Government Agency Conservation Champion – Henry Provencio, Coconino National Forest, FlagstaffHenry grew up in small town Arizona and always wanted to be a“forest ranger”. He turned out to be exactly that, and a very goodone according to his peers, his family, and those of us in the pub-lic who have been privileged to work with him. Henry has had alengthy and rewarding career with the US Forest Service and theAWF met him through the Anderson Mesa Wetlands RestorationProject. He is an outstanding advocate for wildlife, who workshard to ensure that the habitat needs of everything from frogs toelk are met, to the greatest extent possible.

Youth Conservation Award – Smith Ramakrishna, ChandlerSmitha already has a resume relating to environmental science,sustainability of resources, and community service that out-paces most adults we know. This young woman and others likeher are those who will be carrying our efforts forward in the con-servation arena. Her interests and contributions will be of greatimportance not just to us in Arizona, but all over this country asshe pursues them into adulthood.

Conservation Volunteer Award – John Toner, Litchfield ParkJohn is a hardworking committed volunteer with the Arizona ElkSociety, which he helped create, and other wildlife groups. Hishandmade knives are truly works of art and he had stood readyto donate them for fundraising for wildlife and habitat for manyyears. He is a believer in keeping locally raised funds, local, andfollows that path even to being a regular volunteer for wildlifework projects all over the state.

Conservation Organization of the Year –Arizona Elk SocietyYou would be hard pressed to find a more hard working wildlifeorganization than the AES. They have an ongoing 6 year com-mitment with a major fence removal project, have successfullypursued the retirement and reorganization of the Burro CreekAllotment, raised over $2 million dollars in their first 6 years ofexistence, and are engaged in ongoing negotiations on allotmentretirements that will free up more acreage for all wildlife. TheAES’s innovative Wapiti Week-end has been a tremendous suc-cess in reaching out to young hunters and giving them the knowl-edge they need about conservation ethics, survival, and hunting.The AES is an AWF partnering organization on issues of com-mon concern and interest.

Thomas E. McCullough Memorial Award, Citizen –LV Yates, Phoenix

LV has been a faithful AWF member and supporter for longerthan most of us can remember. He came to Arizona in the late1940’s with his father and they began the Yates Army/NavySurplus Store, which later became the multiple “Yates” stores.

LV still serves on the Governor’s Commission on ArizonaEnvironment, and became part of that group through his effortswith its predecessor the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. His wealthof knowledge about outdoors Arizona is unparalleled by anyone.He has shared that knowledge through the AWF’s Becoming AnOutdoor Woman Program and his own, well-known, Know YourResources Program for many years and is famous for greatcampfires, dutch oven cooking, his dry humor, and a vast storeof Arizona lore he carries within him. LV became an AWF mem-ber in 1949.

Thomas E. McCullough Memorial Award, Professional – AZ State Representative, Jerry Weiers, PhoenixJerry Weiers is a man who is deeply vested in maintaining oppor-tunities for outdoor recreationists in Arizona, and in looking to thefuture of wildlife and habitat in Arizona. We all understand thewell-worn phrase about it being impossible to “please all the peo-ple, all the time”, so we recognize Representative Weiers for hissupport of wildlife and wildlife organizations in Arizona. He isvery aware of the vital role the sportsmen/women groups andwildlife organizations play in maintaining good management poli-cies for wildlife and habitat through their constant advocacy, theirproject work, and their financial support of the Arizona Game &Fish Department.

Patty Ho Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award – Pete Cimellaro, PhoenixPete’s accomplishments are too numerous to mention, and theyare a portrait of his dedication and energy given to wildlife andsportsmen/women over the years. He is a life member of everymajor wildlife group in Arizona and a founder of the ArizonaAntelope Foundation. He was also an initiator of ArizonaSportsmen For Wildlife, campaigning across the state to raiseawareness of the need for this organization. He consistently hasorganized sportsmen to speak out to the legislature and educat-ed legislators on the concerns and needs of the outdoor commu-nity. Pete was the initiator of the idea for the Arizona Super BigGame Raffle and then sold the Arizona Game and FishCommission on the idea. Other organizations have given Petemany awards and he is well deserving of them all based on hisseemingly tireless commitment to wildlife and wildlife organiza-tions throughout Arizona.

Congratulations to all the awardees of the AWF’s 85th

Conservation Awards!

2008 ANNUAL CONSERVATION AWARDS WINNERS

AWF ANNUAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

(L to R) Henry Provencio, Pete Cimellaro, L.V. Yates, Smitha Ramakrishna, Rep. Jerry Weiers, John Koleszaraccepting for Arizona Elk Soceity, John Toner (not pictured)

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In This Issue

Page 2 Annual MeetingPage 4 Sportsmans MailpouchPage 5 From the PresidentPage 6 Historical TalesPage 7 Streams & Game TrailsPage 8 Patti Ho TributePage 10 The Luck of the DrawPage 11 Conservation DistrictsPage 12 Anderson MesaPage 14 Whose Public Land...Page 16 BOW HappeningsPage 18 AWF RoundupPage 20 Agency NewsPage 21 The Camp CookPage 22 Membership

On the Cover: This issue of the Arizona Wildlife News we onceagain dig into the archives of the Arizona Wildlife Sportsman.This one is from November 1953. Larry Toschik is the artist.

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Board PresidentVP Operations

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NWF RepresentativeDirectorDirector

Immediate Past President

EXECUTIVE EDITORMANAGING EDITOR

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John UnderwoodRyna RockLinda DightmonKim KreuzerLinda DightmonLithotech

Larry AudsleyLisa Bunch

Dan and Liz HartScott McGill

Henrey ProvencioRyna Rock

Ken AlexanderLarry Audsley

Tom Mackin

Rick Erman

Brian WakelingJohn UnderwoodRichard SnellKate Mackay

Ryna RockJim UnmachtBrad PowellDon Hoffman Jerry Thorson Meg BuchananTony BossartDon HoffmanMary Jo Forman Miller

Jim SolomonKim Crumbo

Fred Fillmore Emily Wunder

Chris FonotiBob Vahle

Steve GallizioliLee Kohlhase

Ty RockKathy SullivanJohn UnderwoodTom WardDavid Wolf

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2008 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

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From the Arizona Daily StarJuly 19, 2008

Grijalva’s action served Arizona

The Arizona Wildlife Federationthanks Rep. Raul Grijalva for hisconsideration and efforts resulting inthe emergency protection of federallands adjacent to the Grand CanyonNational Park with regard to mineraldevelopment and entry.

Our concern about claims andplanned mining activities in this arealack of any major reform to theMining Act of 1872, which height-ens the risk to all species dependenton these lands and waters.

The Federation believes Congressmust establish environmental stan-dards to protect water, fish andwildlife, and create a fund to cleanup pollution from abandoned minesthrough major reforms to the MiningAct of 1872. It must also requiremultinational mining companies topay royalties to the U. S. Treasuryfor the millions of dollars of miner-als they take from our public lands.

Until such time as they accomplishthis, outdoor recreationists from allwalks of life will be setting theirsights on ensuring respect and bal-ance for iconic landscapes, fish,wildlife and water resources.

Ryna RockArizona Wildlife FederationPresident, Camp Verde

RE: Grijalva’s Action...

I was in Tucson today and saw yourexcellent letter. Maricopa Audubonis proud to be a member of AWF.

Bob Witzeman

Sportsmans MailPouchJohn Underwood

We urge our readers to communi-cate to us cheers and even jeers(given in good taste, or course). Keepyour communications short and to thepoint. All must be signed. If you sendus questions, we will seek answersand print them here. There may betimes mail volume may prevent usfrom publishing every letter wereceive, but we will do our best to printas many as possilbe.

Send your ‘snail mail’ to:

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It is our goal to provide a well-writ-ten informative magazine and yourfeedback will help us do that. This isyour magazine, let us hear from you.


For this issue I want to communicate what I call the “Stateof the Arizona Wildlife Federation”. There are those whoalready know the contents of this article because they heardmy talk at the 85th Annual Meeting of the AWF, and I ask theirindulgence in allowing me to deliver it to the rest of the AWF’smembers and supporters.

The unified efforts and energy of our dedicated officers,directors, and staff over the last few years, has culminated inthe AWF having a truly remarkable year. The change in the“atmosphere” of the AWF has been felt throughout the wildlife,outdoors, and conservation communities resulting in the AWFbecoming much more active. It has also drawn to our boardthe highly knowledgeable and broad spectrum of individualswho serve on it today, giving us a tremendous boost in our pol-icy setting and decision making capabilities. It has been a joyto be President in this setting!

Aiding us throughout our year has been our vastlyimproved communication network.

Our news magazine, the “Arizona Wildlife News”, hasbecome a well-received and widely distributed quarterly, withexcellent articles and visual presentation.

Our website renovation has been proven successfulthrough the outcomes of increased accessibility, informationavailability and higher usage volume.

We launched a new communication service, the AWFEnews, which has become a vital communication tool for spe-cial events and alerts. It is adding new subscribers on a steadybasis.

And the AWF Trophy Book, last published in 2005, is in theplanning stages of a new edition through the efforts of a dedi-cated Trophy Book Committee who are carrying forth a publish-ing tradition that began in 1975.

Turning to membership – the AWF is gaining steadily inmembership – through our innovative program of “1st year freemembership” for individuals who help us or attend projects andevents, and for first time Becoming An Outdoor Woman atten-dees.

Affiliate membership continues to grow and my belief isthat it is due to our stepped up efforts on communications andcollaborations with other groups on issues of common concernto all of us. This year we have plans for a new membershiprole, that of Youth Membership. We realize it is becomingincreasingly important to encourage our youth to be good stew-ards of our lands and wildlife and pass on to them the basics ofgood conservation ethics.

As our programs continue to grow so does our need forfunding. This year fundraising ratcheted up with our continuedsuccess through the Environmental Fund of Arizona. The AWFis proud to have been a founding member of the EFA, throughthe forethought of our past president, Lee Kohlhase. The truepotential of this fundraising program is just beginning to devel-op as it spreads throughout the state and we will be with

it all the way.In the more direct approach of our bi-annual membership

appeal letters, members have shown increased supportthrough steady donations. A sure sign we are “getting thingsright” in their eyes and that our enhanced communications tothe membership have been working.

A welcome reward of improved communication has beenour successful collaboration with other organization in workingon major conservation and management policy issues inArizona and other states. These collaborations have resultedmost recently in passage of the first ever Arizona Off-HighwayVehicle legislation, in voicing outdoor recreationists concernsover budget sweeps by the Arizona legislature of Game & Fishfunding, in a multi-organizational Travel Management PositionStatement, in a successful push (completed soon we hope) forWild and Scenic River designation for Fossil Creek, in workingfor changes in the Mining Law of 1872 and for protection of cer-tain places in our state that should never see mining activities,and in the Teaming With Wildlife efforts for State WildlifeGrants.

The AWF this year was requested by the WesternConservation Foundation to apply for and receive a grant tohost the first public candidate forum on natural resource issuesin Congressional District 1 and possibly in the state. It hasalready been used as a model for other such events in otherplaces. We were successful in attracting co-sponsors from awide range of organizations for that event, highlighting whatcan be achieved through partnering with traditional and non-traditional partners.

The AWF’s cooperative efforts continue to expand, throughthe Board’s approval of the Arizona Wildlife Federation joiningthe Sportsmen For Responsible Energy Development at thefirst Board meeting of our new year. We are discovering that inorder to achieve greater success, it is crucial that we reach outto traditional partners and, when possible, to new partnersbecause today not only our wildlife and lands, but we are fac-ing unprecedented, complex threats that can impact the lives ofeach of us.

Another facet of collaboration for the AWF has been inhabitat projects. In 2006 we received and executed our firstgrants from the National Forest Foundation, the ArizonaAntelope Foundation, and other friends of AWF that weredevoted to the landscape scale Anderson Mesa WetlandsRestoration Project. In 2007 the AWF received and executeda grant from the Arizona Game and Fish Department for con-tinuation of that work. This year we again received a grant fromthe National Forest Foundation and with our partners will beable to move the Anderson Mesa Wetlands Restoration Projectalmost to completion.

At our Annual Meeting we honored the gentleman whoserved as the wildlife biologist for this massive project, who

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From The PresidentRyna Rock

(“This is an article that resonates inthe sportsmen community right now!”)

Tradition is valuable and has con-tributed to what we have, but we can’t liveon it. Nevertheless, it is important that wekeep in mind that our organization wasfounded on certain principles. That handfulof far thinking men who set out 27 yearsago to get a sound wildlife program andprovide the tools for operating it workedagainst big odds, without glory and withoutpay. The one major objective of their fightwas to get the game department out of pol-itics and keep it out. Men like TomMcCullough, Jim Diffin, Judge C.C. Fairesand others, fought the good fight, and theygot what they went after.

Their interest was conservation, andconservation is as American and democrat-ic as Boston Common and the Constitution.Laws to provide for a Commission type ofwildlife administration and other laws topermit this Commission to operate withoutpolitical influence weren’t hanging on treesfor the picking. They had to be worked forand fought for, and they were!

In recent years we have learned thatwe can’t sit back and watch that traditionwork our miracles for us. We have to keeppace. For instance, the sportsmen havewanted an equalization of salaries for ourGame Department personnel. We haveasked for a discontinuing of the old “police”type wildlife management policy. We haveexpected and insisted upon a high typequalified game department personnel. Thesportsmen requested and received a newhunting and fishing license scale to providefunds for these demands and needs. Thecurrent budgeting of game departmentfunds by the legislature is contrary to theintents, purpose and demands of thesportsmen. We feel that the sportsmen areentitled to a say in how their funds areexpended and it is now very apparent thatthe sportsmen have no say in this.

During the recent special session ofthe Arizona legislature our representativesfailed to acknowledge the rights of thesportsmen who pay the bill to have a voicein how the monies are spent. In talking withsome legislators, I have heard them speakin favor of a free hunting and fishinglicense. This kind of talk is about as ridicu-

lous as free taxes, which would result in noschools, no police protection, no highwaysor any of the other services that make uscivilized people. We expect and must havecertain services to keep us together, safeand progressive and we must be willing topay for those services. We don’t get any-thing for nothing, and what’s more, we getin proportion to what we pay.

We failed miserably during this pastspecial session. We took it for granted thatbecause we resolved in convention to real-locate game department funds and raisesalaries that it would be done. We failed tosupport men like Alfred Paul, Jr., Chairmanof the Fish and Game Committee in theHouse, and Harold Giss of Yuma and 18others who fought for our interests.Strangely enough, those who spoke inopposition to this legislation voiced person-al grudges against game rangers becauseof arrest of friends for game law violations.The sportsmen have insisted that therangers enforce the laws without anyfavoritism, but we have failed to back themup when they do.

What we have in a Commission type ofgame administration and the game depart-ment set-up is what the sportsmen foughtfor and we must protect that set-up. Thesportsmen want to deal with theCommission and not with politicians. Wecan’t deal with both. When House Bill 6,became law as Section 57-144Aof theArizona Game Code last year, Arizonasportsmen moved backward 27 years andlost everything our organization fought forand accomplished. Sportsmen owe it tothemselves, not to any vote getters, to getback what was lost and to keep pace withprogress in other states in wildlife conser-vation.

We must get back control of GameDepartment funds into the Commissionwhere the sportsmen can have a voice inhow those funds are spent. All Arizonasportsmen, including the Arizona GameProtective Association, should start nowwith their local political candidates to shootfor repeal of Section 57-144a of the ArizonaGame Code. The legislature has not keptfaith with us in this law. Las year, we weretold by Mr. Wimberly, who introduced thebill, and by other legislators, that if the

sportsmen would go with House Bill 6,which placed the Commission on a legisla-tive budget, that the interests and needs ofthe sportsmen would be provided for. Thispromise has not been kept.

Arizona sportsmen have demandedand expected the highest qualifications andservices in the wildlife program. We haveexpected to provide for salary scales in theCommission personnel comparable tosalaries in the same field elsewhere. Weasked the legislature to provide for this—and they failed to do so. We should stopunderwriting the expense of training topwildlife men for other states and federalagencies. As a matter of common sense,economy and business, in paying a livingwage to our wildlife men we are protectingour investment in them. To lose these menis about as sensible as throwing silver dol-lars off Roosevelt Dam by the basketful!

We feel that salaries should be paid onthe basis of the requirements, and respon-sibilities of the job and on our demands ofthat job. We expect the man filling the jobto produce and we will insist that he pro-duce. It is silly to pay salaries on the basisof the individual alone, and it isn’t goodbusiness. I repeat that we get just what wepay for!

This country has changed a great dealsince the pioneers first came here. Therecords prove that. There is not as muchand what there is must provide for a grow-ing population. What we are asking is toprovide insurance that our children, tomor-row, and their children the day after tomor-row can enjoy the things that we haveenjoyed and not have to pay through thenose for mistakes they didn’t make.

It must be remembered that all theprogress of our civilization has made,whether it be in the field of electronics,manufacturing, medicine, aviation or evenin war, is the result of scientific research.We can’t continue to deny the application ofscience in the infant field of wildlife man-agement. We have only just begun in thisand we are far behind. We can’t afford towait any longer. Sportsmen, and conserva-tionists must subscribe completely andwholeheartedly to intelligent conservationprinciples.


REPRINTED FROM AGPA’S

ARIZONA WILDLIFE SPORTSMAN APRIL 1950

Historical Tales

Reproduced by Ryna Rock

Then

Guarding our Future By Joe Dora (APGA President)


Streams and Game TrailsBy John Underwood

Now

DOG DAYS OF SUMMERBy now you probably have checked

out the fall Dove, Quail, and Duck sea-sons. In that respect, I trust that your fourlegged companion, you know the one thatreally does all the work, is in as goodshape as you are. Right now my Lab islying under the desk getting her neededrest, so she indicates. Which brings me toa topic I believe is important not only forour hunting companions, but all types.Micro-chipping your dog.

Operating frequency is essential as itdetermines how well a chip might bedetected and read by the majority of scan-ners. According to the USDA, the hugemajority (approx. 80%) of scanners readONLY the 125 kHz chips. It is important tochoose a chip that is compatible with andcan be read by the largest number ofscanners used by shelters, veterinarians,animal control officers and disaster teams.In the United States of America, almost98% of microchipped companion animalscarry the 125 kHz frequency chip. It hasbeen the standard of care since 1996. Inaddition, The American MicrochipAdvisory Council for Animals recom-mends that: “All companion animals beingmicrochipped for recovery purposes in theUnited States be implanted withmicrochips operating at the de factoAmerican standard of 125 kHz to insureinteroperability for all rescue workers any-where in the country.

Our Lab has had her chip since shewas a pup and our Vet scans her eachtime she goes for a check up. It doeswork and if your dog gets lost or heavenforbid stolen, you stand a good chance ofgetting him/her back. Check outwww.microchipidsystems.com for moreinfo.

GIVE YOUR DOG THE BOOTSIn my past experiences, I have used

Lewis Dog Boots. The boots with thedrain/air holes around the base and foundthem very satisfactory, but not as econom-ical as the inner-tube variety. Lewis boots

are sturdy and will last most of a season.The important part is putting them onproperly. To do this I used white bandagetape, and cloth athletic tape. Your prefer-ence on width, I usually use the 1 inchwidth. With the white color of the tape youcan easily see that the boot is still intactand on. Tear off a length of cloth tape longenough to go around the dog’s leg twice.Wrap this tape just under the accessorypad on the front paws and about threeinches up the leg on the back. You’ll tapeto this layer, thereby avoiding the pullingof the dog’s hair out when you remove theboots. The athletic tape should be snugenough to establish a good bond with thehair but not so tight that it restricts circula-tion. Next, cut a length of bandage tapelong enough to go around the leg at leastthree times, and tear it lengthwise into twostrips of equal width. You will use onehalf-width strip for each boot. Slip theboot over the foot and position it with thetop of the boot about ¼ to ½ inch belowthe top of the cloth tape. With the boot inposition, tape around the leg with enoughtape to firmly secure the boot, careful notto cut off circulation. When you get to theend of the tape, fold over about ¼ inch tomake it easier to remove. Finally, cut alength of bandage tape long enough to goaround the leg one-and-a-half times.Wrap this even with the top of the clothtape, and you’re through. Once you andyour dog get accustomed to the drill, youwill be able to boot up in under five to tenminutes. Boots should be removed assoon as the dog is finished for the day.

I only used the boots when huntingQuail as most of our terrain is rocky andwith cactus. (dogs do not swim well withthe boots on, as traction is limited) Theboots kept the dogs pads from getting tornor sore. I still occasionally had to pull afew cactus spines out, but all in all theykept the dog going. A pair of pliers is agood tool to have and a extra boot andtape just for that one time you may needit. : Very Important – With all rubberboots, wash with warm soapy water

before using. The rubber molding processleaves a light film of oil that can interferewith tape adhesion if not removed.

If you haven’t yet, it might be a goodidea to get your vet to vaccinate your dogwith the Rattlesnake Toxoid vaccine.Good for all species except the Mohave.And last but not least, Snake Avoidancetraining. I use Jim Walkington at VIPERVOIDANCE 480-215-1776 and found onthe web at www.vipervoidance.comHAPPY HUNTING!

$$ FOR WILDLIFEDid you see where the the 2008

Arizona Big Game Super Raffle(AZBGSR) final tally for all nine tags was$478,860.? The number of projects fund-ed through this program is extensive. In2007 alone, there were more than 85 proj-ects approved. The types of projects runthe gamut, from hauling water to watercatchments during drought years, all theway to contracting helicopter services forthe catching and relocating the iconicdesert bighorn sheep, to increase theirrange and population. Other projectsinclude grassland restoration, fenceremoval, research and others. And, whenthese dollars are matched with other fundsources, the benefits to wildlife are multi-plied many times over.

The Arizona Game and FishDepartment has hunter education classesavailable throughout the state, includingmetro Phoenix , Tucson , Yuma , CampVerde , Lakeside , Kingman and manyother areas. Some of the classes beganas soon as Friday, July 25. For a full list-ing of classroom courses, visitwww.azgfd.gov/education and click on“hunter education.” A great way for anyfamily to learn safety together.

Would you like to share yourhunting/fishing/outdoors experience?You can send a e-mail me to me [email protected]

Until next time, Be Safe and EnjoyArizona ’s Great Outdoors.


PP atricia Ann "Patti" Powers was born on in the Springof 1945 in California, the only child of Clara andWilliam Powers. She was raised and educated in

the Southern California area, and from pictures, and news-paper articles we have been able to determine that she par-ticipated in the usual scholastic activities, includingdance, yearbook club, etc. She loved animals from anearly age, and from photographs and knowing her as wedid, we know this to be true.

She was an avid surfer and was a member of the WaikikiSurf Club in Hawaii. She was also a professional motorcyclerider riding with Malcolm Smith K & M Husqvarna Racing inSouthern California. Patti loved riding dirt bikes and spent agood deal of time riding "Baja".

During the Vietnam conflict, for personal reasons, Pattimoved to Hawaii, along with her mother and father. With herparents living in Hawaii, Patti went on to Vietnam. After oneyear she, as a civilian, was supposed to leave Vietnam. Shedid some research and found that she could remain if she wasof Asian decent or affiliation. This was apparently when shechanged her last name to Ho. She eventually left Vietnam andit was at this time that she went on to explore more of the Asianlands and customs. It is known that she was in Hong Kong,among other Asian nations during this period of her life.

Sometime later, she moved back to the U.S. mainland andsettled in the Palm Springs area, bringing her parents with herto that locale. After her father passed away, she moved toCottonwood and lived there for a period of time before settlingin Chino Valley. Her mother lived with her during these movesand eventually passed away in Chino Valley.

Patti, as mentioned, was a lover of animals and she hadvarious horses and dogs during her Chino Valley years. It wasnoted that often she would treat the animals better than shetreated herself, and this was always a fun point with her. Sheloved the outdoors and was an accomplished hunter. She wasa very skilled bow hunter and also an extremely good shot!There are stories about just how good a shot she was, but inher honor, we will leave those untold.

One of her favorite places to "horse camp" the past few

years was Little Pine Flats out of Williams, AZ. Her home wasa testament to her love of the outdoors, from the yard art to herprided "Trophy Room". We nicknamed it the "Dead Room"because when you would walk into it there was an eerie silencebut the animals and birds were in various action poses. Shewas extremely proud of her accomplishments and had many,many animals, mounted, stuffed, etc., in her trophy room. Shealso kept scrapbooks of pictures of her many "tags" and wasproud to show them off. We think she is in the Arizona recordbook for biggest mountain lion got with a bow.

Patti was a member of the Chino Valley Mounted Searchand Rescue for a few years. Patti had a sense of humor that ishard to describe, but you knew when she was joking by the lit-tle giggle that she had. She was an extremely neat and tidyperson, with her home and yard being spotless, manicured andwell looked after.

She was a true friend of many and no matter what the cir-cumstance she was always willing to share. She was the per-fect example of someone who would literally give you the shirtoff her back. We had to be careful complementing her on herwonderful collections as we just might have ended up taking ithome! She would often just stop by with some little trinket thatshe had bought, just because she thought you "needed it". Itmade her feel good that she could share with others. She willbe sorrowfully missed.

Patti Ho (1945-2008)by Dan and Liz Hart

Editor’s note: Patti had many friends, and many were saddenedby her loss, when we received two biographies ,we felt that we needed to print them both.


PP atti Ann Ho, born Patti Ann Powers, was born in theSpring of 1945 in California. Patti graduated fromVan Nuys High School June 21, 1963. Patti was 62

years old and she had lived in Arizona the past 17 years.She was baptized June 3, 1945 in Los Angeles and passedaway exactly 62 years to the day on June 3, 2007 inPhoenix, Arizona after being thrown from her horse. Pattidonated all her possessions to the Arizona WildlifeFederation which included her home, truck, horse trailers,and personal possessions. Patti was never married.

Patti lived her life in the fast lane. She loved action andparticipation sports, which she pursued with enthusiasm.Patti first became involved in surfing in California thenmoved to Hawaii where she competed professionally.During this time she spent time in Hong Kong and as a civil-ian employee in South Vietnam during the war there. This iswhen she changed her last name, so as to be able to staylonger in Vietnam, as people with oriental surnames couldstay in country longer.

Patti then moved to Riverside and then Cathedral CityCalifornia and began the sport of professional motorcyclemoto-cross racing. Patti competed for several years andenjoyed the fast pace of the sport and was a member of theAmerican Motorcycle Association for several years. Pattiworked as a retail clerk in grocery markets most of her work-ing career.

Patti then moved to Cottonwood, Arizona where shebought a home and became involved in hunting and fishing.Archery hunting became her passion and the walls of herhome were fully adorned with the trophies of her hunts. Pattiwas an accomplished diaphragm elk caller and never turneddown a chance to head for the woods, a lake, or the oceanto pursue these sports. During this time she becameinvolved with horses which she learned to love and decidedto have her own.

Patti moved to Chino Valley and bought a home with 5

acres so as to have a proper place to keep horses and herbeloved dogs, which she always had a couple of. Pattijoined the Yavapai County Sheriff Search and RescueOctober 2nd. 1994 . Patti rode her horses often and nevermissed a chance to go to rodeos or other horse events. Pattihad made many friends on her trail thru life and will bemissed dearly by all.

Pattis friend;Tom Ward

Editor note: Patti Ann Ho donated her estate to theArizona Wildlife Federation so as to further her continued sup-port of Arizona wildlife. AWF has renamed their LifetimeAchievement Award to the “ Patti Ho Memorial LifetimeAchievement Award.”

WHADDA' YA' KNOW?

1. Name the current management modelof most US Game & Fish Agencies.

2. Number of fishermen fishing annually in Arizona?

3. How many fishing days are anglers spending annually in Arizona?

4. Number of hunters hunting annually in Arizona?

5. How many hunting days are huntersspending annually in Arizona?

6. What kind of areas in the West havethe fastest growing economies?

Answers on page 12

Member’s Stories

10 ARIZONA WILDLIFE NEWS VOLUME 49 * ISSUE 2 SPRING 2007

TT his is an amazing story about a guy who movedfrom Illinois to Arizona, four years ago andlanded an elk that was recorded in the Pope and

Young record book.

Limited to archery hunting in Illinois, I never dreamedthat I would have the opportunity to kill an American elk inmy life time. In the year 2004, I moved to Arizona on a jobchange. I did not know about the archery hunting season ordraws in Arizona. When talking to several hunters, gettingdrawn for any type of elk hunt was unheard of. Reluctantly,I put in for the first time in 2006 and received a cow tag for5b.

The following year, I put in for elk in several differentunits. Surprisingly enough, I drew a bull tag for the earlyseason in Unit 4b. Not realizing the difficulty in gettingdrawn, I was thrilled to participate in the hunt for this sea-son.

Not knowing anything about hunting for American elk, Icamped out for thirteen days straight learning the patternsof how elk move while entering into the rut. As the hunt wasnearing the end and not having the proper knowledge ofhow to hunt elk, I called a friend to bugle for me. He assist-ed in the last two days of the hunting season.

My patience was wearing thin and I realized that my

window of opportunity was closing in. I knew that gettingdrawn for a bull elk, again, was slim to none. Hunting inunseasonably warm weather caused the elk to show littlemovement. Luckily, the next morning the temperaturesdropped below thirty degrees and the elk began buglingnear our camp site.

As the dawn was breaking, we began tracking a groupof bulls. Around 7:00 a.m., we came upon two bulls fightingand haggling over the same cow in the surrounding area.My partner, Matt and I settled in between the quarrel of thetwo bulls. Matt got a glimpse of one of the bulls andmotioned to me that it was in the 360 class. I took a fortyyard shot and missed a bull on the run. Thinking that Iwould not have another chance to get a second shot off, aneven larger bull crossed my path. Having a 25 yard shot, Iconnected dead on in the kill zone. Trying to suppress myexcitement, we rested for an hour and a half and begantracking the bull.

To my amazement, the bull traveled around 550 yardsand collapsed. Needless to say, I was thrilled to have shotan elk, let alone a record breaker.

The luck of the Irish was on my side that day, and itscored a 352 and 5/8 with Pope and Young.

The Luck of the DrawBy Scott McGill

SPRING 2007 VOLUME 49 * ISSUE 2 ARIZONA WILDLIFE NEWS 11

In the last, quarterly edition of the Arizona WildlifeFederation magazine, we dealt with the origin of the NaturalResource Conservation Service (NRCS) across the UnitedStates and, subsequently, the formation of the 38 ArizonaAssociations of Conservation Districts (AACD). In this issuewe will highlight the Verde Natural Resource ConservationDistrict (NRCD), which was the first district formed in the stateof Arizona . Since December 15, 1941, the Verde NRCD hasworked with local landowners to help conserve the soil andwater resources of the Verde Valley. In fact, local volunteersfrom the “Verde” helped form the National Association ofConservation Districts in 1946.

Historic cattleman, Frank A. Gyberg (1887-1970), has sin-gle-handedly been credited with the formation of the VerdeNRCD. With his dedication to improving range and watershedprinciples, he assisted in the formation of many federal, stateand local Soil and Water Conservation Districts. His resume’ ofaccomplishments included serving on many boards and exec-utive committees, lobbying congress for conservation issuesand being appointed to many positions for the advancement ofNRCD policies and standards.

The Districts boundaries are quite widespread and encom-pass all of the Verde Valley, in addition to the Munds Park,Kachina Village and Clint’s Well areas. The Verde River, fromSycamore Canyon to the Horseshoe Reservoir, is within theDistrict’s boundaries.

The “Verde’s” top priority is ensuring that water continuesto flow in the Verde River, so that the people, plants, animalsand economies, which depend on this precious resource, cancontinue to thrive. Education of the public, regarding the ripar-ian habitat, water resources and unique wildlife, is of utmostimportance. Work is continuously ongoing, with various local,state and federal organizations and agencies, to promote sus-tainable and balanced use of the area’s natural resources.

The “Verde” pioneered many conservation methods, pro-cedures, activities and alliances that include a laundry list ofsuccesses, such as, the following: development ofEnvironmental Education Centers that, by today, total 19;began in the late 1980’s, the popular Verde River Days andmore recently an annual event known as the Verde ValleyBirding and Nature Festival. These events draw thousands ofparticipants and are made possible by a broad-based partner-ship of private and public interests. They consist of informative

canoe rides down the Verde River, bird watching seminars,field trips to many riparian areas and perennial streams, wineworkshops, Dutch oven cookery and a host of other activities tosatisfy nearly any taste or hankering; conducted extensivemapping efforts and studies in regards to irrigated lands andirrigation diversion structures throughout the Verde River sys-tem; created a riparian species nursery at Dead Horse RanchState Park; directs annual tree planting activities along thebanks of the Verde River; partnered with the Stewards of PublicLands to affect clean-up campaigns at various locationsthroughout the Verde Valley.

In addition, the Verde NRCD helps administer several pro-grams provided by the NRCS that include the Wildlife HabitatIncentive Program (WHIP), Emergency Watershed Protection(EWP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program(EQIP). WHIP is a voluntary program for participants whodesire development and improvement of wildlife habitat, prima-rily on private land. The purpose of the EWP program is toengage in emergency measures, including the purchase offlood plain easements, for runoff containment and erosion pre-vention. EQIP provides a voluntary conservation program forfarmers and ranchers in order to promote agricultural produc-tion and environmental quality as compatible national goals.This program provides contracts, with incentive payments andcost-sharing, in order to implement recognized, conservationpractices.

As urbanization continues to impact the Verde Valley andother areas within the Verde NRCD, pressures will persist onthe dwindling riparian and precious water resources. As aresult, the “Verde” will continue to support sustainable, smallscale agricultural and the education of the public regarding theimportance of soil and water conservation, even on the scale ofresidential usage. Less than forty years ago there wereapproximately 300 farming/ranching operations in the VerdeValley. Currently, 90% of those operations are gone.Questions we must ask ourselves are, “will any remnants ofthis agricultural heritage survive” and “what is going to happenin the distant future”? The Verde NRCD feels that soil andwater conservation are absolutely vital for our culture, econo-my and environment. Whatever the future holds for us, the“Verde” remains dedicated to the cause of soil and water con-servation.

The Verde NRCDby Ty Rock

Conservation Districts


TT here currently is a lot of work going on at many ofthe seasonal wetlands on Anderson Mesa south-east of Flagstaff, and this year these wetlands are

wet.The Arizona Game and Fish Department has provided

funding, much of it through the duck stamp program, and hasdoubled our dollars through matching funds from the NationalForest Foundation. You take that $250,000 and add in theArizona Wildlife Federation, Arizona Antelope Foundation,Arizona Bowhunters Foundation, Mesa Varmit Callers andWildlife Conservation Advisory Council with additional helpfrom the Coconino National Forest, Flying M Ranch, and theDiablo Trust and great things happen.

The great thing is the installation of wetland protectionfencing -- over 20 miles of fencing -- around more than 1,000acres of our precious wetlands. Yes, Arizona actually has wet-lands -- natural wetlands at that.

The fencing will keep out vehicles, yet is designed to per-mit livestock access to the water while protecting the wetlandsthat are important habitat for waterfowl, elk, deer, antelope, var-ious shore birds, snakes, insects and all the creepy crawlersthat like water and mud. Think of a wheel with one or twospokes coming into the center. Livestock can travel betweenthe spokes to the water but cannot trample the rest of the wet-land.

The fencing is unique and was built to the standards out-lined in the Environmental Impact Statement. The top strand is3/8-inch cable, the middle strands are barbed wire and the bot-tom strand is smooth wire. There are also elk jumps on the topand goat (antelope) bar on the bottom in selected portions ofthe fence.

The jumps and bars are where PVC pipe is used to coverthe top and bottom stands, making it easier for ungulates likedeer and elk to jump over and for antelope to crawl under.

This series of projects were identified in the Anderson

Mesa Landscape Analysis, and the hunters of Arizona steppedup and provided the funds to match the grants from theNational Forest Foundation.

To date, nine of our ephemeral wetlands on AndersonMesa have been protected. This summer another three will beprotected as well, bringing the total to an even dozen. Thesewetlands are nesting and resting areas for a variety of birdsand important forage and social sites for elk, deer and ante-lope.

What you will find when you go to any of these lakes isyour ability to drive to the shore of the wetlands is restricted,but that is a small price to pay for the benefits of having untram-meled wetlands that are of tremendous value to wildlife. Thelakes protected are Prime, Post, Deep, Ducknest, Perry,Corner, Boot, West Breezy, Indian, Indian Tank, Lost andTony's Tank.

These projects are a win-win for all of us. The rancher winsbecause he can still water his livestock but he no longer needsto worry about the impact of livestock on a precious habitat dur-ing the wet times. Outdoors people win because of duck nest-ing, antelope fawning, elk calving, and the habitat diversity thatwetlands bring, along with all the species that need wetlands.

Can you imagine how much more we could do if everyonewould just buy a duck stamp every year? The majority of ourwetlands, from North Dakota to Florida, are gone. Despite priorgovernment promises of no net wetland losses, the currentethanol-from-corn boondoggle is costing us wetlands and otherhabitat at a frightening pace.

Contact columnist David Wolf at [email protected].

Reprinted from the Arizona Daily Sun July 3,2008

Preserving Wetlands a Win-Win for Wildlife andRanchers

By DAVID WOLFColumnist, Arizona Daily Sun

Anderson Mesa

WHADDA' YA' KNOW?Answers

1. North American Model for Wildlife Conservation

2. On average, 419,0003. On average, 4,2 million (91% resident)4. On average, 148,000 (91% resident)5. On average, 1.7 million6. Those that have public lands managed

for conservation grow the fastest.


TT he Arizona Wildlife Federation received a $100,000National Forest Foundation (NFF) grant to installwetland fencing on Coconino NF. The fencing is

designed to protect and restore wetlands and grasslandson Anderson Mesa.

NFF grants require a 50%, non federal, dollar for dollarmatch. The Arizona Wildlife Federation, with major contribu-tions from the Arizona Game and Fish Department and theArizona Antelope Foundation, exceeded the required $100,000match for a total 2008 contribution of $219,000!

Anderson Mesa is located within Coconino NF southeastof Flagstaff, Arizona. Naturally formed wetlands occur alongthe entire length of the mesa and are important to migratorybirds, elk, deer, and antelope. The new wetland fencing isdesigned to allow wildlife safer passage either over or underfences and restrict livestock access to a small portion of thewetlands.

Wetland fencing will increase cover for waterfowl nestingand reduce disturbance and juvenile mortality and will alsoimprove conditions for pronghorn antelope. When nursing,pronghorn does spend more time close to permanent watersources. Since many of the wetland fences extend well beyondthe waters edge, pronghorn will also benefit from an increasein fawn cover adjacent to wetlands.

In 2008, 7.8 miles of wildlife friendly fence will be installedaround five wetlands on Anderson Mesa with an additionalseven miles of old fencing being removed by volunteers. Thisis in addition to the 24 miles of wetland fencing already com-pleted by Arizona Wildlife Federation, Arizona Game and FishDepartment, Forest Service, and the Diablo Trust ranches.

Arizona Wildlife Federation’s grant proposal scored high

due to the hundreds of volunteer hours from other agencies,sportsman and civic organizations and is part of a larger land-scape effort to restore Anderson Mesa. Volunteers haveremoved and repaired old fencing and cut hundreds of junipersencroaching on Anderson Mesa’s grasslands.

Over 60,000 acres of restoration work has been accom-plished so far.

Before construction of these wetland fences, range man-agers were restricted to grazing pastures at the same timeevery year potentially reducing the vegetative diversity of theMesa. The wetland fences will allow range managers moreflexibility in implementing rest-rotation grazing strategies thatshould provided greater diversity and overall health of theecosystem.

With matching grants from the National Forest Foundationand the energy and enthusiasm of individual volunteers andpartners like Arizona Wildlife Federation, Arizona Game andFish Department, Diablo Trust, and Arizona AntelopeFoundation everyone can have a hand in “Caring for the Landand Serving People.”

Editor’s Note: Henry Provencio has been awarded“Government Agency Conservation Champion” from the AZWildlife Federation (AWF). Henry has been instrumental in thegreat success of the Anderson Mesa Wetlands RestorationProject. He believes his most rewarding experience to date hasbeen working with volunteers and partners restoring habitat onAnderson Mesa. Awards Chairman, John Underwood said,“AWF considers the work Henry has done, a great benefit toconservation and habitat for wildlife.” Henry is the husband ofHeather Provencio, district ranger of Red Rock RD.

Partners Help Coconino NF Restore Wetlands onAnderson Mesa

By Henry ProvencioWildlife Biologist, Coconino National Forest

Images on these two pages by Henry Provencio


by Larry Audsley

IImagine driving to your nationalforest for a day of hiking, huntingor bird watching and finding a

sign like the one above.Sound farfetched? Well, the sign is

fictitious, but the practice of private indi-viduals charging fees for public landaccess is not. Landowners all over theWest have been doing it, and it appearsto be a growing industry. Meanwhile,other landowners are choosing to simplylock out the public altogether and enjoyexclusive access to public lands.

The problem is especially acute insouthern Arizona where most roads lead-ing to national forest and BLM landscross private lands before reaching aNational Forest or BLM boundary. Vastareas of Federal lands, including someentire mountain ranges, lack legal vehic-ular access. Many even lack reasonablehiking access.

Coronado National Forest consistsof several “sky island” ranges surround-ed by state trust land, BLM land and pri-vate property. Of the approximately 300entry points to the Forest, fewer than 100have legal access. The same is true formost of the lower elevation ranges heldby the BLM.

Currently the Santa Teresa andWinchester mountain ranges are effec-tively off-limits to anyone without specificlandowner permission to cross privatestretches of road. Most of the Mule,Swisshelm, Mustang, Pedragosa,Peloncillo (north, and most of the southsection) and Doz Cabezas ranges arealso inaccessible. Significant portions ofthe Chiricahuas, Galiuros, Whetstonesand Dragoons are blocked off, as are

parts of the Santa Ritas and Huachucas. Many of the roads that are now

closed had been open to the public formany years, in some cases decades.Many had even been maintained overthe years by county taxpayers.

The current situation is bad enough,but it has the potential to become evenworse. Many of the major rural roads insouthern Arizona cross stretches of pri-vate land that theoretically could belocked off should landowners decide toexercise that prerogative. Examplesinclude the Ruby Road east of PenaBlanca Lake, Rucker Canyon Road cir-cling around the southern end of theChiricahuas, Happy Valley Road east ofthe Rincons, and High Creek Roadbetween Bonita and the GaliuroWilderness.

Virtually anyone needing to crossprivate property needs the landowner’spermission. This includes officials fromthe US Forest Service, BLM and Game &Fish seeking to perform their duties, aswell as any type of recreational user. It’san obstacle for hikers, campers, hunters,bird watchers, climbers, rockhounds,4WD clubs, herpetologists and equestri-ans.

In Skeleton Canyon in southeastArizona, a concrete monument marksthe site of Geronimo’s final surrender toGeneral Crook. But you may not visit itwithout permission of nearby landownerseven though the site is on CoronadoNational Forest land. To reach the sur-render site just off a numbered forestservice road, travelers would need totrespass for six or seven miles beforereaching the forest boundary. A locked

gate about ten miles from the surrendersite drives home the point.

Why Lock Out the Public?

Landowners include ranchers, mineoperators, land speculators and develop-ers. Their reasons for blocking access topublic lands are as varied as thelandowners themselves.

Landowners of all types typically citelitter and damage to natural resources asreasons for locking gates. Ranchersand mine owners worry about vandalismto infrastructure. And in southernArizona’s troubled border environment,many believe unlocked gates serve toinvite more smuggling traffic.

Sometimes gates are locked for thesafety and peace of mind of homeown-ers living next to the road. For example,the gate to Peck Canyon in theTumacacori Mountains stayed open fordecades until the owner, whose ranchhouse is only a few yards from the gate,finally had enough of living with a nation-al forest access point located close to theborder. Night traffic had increased dra-matically, and his gate was being openedat all hours, often by people he’d ratherweren’t anywhere near his home. Rivalsmugglers were killing each other andleading law enforcement on high-speedchases punctuated by gunfire within min-utes of the house. When he finally put apadlock on the gate, no one protested.

The Peck Canyon case is not espe-cially unusual. There are others like it allalong the border.

But other landowners are motivatedby very different forces. Depending on

Whose Public Land Is It?This is the first of a two-part series on public lands access in Arizona.


one’s point of view, some of these otherforces can be characterized either asgood business sense or just plain selfish-ness and greed.

In many areas, national forest andBLM lands are effectively controlled andexploited much like private property bycontiguous landowners. With the publiclocked out, these areas become the pri-vate playgrounds and hunting preservesfor landowners’ families, friends, busi-ness associates or those with whom theywould like to curry favor. (The sheriff ofone southern Arizona county is known tohunt on a ranch that is locally notoriousfor keeping hunters off its BLM allotmentat gunpoint. Despite complaints of prop-erty and hunting rifles being taken byforce, the allotment owners are not pros-ecuted.)

Some landowners partner with outfit-ters to sell guided hunts offering clientsexclusive access to Federal lands.Previous owners of the Cross F Ranch inthe Santa Teresa range advertised “oldwest-style buffalo hunts” on their ranch,which was mainly comprised of statetrust and BLM lands with only a smallpercentage of privately deeded land. Inthe Skeleton Canyon area, privatelandowners are effectively managing thepublic’s deer herds by managing thedeer hunts. Game & Fish might decidehow many tags to issue for a given HuntUnit, but private landowners get todecide how many people will hunt on theFederal lands where they control theaccess.

Some hunters have climbed overlocked gates and trudged for miles up aforest service road believing they wouldbe rewarded with less hunting pressureand a deer population where most of thebucks die of old age. Instead they findsprawling encampments of trailers hous-ing a landowner’s guests, clients andguides.

Real estate values are another fac-tor. The ability to control access to adja-cent BLM and national forest landsincreases the value of a property. Salesbrochures and websites entice buyerswith the prospect of exclusive access toadjacent state and Federal lands.

More than 50 per cent of currentcases involve ranchers with grazing leas-es on adjacent state and Federal lands,but a growing number involves mineowners and subdivisions.

When developers subdivide ranchesthat have roads leading onto Federallands, they can offer gated communitieswith private access to government lands,

free from intrusion by non-residents. Another reason gates become

locked has to do with landowner rela-tions with government agencies. Gatesare sometimes locked in retaliation or toshow a government agency who’s boss.In Cochise County not long ago, a gatebecame locked after Game & Fish citeda ranch employee for killing a bear andleaving the meat to rot. Another ranchhas been closed ever since a familymember was convicted for participatingin a poaching ring. In a recent GrahamCounty case, a landowner closed a roadproviding sole access to a portion of theGaliuros because she was mad at thesheriff and wanted to call attention to aperceived injustice having nothing what-soever to do with the road. (The ArizonaDesert Bighorn Sheep Society took herto court and the road was eventually re-opened, but this case illustrates the useof road closures as weapons in personalor political disputes.)

Obviously there are many reasonswhy landowners choose to lock gates.Some road closures are defensive.Others reflect recognition of opportunityand a decision to cash in on it. Somerepresent power struggles betweenlandowners and government. There iseven an extremely limited number ofcases involving very wealthy landownerswho have no interest in the economicaspects of exclusive access but simplychoose not to share the public’s land withthe public because they aren’t accus-tomed to do anything they don’t feel likedoing.

But all closures have one thing incommon: landowners lock gates leadingto public lands because they can. Andhow did that situation come to be?

How Can They Do This?

In territorial days, miners, ranchersand soldiers often found that the naturalwatercourses emerging from Arizona’srugged mountains were the easiestplaces to cut a road into the ruggedbackcountry. Not surprisingly, earlyhomesteaders tended to settle alongthese same watercourses because thewater table was shallow and timber andlush grass were plentiful. In many casesthe surrounding topography was too ver-tical to accommodate alternative routes,so these old roads through the home-steads provided the only vehicularaccess to the rough mountains thatwould later become the “public lands”managed by Federal agencies acting as

public trustees.This situation played out similarly

throughout much of the West, but forestservice officials believe CoronadoNational Forest is the worst in the nationfor public access. This is due to a com-bination of the natural topography and toArizona’s state laws, state constitutionand related judicial decisions.

Arizona Revised Statutes 28-7041(C) states that “All highways, roads orstreets that have been constructed, laidout, opened, established or maintainedfor ten years or more by the state oragency or political subdivision of thestate before January 1, 1960 and thathave been used continuously by the pub-lic as thoroughfares for free travel andpassage for ten years or more aredeclared public highways…”

That would seem to keep open mostof the roads needed for public accesstoday. But in 1993, the Arizona SupremeCourt issued two court decisions thatchanged everything. In Miller v. Dawsonand Gotland v. Cave Creek, the courtessentially declared that the clause citingmaintenance with public funds and useby the public for ten years in ARS 28-7041( C) was not sufficient to turn a pri-vate road into a public road for legal orownership purposes. The court ruledthat in order to take ownership of suchroads, the government would need topay the landowner for the property. Andtherein lies the rub.

Landowners, especially in the ranch-ing community, quickly realized theycould lock gates and get away with itbecause now, if the government wants aroad opened, the government will haveto pay them for “taking” their property.And for the most part, “the government”in its various forms – counties, ArizonaGame & Fish and Federal land agencies– are either unwilling or unable to paythem.

Part Two will address some of possi-ble solutions being considered for resolv-ing the growing problem of decliningpublic lands access in Arizona.

Editor Note: AWF has hot taken aposition on this subject at this time.

Send any comments [email protected]

16 ARIZONA WILDLIFE NEWS VOLUME 49 * ISSUE 1 WINTER 2007

Marketing2008 proved to be year of extremes. In

February and April, we were searching high andlow for participants but when August rolled aroundwe had to start a waiting list. This is the first timesince I have been involved that there was a wait-ing list.

About 90 percent of the August workshop wasnew participants. Most had found out about it froma friend but the Arizona Highways article from lastyear is still working for us. Blurbs and articles inthe Apache Junction News and Phoenix papersalso brought in some participants. We were alsofeatured in Newsletters by Design. This publica-tion is distributed to 50,000 families of apartmentcommunities here in Arizona.

There were 106 women that attended theAugust workshop. That number includes threescholarship awardees, as well as a reporter(Amanda Young Zajac) and photographer(Jennifer Grimes) from the East Valley Tribune.

Amanda’s article printed on Sunday, August 24th

and is still available online as well as a slide showof Jennifer’s images.

The East Valley Tribune also printed an articleabout a month before our workshop.

Bill Norman of The Desert Leaf magazinejoined us Saturday night and stayed throughSunday. Every time I saw him, there was a biggrin on his face. His story will print early next year.

Special thanks goes out to Paul Wolterbeek.Paul is a long time supporter of the BOW programand works pro bono for us. The press coveragethat we have received is largely because of hisefforts behind the scenes. He is also a goodsource for instructors.

Arizona BOW is always looking for help get-ting the word out. Marketing is still the biggestchallenge. If anyone would like to pass out fliers,

knows of a group that would like a presentation orhas a great idea, please let me know.

August BOW StaffI want to thank the BOW staff for their hard

work and dedication. It wouldn’t happen withoutthem. Kim is literally my right hand. She registerseveryone; there were 106 participants with 4classes each. The combinations are endless andshe does a great job making sure that everyonegets the classes that they want. At the workshops,she checks in the participants and deals with athousand questions. This frees me up for campand instructor communications. Friday morningcan be pretty lively at BOW camp.

Thanks to Crystal for help unloading and load-ing the van. We had a 15-passenger van loadedto the max with everything from pots and pans forcooking the game taste to goody bags for 106. Bythe way, the seats in these big vans do not folddown! Crystal is also good for keeping mefocused and reminding all of us to take a breathand relax.

Thanks to Tracy Unmacht for finding anddoing all the little details that always crop up.Chris Fonoti was did a great job manning theBowtique and thanks to Grace for making uslaugh. I cannot forget ‘Evil’ Larry. He is theinstructor with a CDL license that drives the vanwith shooting participants to the range in PrescottValley. This workshop, even with this may people,ran surprisingly smooth. The BOW staff is respon-sible for that.

2009 dates are set for another trio of work-shops. We are still negotiating with Saguaro LakeRanch for pricing. As soon as we get thatresolved, the registrations will be ready to go. Thedate for the BOW Deluxe will be February 6-8.The Friendly Pines events will be April 3-6 andAugust 14-16.

BOW Happenings

BOWBOW 20082008by Linda DightmonA.K.A. The Little Bulldozer

WINTER 2007 VOLUME 49 * ISSUE 1 ARIZONA WILDLIFE NEWS 17

The Other Side of BOWBy Lisa Bunch

BOW Ladies: Getting Involved!

One of the goals of the program is to introducewomen to conservation issues and to get theminvolved. We already know that women vote and

that they care. The BOW workshops are a vehicle to bringthe two together. We checked back on some activities andevents sponsored by the AWF and we found these BOWladies getting involved.

Conservation Daze, TucsonVolunteers were Kathy Greene (BOW instructor), Linda

Dightmon, Crystal Hirsch, Debbie Wesch (BOW alumni) &Meg Buchanan (Board member & BOW Committee mem-ber).

AAF/AWF Work ProjectAnnie Rollins-Protas, Gale Edwards, Sally Tyrrell,

Karen LaFrance, Cherie Barker (brought family). Theseladies are all BOW alumni. Jodi Allen (instructor).Kimberlee Kreuzer, Tracy Unmacht, Mary Keebler (moreBOW alumni) & Tice Suplee (instructor).

Patti Ho FundraiserBarbara Kennedy (instructor), Wally Bornman (BOW

supporter)BOW alumi included Stacy Little, Ann Pollack (brought

husband), Kathy Davis (brought husband), Cyndi Rusin, &Natasha Thompson. Mary Jo Forman Miller was original-ly found at a BOW and so was Chris Fonoti (currentPresident of the AWEF).

You go girls!

II am riding home from another great BOW, but I findmyself trying to figure out why this BOW somehowseemed different. Oh, the usual crowd was there.

Linda, Kimberlee, Tracy, and Crystal were managing theactivities by the hour. I assisted with parking when Iarrived, which I hadn’t done before. Is this why BOWseemed different? No.

I saw Jeff, Tice, Kathy & Don, Mark, Barbara, Holly, Walt,and I was so busy that I didn’t have a chance to talk to most ofthem. Is this why BOW seemed different? No.

I worked with the usual firearm instructors, with somemissing but some new faces also. I added a Laser Shot shoot-ing simulation and a Power Point presentation along with mycourses, so I missed the raffle, turkey talk, herp talk, night walk,owl watch and follies. Is this why BOW seemed different? No,well, maybe.

At BOW, there is much laughter, but also a few tears. Tearsthat women experience when they face fears – fear of heights,of guns, of water, even of the outdoors. They take courses thatput them in the very situations they are afraid of. Why wouldwomen purposely expose themselves to a possibly uncomfort-able, frightening, or emotionally painful experience? I hadnever really seen this side of BOW.

Just before this workshop my family suffered a tragedy. Iwas hoping that by keeping busy at the workshop that it wouldput the grief out of my mind. Wrong. That didn’t happen.Instead, I became aware of the personal issues that the partic-ipants around me talked about. Stories of health problems,relationship problems, financial problems, or of a loved onewho is gone. Stories like mine. I met women who have had - orare experiencing - emotional pain, and they are facing it headon. By forcing themselves into an uncomfortable situation, theyare learning to cope with discomfort. They are strengtheningtheir resolve and their crisis management.

As the participants laughed and cried, I also saw anotheremotion: elation. They experienced elation when they took ona challenge and succeeded. This elation is the result of themchanging “I can’t” to “I did”. They felt their new power and con-fidence to face tough situations and deal with them. This ela-tion was missing for me, along with its strengthening and heal-ing ability.

So yes, for me this BOW was different. Though I receivedpersonal satisfaction in seeing other’s elation when they meetand overcome dread, I did not get to experience this myself.But I did see the other side of BOW – personal triumph.

Night Fishing at the August WorkshopPhoto by Instructor Mark Hullinger

The August BOW Geo-GirlsPhoto by Instructor Dan Martinez

PP resident Ryna Rock called the85th Annual Meeting of theArizona Wildlife Federation to

order, with delegates, representativesof AWF affiliates, AWF board mem-bers, and guests attending.

Current AWF affiliates: ArizonaAntelope Foundation; Arizona PredatorCallers; Phoenix Varmint Callers;Maricopa Audubon; Arizona PointingDog Club

Credentials Chair Jerry Thorsongave the credentials report and accom-plished seating of the delegates and thedelegate roll call.

Nominations Committee Chair, LarryAudsley, and Committee member, EmilyWunder, explained the nominations andvoting processes, and Larry presentedthe Nominations Committee official slatefor consideration. The Committee Chairmade a call for additional nominationsfrom the floor, of which there were none,so nominations were officially closedthrough due process. The delegates,through due process, elected the entireofficial slate by unanimous consentresulting in the following officers beingelected for service on the AWF Boardand Trophy Book Committee:

President – Ryna Rock NWF Representative – Meg BuchananVice Pres. Conservation – Brad PowellVice Pres. Operations – Jim UnmachtLegislative Liaison – John KoleszarAlt. NWF Representative – Ryna RockDirector Emeritus – Lee Kohlhase2010 Dir. At Large – John Underwood,Kim Crumbo and Fred Fillmore 2009 Dir. At Large – Emily Wunder, Kate

Mackay, Jim SolomonReg. 2 Director – Tom MackinReg. 5 Director – Larry AudsleyReg 6 Director – Ken AlexanderTrophy Bk. Committee – Clay Goldman, Duane Aubuchon, Fred Peters, RichGlinski

Resolutions Committee Chair, DonHoffman, presented to the delegates theresolutions process and voting proce-dures. The action for consideration wasretirement of outdated/irrelevant resolu-tions within the Omnibus Resolution.Don then presented each resolutionbeing considered, with accompanyingexplanations for the action. The dele-gates after discussion, through dueprocess, consented to acceptance of theResolutions Committee recommenda-tions regarding retirement of resolutionsfrom the Omnibus Resolution. TheCommittee Chair informed the delegatesthat the Resolutions Committee would becontinuing consideration of the OmnibusResolution throughout the upcomingyear with the goal of identifying thoseresolutions that had continued relevancybut required updating or minor changesin language. A point was made that his-torical context was an important compo-nent in those considerations.

President elect, Ryna Rock, spokebriefly about the coming year for theAWF, then intro-duced NationalWildlife FederationRepresentat ivesJohn Gale andKent Salazar, whoeach addressed thedelegates and

guests.Kent Salazar informed the gathering

that NWF is evaluating affiliates to seewhat their needs are to strengthen theaffiliates. Kent is pleased that we haveengaged in National issues. Current andupcoming issues, Mining Reform, CleanWater Act and climate change.

John Gale complimented AWF asshowing growth and greater leadership.In June, the House committee passed aresolution for a 3-year moratorium onmining claims. Next year another run willbe made on mining reform. Climatechange will also be an issue that will bea prominent issue in the next Congress.John also complimented AWF and Rynafor our work organizing the District 1Candidate Forum – indicating that effortis being used as a model in other states.John also publicly thanked Jim Solomonfor allowing NWF to be a sponsor of thePoacher Chronicles radio show. He indi-cated that it provides good visibility forNWF and associates them with an impor-tant and worthy issue.

President Ryna Rock thenadjourned the 85th Annual Meeting ofthe AWF and invited everyone to takepart in the Annual Awards Luncheonimmediately following the businessmeeting.

2008 ANNUAL MEETING


AWF Round Up

Ken Alexander and Linda Dightmon at Bass Pro

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Trophy Book Awards

President Ryna Rock gathered with the Board of Directors ofthe AWF at Bass Pro in Mesa. The first half of the meeting wasspent doing Strategic Planning for the upcoming year.

The Arizona Wildlife Education Foundation will screen appli-cants for BOW scholarships, and funding based on fundraising atBOW Workshops will be provided through the BOW bank account.The Foundation will retain money from merchandise sales at BOWWorkshops. The BOW Committee is working on an Arizona BOWManual and developing policies specific to Arizona . Collaborativesponsorships for BOW Workshops are being investigated.

The 2008-2009 budget was discussed and must be approvedat the July Annual Meeting.

Approvals of two Directors at Large vacancies were unani-mously approved. The new Directors are Kate Mackay and KimCrumbo.

Low-key ads will be dispersed under AWF & Trout Unlimitedsponsorship for calling for sensible Arizona OHV/TravelManagement policies. They are geared to increase pressure fromthe public on the Legislature regarding the issue. Bob Vahle andBrad Powell have participated at two national hearings in D.C. onTravel Management, which shows good AWF national involve-ment. The AWF is very active on all state forests on this issue.The state OHV Bill has not yet passed.

The Board agreed, after hearing a counter argument fromCommissioner Martin, to sign on to a multi-group collaborativepetition that requests the Arizona Game & Fish Commission takea formal position to strongly oppose legislative budget sweeps. Allthe directors believed it necessary that the legislature have nodoubt as to the opposition to all such sweeps by the Game andFish Commission.

AWF has sent comments supporting the current NEPA compli-ant process in order to implement a plan that can withstand legalchallenge for Mountain Lion management on the Kofa NationalWildlife Refuge.

The Board decided to remain neutral on a position regardingthe Transportation Initiative pending more information. It would benecessary to articulate the adverse impacts to wildlife in order toform a legitimate position. TIME would raise approximately 30-40billion dollars over the next 20-30 years. There is concern that this

could allow the initiation of the I-10 Bypass project.Brad Powell, AWF Conservation Chair, is developing a letter

supporting the Black River land exchange, which will be sent to theBoard for approval.

The Public Candidate Forum sponsored by the AWF on June8th in Camp Verde for CD 1 was successful, possibly leading to asecond forum in eastern Arizona. A complete video of the forumwill be available on the AWF website and is being offered to all co-sponsoring groups and the candidates.

Work has restarted on the Anderson Mesa Wetlands Projectand signing is being installed. Twelve miles of fence was rolled upand removed on the AWF/AAF work project weekend. A total of 60volunteers participated from various groups and the public. TheAWF's newest National Forest Foundation grant for continuance ofthe project is in process.

Deadline for member's stories for the fall issue of the AWN isAugust 18th. A new addition to AWN of a youth article is beingconsidered. A youth membership will be offered at $15/year andwill provide special benefits and programs.

Brad Powell, AWF Conservation Chair, will try to attend theAGFD Commission meeting on June 28th in which Special Tagswill be awarded. The AWF requested the Special Bear andJavelina tags, as we did last year. Those tags were auctioned offat the Patti Ho Memorial Fundraiser held earlier this year.

AWF received about $10,000 this fiscal year from theEnvironment Fund of Arizona fundraising program. AWF is on theaccess list for employee donations through direct withdrawal viatheir paychecks. A total of 25 groups are included in the EFA todate.

Fossil Creek Wild & Scenic legislation is having trouble reach-ing the Senate floor based on some procedural barriers and elec-tion year priorities. The Climate Change/Carbon Reduction Act didnot have enough votes in the Senate in a cloture vote so it is deadfor this year and this Congress.

Meg Buchanan, AWF's NWF Representative relayed that allnine proposed NWF resolutions passed at the NWF AnnualMeeting, with some revisions. Those resolutions, as well as pastresolutions, are available on the NWF website. She, DonHoffman, and Ryna Rock attended that meeting earlier this year.

Congratulations to the the trophy book award winners. Weare saddened to report that Shaun Friesen has sincepassed away.

Winners who were at the luncheon include.

Shaun Friesen Pronghorn (94 2/8Gage Conway Typical Coues (119 2/8)Jacob Hanlin Non-typ Coues (120)Jeremy Bohn Typical MD (186 1/8)Duane Chapman Typical elk (404 1/8)Brett C. Blum Typical elk (392 4/8)Jerry Weiers Typical elk (360 6/8Scott McGill Typical elk (352 5/8Manuel Bercovich Desert BH (173)Ed Turner Rocky MT BH (194 3/8)Cynda Lilly Black bear (21)

THE JUNE 08 AWF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING


SUNRISE/SUNSET2008-2009

(Times shown are forcentral Arizona. Figureup to nine minutes

earlier for easternareas, nine minuteslater for western areas.)

DATE RISE SET

Sept. 1 6:03 6:53Sept. 5 6:05 6:48Sept. 10 6:09 6:41Sept. 15 6:12 6:34Sept. 20 6:15 6:27Sept. 25 6:19 6:20

Sept. 30 6:22 6:13Oct. 1 6:23 6:12Oct. 5 6:26 6:07Oct. 10 6:30 6:00Oct. 15 6:33 5:54Oct. 20 6:37 5:48Oct. 25 6:42 5:43Oct. 30 6:46 5:38

Nov. 1 6:48 5:36Nov. 5 6:51 5:32Nov. 10 6:56 5:29Nov. 15 7:00 5:25Nov. 20 7:05 5:23Nov. 25 7:10 5:21Nov. 30 7:14 5:20

Dec. 1 7:15 5:20Dec. 5 7:18 5:20

Dec. 10 7:22 5:21Dec. 15 7:25 5:22Dec. 20 7:28 5:24Dec. 25 7:31 5:27Dec. 30 7:32 5:30

Jan. 1 7:33 5:32Jan. 5 7:33 5:35

One Feathered WingSportsmen should

note that one featheredwing must be leftattached to all migratorygame birds, includingEurasian collareddoves, until they reachtheir final destination.

Dove Notes:1. BAG LIMIT : Ten (10)Mourning and White-winged Doves per dayin the aggregate, ofwhich no more than (6)may be WhitewingedDoves POSSESSION LIMIT:Twenty (20) Mourningand White-wingedDoves in the aggregateafter opening day, ofwhich no more thantwelve (12) may beWhite-winged Doves.No more than ten (10)doves in the aggregate,of which no more than

six (6) may be White-winged Doves, may betaken in any one day.

2. BAG LI MIT : Ten (10)Mourning Doves perday. POSSESSION LIMIT:Twenty (20) MourningDove after opening day,of which no more thanten (10) may be taken inany one day.

3.Eurasian collareddove bag and poses-sion limit: Unlimited

Arizona's Bald Eagle Management Wins National Conservation Award

The Department of the Interior recognized the SouthwestBald Eagle Management Committee (SWBEMC) for its imple-mentation of the Arizona Bald Eagle Nestwatch Program.Secretary, Dirk Kempthorne, presented the CooperativeConservation Award to members of the SWBEMC at a ceremo-ny in Washington, D.C.

The SWBEMC is a broad coalition of 23 government agen-cies, private organizations and Native American tribes Theplan includes regular monitoring and survey flights; bandingand visual identification; contaminants analysis; cooperativepartnerships with the other committee partners; and the nest-watch program to protect breeding activities.

Nestwatchers typically begin their four-month tour of dutyin early February. In 2008, they are monitoring 11 breedingareas, most along the Salt and Verde rivers in national forests,on Native American lands, and in Maricopa County parks. Thecontractors observe from dawn to dusk, collect data about theeagles' behavior, educate the public, and notify rescuers of anylife-threatening situations for the birds.

The program has been credited with saving the lives ofover 50 eagle nestlings, which is equal to 10 percent of all theeagles that have lived to fly on their own in Arizona since theprogram started.

Recent surveys and monitoring show at least 39 pairs ofbald eagles have laid eggs for the year and 47 nestlings havehatched. Biologists expect as many as 48 pairs of bald eaglesto breed in Arizona this year.

Latest Lead Reduction Efforts and Outreach ForCondors

by Kathy Sullivan, AZ Game & Fish Dept.

Spring trapping and lead testing of the condor populationresulted in nine lead exposures and two birds requiring chelationtreatment. Reports of condors feeding on a coyote carcass anddomestic dog carcass near Page were likely responsible formost of these exposures. X-rays revealed bullet fragments in thedigestive tracts of two of the condors that fed on the dog car-cass, which also contained bullet fragments. Both birds weresuccessfully treated.

Letters were mailed to approximately 300 hunting licenseholders in the Kaibab Plateau area asking them to take leadreduction efforts when varmint, turkey and small game hunting.Condor-lead booths were staffed at the InternationalSportsman’s Expo and the Department Outdoor Expo. Condor-lead presentations were given at eleven events. Approximately4,500 individuals were contacted regarding condor-lead issuesduring this reporting period.

Almost all hunters have used the free non-lead ammunitionoffered by the Department during House Rock buffalo hunts andgut piles from buffalo harvested with lead ammunition have beenmade inaccessible to the condors.

Preparations are underway for the fall 2008 free ammo pro-gram. Approximately 2,300 hunters from Units 12A, 12B, and13A will be eligible, and an additional 5,200 big game tag hold-ers from Units 9, 10 and 13B will be asked to use non-leadammunition on their hunts. The Department is working closelywith ammunition manufacturers and retailers in an attempt toensure that non-lead ammunition supplies are sufficient in 2008.

The Commission Chairman, Region II Supervisor, andCondor Program Coordinator attended a conference addressingthe effects of spent lead ammunition on humans and wildlife inMay. Proceedings will be published as early as this summer.Conference abstracts are available at: https://www.peregrine-fund.org/lead_conference/2008PbConf_Proceedings.htm

Condor movement patterns have mimicked those of previ-ous years, with increased activity at the release site and NavajoBridge during the winter and shifts to the higher elevations of theGrand Canyon and southern Utah in the spring. As many as 30condors have been foraging in southern Utah recently.

Agency News


Leonard's Famous Steak Fingers1 c. flour 1 egg1 tsp. baking powder 1 c. milkpinch or two of salt 1 Tbsp of garlic

Combine in a bowl and let sit while you take yourfavorite cut of hamburger (or steak) and roll the hamburgerout in small finger-like rolls. Then coat them in the batter.

Heat oil in a Dutch Oven over coals, taking care the oildoesn't get so hot that it catches fire. When hot, slowlyplace the dipped meat in the hot oil. Cook them till goldenbrown to tan on both sides. Salt will tend to bring the garlictaste out so be careful of the amount of salt you use. Placecooked meat on paper towels. A raw potato cut into Frenchfries can help keep the oil clean and makes for another sideto your meal.

Onions and Mushrooms2 lg onions, sliced and separated 1 lb. portobello mushrooms, sliced1/4 c. butter or margarine 1 Tbsp. garlic powder1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper

Cut an 18 in. piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil into 4squares. Place divided onion slices onto squares; placemushroom slices on top of onions. Dot each package with1-tablespoon butter, and sprinkle with garlic powder, salt,and pepper. Fold aluminum foil, sealing edges. Cook on agrill over a bed of hot coals for 10-15 minutes on each side.

Easy Open Fire Cake Dessert

2 c. flour 1/4 c. sugar1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. cinnamon1 egg 1/2 c. water3 fresh apples, chopped up very small and covered with

sugar (other fruit can be used)

Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, and baking powder togeth-er. Add egg and water. Place mixture in hand-greasedDutch Oven. Add apples over top of mix. Cover and placeto side of coals. Keep turning oven slowly to bake evenly.

Camp Cook

by Ryna Rock

Presidents Message (from Page 5)tells me that we have literally made possible 10-12 years workin 3 years. Just a few weeks ago a workday on this projectturned out 60 volunteers from various groups, and the public.Nine of them were AWF BOW graduates. That is called “mak-ing a difference”!

One of the best parts of volunteerism is the learning expe-riences we get just from being out in nature, or from learningskills for the outdoors from more experienced folks than our-selves. For example, the AWF Becoming An Outdoors Womanprogram continues to be staffed with highly skilled instructorsand a coordinator that I am convinced is the best outdoorsperson I have ever known.

Our three BOW Workshops held throughout the yearremain one of the AWF’s best success stories. It has been sosuccessful that we have elevated the BOW Committee to amanagement level committee that is currently in the process ofcreating an Arizona BOW Manual, which will provide a guidefor years to come about exactly what those things are thatmake the Arizona BOW Program so special. Our attendeeskeep coming back for more, and they come from all over theseUnited States. An outreach program to underserved women isunder development as well, which will fit nicely into the BOWScholarship Program that is now in place, administered by theArizona Wildlife Education Foundation (AWEF).

The AWF’s sister organization, the Arizona WildlifeEducation Foundation, remains dedicated to raising funds forconservation education. Foundation trustees raise funds

through a variety of service related activities and selling mer-chandise at AWF and BOW events.

By far the most astounding happening in our AWF yearwas the gift of an inheritance we received notice of in late sum-mer 2007. A former member by the name of Patti Ann Ho hadan unfortunate accident, which resulted in her death. Ourmajor fundraising event for the year was based solely on theincredible amount of unique, wildlife and outdoors related itemsin her estate. To sustain her memory and our gratitude for hergift we have renamed the AWF Lifetime Achievement Award tobe the Patti Ann Ho Lifetime Achievement Award.

As yet we do not know the true value of the estate due tothe complexities of the estate settlement process. What we doknow is that Patti has given the Arizona Wildlife Federation thegift of longevity and perhaps validity as well. It is up to us todecide how to make the gift she gave us work for us in waysthat will keep the AWF at the forefront of the conservationarena.

I end as I began. The Arizona Wildlife Federation’s great-est challenges remain connected to its greatest assets. Theseare not money, but people. If we have money, but lack peoplewith the dedication and energy it takes to govern, to organize,to speak out, to do the work, then we will after all just “be”. Letus not be content with that! Let us keep moving forward, stay-ing true to our Mission and the conservation ethic we follow ina very pro-active way, knowing that the future of wildlife andhabitat in Arizona lays in our hands.


MembershipJordan Aberthany PaysonAmy Alexander TempeDawn Anderson Green ValleyJames Andrews Queen CreekAleli Angeles MaricopaSteve Arnquist TucsonSteve Ayers Camp VerdeJim Barnes PhoenixJim & Daphne Barr SedonaCheryl Belanger MesaBruce & Vickie Belman FlagstaffTristanna Bickford PhoenixLinda Blansett HolbrookDonna Blomquist FlagstaffJenny Blue PrescottRick Blum FlagstaffDon Borg ConchoToni Brown ChandlerEvan Brown PhoenixJesse Bryant GlobeCindi Busboom Apache JunctionMaureen Calhoun PhoenixLinda Carmiend Camp VerdeChristine Carpenter PhoenixDuane Chapman San CarlosChris Cipolaro Fountain HillsSusan Clause SurpriseChristine Close MesaMo Contreras-Garay TempeDave Conway PaysonSusan Cuchiara ScottsdaleLonnie Davis MesaKathy Davis Camp VerdeWilliam Delinger FlagstaffJudy Drayer MesaRegina Eason FlagstaffFran Elsasser Apache JunctionRod Emery ChandlerSanderson Family Black CanyonJessica Fix ChinoRachel Fix ChinoInara Flores Chino ValleyAmy Frerichs Apache JunctionArmella Gaines MesaRuben Galleco PhoenixBetty Garcia CottonwoodRobert Garcia Happy JackLance Gerdes PhoenixCarol German Camp VerdeLinda German Camp VerdeN & T Gottschalk CottonwoodDenise Graves TucsonSandra Guerguy TempeCarolyn Guerra Gold CanyonClaudia Hancock MesaClair Harris FlagstaffShari Hart PhoenixMary Harvey Prescott ValleyPauline Hechler TucsonKathy Heidepriem SedonaDiana Henke TucsonJill Henry Green ValleySandy Heuwisch Fountain HillsJennifer Hoisington ScottsdaleG M Hollman ScottsdaleKatie Howard FlagstaffHenry & Peg Hudson PhoenixStephen Hymer PhoenixMarlene Irwin Lake Havasu

Every Sportsman/Sportswoman in ArizonaShould Belong to the

Arizona Wildlife Federation

AWF is so concerned with the broadaspects of conservation, because it recog-nizes that only with the highest type of landand water use, can game and fish supplies bemaintained. When land begins to go downhill,game and fish are the first to follow.

The Arizona Wildlife Federation is: 1.Representing Arizona's sportsmen and

sportswomen before state and federal organi-zations.

2. Maintaining a permanent state office inthe Phoenix metro area, with six RegionalDirectors through out the state.

3. Disseminating information regardinghunting and fishing and conservation throughpress, radio, and it's own quarterly publica-tion, Arizona Wildlife News.

4. Conducting frequent ExecutiveCommittee/Board meetings, and a AnnualMeeting/Convention.

5. Attempting to insure that every youngArizonan gets proper education in conserva-tion problems and practices.

6. Informing state and national legislativebodies of problems and needs of Arizonasportsmen and women.

These and other AWF activities, requirefunds, of course. The only source of fundsare, private individuals, corporate sponsors,affiliate organizations, fundraisers and mem-bership. If you enjoy the outdoors, even ifhunting and fishing are only secondary in yourenjoyment, you'll want to help maintain ournatural resources, for ourselves and our chil-dren. YOU CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCEBY SUPPORTING THE ARIZONA WILDLIFEFEDERATION.

By filling the following application formembership and sending it, with the dues,yearly, life, or benefactor, you will become amember of a worthwhile organization.

Jane Joynt TempeRuth Kenney PeoriaMadaleen Kloeber ScottsdaleCrystal Lange WendenKen Langford MesaJody Latimer PhoenixKymberly Leresgue MesaJason Lewis Silver CityBarb Litrell CornvilleShannon Lynch PrescottAnita MacFarlane SedonaKate Mackay PhoenixMaria Manning PhoenixJodi Martinez PhoenixJean Clyde McClellan SedonaAnthony McDonald PhoenixRon & Arlene McDonald ScottsdaleJ & C McDonald FlagstaffS McGahan Apache JnctnLinda Merritt PeoriaLinda Moriarty FlagstaffHarriet Norton Green ValleyKen O'Dell FlagstaffZandra O'Keefe PhoenixKevin Parkes FlagstaffSelvley Pefyer SedonaBarretta Perkins Joseph CityBill Piner PhoenixPatricia Post WinslowDaphne Prator ChandlerNathan Ragan FlagstaffSmitha Ramakrishna ChandlerJeff Riley Prescott ValleyKaren Sasse TucsonThe Sathers ScottsdaleScott Sather ChandlerCecil & Carlota Schmitz GlendaleStephen Sein ChandlerRick Selting TucsonKelli Shepard TempeHeather Slezak ScottsdaleWil Smith Camp VerdeRichard Snell PhoenixMerry Spradling TempeKym Stellhorn Apache JnctnBarbara Stewart MesaShane & Jodi Stewart GilbertKaren & Lerail Strauch SedonaBetty Swadling Lake HavasuKellie Tharp PhoenixKirsten Thomsen MesaTia Tichias PhoenixRoy & Marge Tolby PaysonJohn Toner Litchfield ParkTawsha Trahan Garcia GilbertJenny Uretz GoodyearLenore VanWiel Fountain HillsRobertos Vigonia Ancis SedonaTim Vining GlendaleJohn Walker MaricopaTom Ward OrangePete & Cindy Weaver PrescottMary Wechsler TucsonAllen Werkmeister GilbertKatie Widland PrescottJames Woods Prescott ValleyMaryann Wunder ScottsdaleJenny Yates PhoenixSusan Zinn Mesa

Welcome New Members

NEW LIFE MEMBERS!

Jack Naperala ScottsdaleTom Ward Orange, CADuane Shroufe GlendaleDale Hislop Calgary, CN

AWF Members wanting a fullcopy of Board Minutes,contact Kim at 480-644-0077A summary is available at

www.azwildlife.org


AWF Members

Alan Abel TucsonWilliam Acheson FlagstaffPatsy Apple PhoenixJeff Augustine ScottsdaleJames Baldree PhoenixJohn Bauermeister ScottsdaleDavid Beaty MesaJohn R. Beck PeoriaDonald Billick PhoenixBruce H. Bishop TempeClarence Bowe Jr. ScottsdaleM.J. Bramley Jr. MesaJay Brandon Apache JtnJonathan Brooks AnthemWade Brooksby PhoenixRoger J Carroll Sierra VistaGary S. Christensen FlagstaffLouise Coan TucsonClifton E. Cox TucsonDon Cox PeoriaAl Crossman TempeDonald D Dalgleish ScottsdaleHoward Darland MesaAnthony Diana PhoenixLinda Erman PhoenixRick Erman PhoenixRobb Evans FlagstaffDonald Farmer ScottsdaleGeorge Flener MesaJames E. Frye MesaSteve Gallizioli Fountain Hills

John Gannaway PhoenixGilbert F. Gehant MesaFred Gerhauser PeoriaDonald Gerould Sun CityJ. David Gibeault TucsonRene G Gilbert AnthemHank Gonzales TucsonKim Graber PhoenixTimm J. Haas WillcoxDonna J Hallman Queen CreekWestern Hardwoods PhoenixMiles C. Hauter S SedonaJeffery L. Hinkley PhoenixMark Hullinger ChandlerRichard Humphrey TucsonBunny Huntress TempeMike Johns PhoenixHenry Johnson Lake HavasuThomas Kalos Paradise VllyPeter S. Klocki DeweyLee A. Kohlhase MesaRoy Kornmeyer KingmanWilliam Lacy MesaHarvey J. Lawrence ScottsdaleNancy L. Lewis PhoenixLong Valley Service Happy JackDon Luke PhoenixJerry Marquis PageChristina Mathew-Bowers PhoenixPatricia A. McNeil PaysonDuke Mertz Chandler

David & Victoria Morgan AnthemAllen Naille FlagstaffMike Neilson Queen CrkFred Nobbe PhoenixDaniel & Annalee Norton ScottsdaleDonald J. Parks Jr. PeoriaAce H. Peterson PrescottP r i c e P h i l l i p s SomertonJim Pierce Scottsdale

Paul Pristo ScottsdaleRobert & Marilyn Recker Sun CityJudith Riddle PhoenixBryant & Marsha Ridgway Casa GrndeRyna Rock Camp VerdeKent M. Rogers MesaRobert C. Schatke ChandlerWilliam H. Schmidt DDS TucsonLary & Betty Lou Scott ScottsdaleWalter Scrimgeour PrescottDavid Seamans ScottsdaleJack H. Simon PhoenixJim A. Slingluff TucsonDale Slocum PhoenixRandy Sosin SedonaWendell G. Swank CottonwoodGeorge L. Sypherd Sun City WestLewis N. Tenney Jr. HeberLarry Thowe PageRobert D. Tucker BuckeyeCharles W. Tyree Tucson

John B. Underwood ScottsdaleMark T. Vi t t ScottsdaleStephen T. White ScottsdaleBrian H. Williams ScottsdalePat Willis PaysonRobert A. Witzeman PhoenixLarry M. Wolfe Sr. PhoenixL.V. Yates PhoenixChuck Youngker BuckeyeGeorge Boutonnet Salinas, CATerry Johnson Costa Mesa, CARoy G. Jones San Jose, CAGlenn Napierskie San Diego, CARobert Stragnell Hanover, NHDiana Beatty Laughlin, NVJim Breck Alexandria, SDJaren Vanderlinden Amarillo, TXTerry Schupp Tempe, AZChris Fonoti Chino ValleyKristan Hildebrandt TempeCole Harvey Casa GrandeToni Erman-Kirch PhoenixJohn E Dupnik PhoenixJack Naperala ScottsdaleDale Hislop Calgary Alberta, CNTom Ward Orange, CADuane Shroufe Glendale

Louise Coen TucsonDoug Baker TucsonMilton G Evans Flagstaff

Don Gerould Sun CityIvy Hanson CarefreeFrank H Moore Phoenix

Frank Murphy MesaEmmett Reyman MesaDonald G Roberts Flagstaff

Gene Tolle PhoenixJohn C. Underwood Tempe

Please take a moment to review the list of Life Membersand past Benefactors to make sure we have not missedanyone.

If you want to add someone to the list or upgrade yourown membership status, please use the membership formprovided below.

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