state & tribal wildlife grants program, north american wetlands
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September 17, 2013
The Honorable Jack Reed, Chairman
The Honorable Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member
Senate Interior & Environment Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate Interior & Environment Appropriations Subcommittee
728 Hart Senate Office Building 709 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Washington DC 20510 The Honorable Mike Simpson, Chairman The Honorable Jim Moran, Ranking Member House Interior & Environment Appropriations Subcommittee
House Interior & Environment Appropriations Subcommittee
2312 Rayburn House Office Building 2252 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Washington DC 20515 Dear Senators Reed and Murkowski & Congressmen Simpson & Moran:
On behalf of the millions of outdoor recreationists and conservationists our organizations represent, we wish to express our support for the State & Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy Program and Land and Water Conservation Fund. We are concerned that the House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee proposed to eliminate funding for these successful and important fish and wildlife conservation programs next fiscal year. Elimination of funding will have significant impacts to collaborative on-the-ground conservation in communities nationwide resulting in new federal endangered species listings, fewer restored wetlands, more imperiled migratory birds, less protection for forests and other key habitats and diminished outdoor recreation opportunities.
We appreciate the need to reduce the size of the federal deficit and the difficult choices that you face. However, these programs are priorities and we believe they have done their fair share to help balance the budget after being cut by more than 25% in the last several years. Continued disproportionate cuts in the current budget under consideration will further rollback conservation work that serves the national interests of fish and wildlife conservation, creation of non-exportable jobs and delivery of essential services such as clean water and air and storm protection to current and future generations
Investments in natural resources conservation and outdoor recreation total less than 1% of all discretionary spending, a percentage that has been declining for decades. Grant programs represent an even smaller percentage of this total but are unique in that they leverage hundreds of millions in state, local and private dollars. According to the US Census Bureau, 90 million US residents participate in fish and wildlife recreation, spending over $150 billion annually. Federal grant programs help ensure these consumers have sustainable fish and wildlife populations to view, hunt and fish.
We strongly encourage you to work in a bipartisan manner to find solutions to the budget problem that do not further harm successful and publicly supported conservation grant programs that help fuel the outdoor recreation economic engine. Thank you for your time & consideration.
Sincerely,
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841 groups support funding for critical fish and wildlife grant programs
1 American Bird Conservancy National (District of Columbia) 2 American Birding Association National (Colorado) 3 American Fisheries Society National (Maryland) 4 American Forest Foundation National (District of Columbia) 5 American Forests National (District of Columbia) 6 American Hiking Society National (Maryland) 7 American Rivers National (District of Columbia) 8 American Society of Landscape Architects National (District of Columbia) 9 American Society of Mammalogists National (Illinois) 10 Amphibian Ark National (Minnesota) 11 Amphibian Survival Alliance National (California) 12 Appalachian Mountain Club National (Massachusetts) 13 Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies National (District of Columbia) 14 Association of Joint Venture Management Boards National (California) 15 Association of Zoos & Aquariums National (Maryland) 16 Bat Conservation International National (Texas) 17 Bull Moose Sportsmen’s Alliance National (Colorado) 18 Center for Large Landscape Conservation National (Montana) 19 Cornell Lab of Ornithology National (New York) 20 Council for Environmental Education National (Texas) 21 Defenders of Wildlife National (District of Columbia) 22 Ducks Unlimited, Inc. National (Tennessee) 23 Ecological Society of America National (District of Columbia) 24 Endangered Species Coalition National (District of Columbia) 25 Global Wildlife Conservation National (California) 26 Green Hotels Association National (Texas) 27 Hawk Migration Association of North America National (New York) 28 Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association National (Pennsylvania) 29 HawkWatch International National (Utah) 30 International Crane Foundation National (Wisconsin) 31 International Mountain Bicycling Association National (Colorado) 32 Invasive Species Action Network National (Montana) 33 Izaak Walton League of America National (Maryland) 34 Land Trust Alliance National (District of Columbia) 35 National Association of University Fish and Wildlife Programs National (Florida) 36 National Audubon Society National (New York) 37 National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative National (Texas) 38 National Committee for the New River National (North Carolina) 39 National Renewable Energy Laboratory National (Colorado) 40 National Wild Turkey Federation National (South Carolina) 41 National Wildlife Federation National (Virginia) 42 Native Peoples Wildlife Management Working Group National (Wisconsin) 43 Nature Abounds National (Pennsylvania) 44 NatureServe National (Virginia)
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45 North American Butterfly Association National (New Jersey) 46 North American Falconers’ Association National (North Carolina) 47 North American Grouse Partnership National (Nebraska) 48 Organization for Bat Conservation National (Michigan) 49 Outdoor Industry Association National (District of Columbia) 50 Pheasants Forever National (Minnesota) 51 Purple Martin Conservation Association National (Pennsylvania) 52 Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation National (Missouri) 53 Quail Forever National (Minnesota) 54 Save The Frogs National (California) 55 Sierra Club National (California) 56 The American Chestnut Foundation National (North Carolina) 57 The Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy National (Tennessee) 58 The Blue Goose Alliance National (New Mexico) 59 The Conservation Fund National (Virginia) 60 The Institute for Bird Populations National (California) 61 The Nature Conservancy National (Virginia) 62 The Peregrine Fund National (Idaho) 63 The Tortoise Reserve National (North Carolina) 64 The Trumpeter Swan Society National (Minnesota) 65 The Trust for Public Land National (California) 66 The Urban Wildlands Group National (California) 67 The Wilderness Society National (District of Columbia) 68 The Wildlife Society National (Maryland) 69 Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership National (District of Columbia) 70 Turtle Survival Alliance National (Texas) 71 TWS Wildlife and Habitat Restoration Working Group National (Colorado) 72 Watchable Wildlife, Inc. National (Minnesota) 73 Weeden Foundation National (New York) 74 Wetlands Working Group of The Wildlife Society National (Maryland) 75 Wildlife Conservation Society National (New York) 76 Wildlife Forever National (Minnesota) 77 Wildlife Management Institute National (Pennsylvania) 78 Woodcock Limited National (Pennsylvania) 79 World Wildlife Fund National (District of Columbia) 80 Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation National (Oregon) 81 Allegheny Highlands Alliance, Inc. Regional (WV, PA, VA, MD, NC) 82 Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Regional (AZ, NM) 83 Audubon Maryland-DC Regional (MD,DC) 84 Black Bear Conservation Coalition Regional (LA, TX, MS, AK) 85 Central Mountains and Plains Section of The Wildlife Society Regional (CO, KS, NE, ND, SD, UT, WY) 86 Conservation Fisheries, Inc. Regional (TN, AL, GA, KY, NC, VA) 87 Craighead Institute Regional (WY, MT) 88 Delaware Highlands Conservancy Regional (PA, NY)
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89 Friends of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Regional (CT, MA, NH, VT) 90 Grand Canyon Trust Regional (UT, AZ, CO) 91 Greater Yellowstone Coalition Regional (WY, ID, MT) 92 Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Regional (TX) 93 Kansas Land Trust Regional (KS, MO) 94 Lake Erie Waterkeeper Inc. Regional (OH, IN) 95 Maryland-Delaware Chapter of The Wildlife Society Regional (MD, DE) 96 Natural Land Institute Regional (IL, WI)
97 Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society Regional (CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WV)
98 Northern Prairies Land Trust Regional (NE, SD) 99 Northwest Watershed Institute Regional (WA, OR) 100 Ouachita Watch League Regional (AR, OK) 101 Ozark Regional Land Trust Regional (MO, AR, IL, KS, OK) 102 Panhandle Watershed Alliance Regional (FL, AL) 103 Quail & Upland Game Alliance Regional (IL, IN, KY)
104 Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Regional (CO, MT, WY, ID, AZ, UT, NE, NM, ND, SD, TX)
105 Sierra Club - Toiyabe Chapter Regional (NV, CA) 106 Southwest Section of the Wildlife Society Regional (AZ, NM, TX) 107 The Conservation Congress Regional (CA, MT) 108 The Upper Susquehanna Coalition (19 Soil & Water Cons. Districts) Regional (NY, PA) 109 The Western Section of the Wildlife Society Regional (CA, NV, HI, Guam) 110 The Wetlands Initiative Regional (IL)
111 Western Bat Working Group Regional (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY)
112 Woodcock Limited of New England Regional (MA) 113 World Temperate Rainforest Network Regional (WA, AK) 114 Alabama Chapter of the Wildlife Society AL 115 Alabama Natural Heritage Program AL 116 Alabama Ornithological Society AL 117 Alabama Wildlife Federation AL 118 Mobile Baykeeper AL 119 The Long Leaf Alliance AL 120 The Pelican Coast Conservancy AL 121 Alaska Chapter of The Wildlife Society AK 122 Alaska Wild Animal Recovery, Inc. AK 123 Alaska Wildlife Alliance AK 124 Audubon Alaska AK 125 Coal Point Seafood Company AK 126 Northern Alaska Environmental Center AK 127 Pioneer Alaskan Fisheries Inc. AK 128 Renewable Resources Foundation AK 129 American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources American Samoa
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130 Arizona Game and Fish Department AZ 131 Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation AZ 132 Arizona Wildlife Federation AZ 133 Audubon Arizona AZ 134 Friends of the San Pedro River AZ 135 Huachuca Audubon Society AZ 136 Northern Arizona Audubon Society AZ 137 Phoenix Zoo AZ 138 Prescot College, Environmental Studies AZ 139 Prescott Audubon Society AZ 140 Save the Scenic Santa Ritas AZ 141 Sonoran Audubon Society AZ 142 Tucson Audubon AZ 143 Wild At Heart AZ 144 Arkansas State Chapter of The Wildlife Society AR 145 Arkansas Wildlife Federation AR 146 Audubon Society of Central Arkansas AR 147 Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society AR 148 Protect Arkansas Wildlife AR 149 Audubon California CA 150 California Native Plant Society CA 151 California Waterfowl Association CA 152 Californians for Western Wilderness CA 153 Chino Hills State Park Interpretative Association CA 154 Endangered Habitats League CA 155 Environmental Action Committee of West Marin CA 156 Environmental Protection Information Center CA 157 Golden West Women Flyfishers CA 158 Greenspace-the Cambria Land Trust CA 159 Hills For Everyone CA 160 Humboldt State University CA 161 Kern Audubon Society CA 162 Klamath Forest Alliance CA 163 La Purisima Audubon Society CA 164 Los Padres ForestWatch CA 165 Madrone Audubon Society CA 166 Magic CA 167 Mojave River Natural History Association CA 168 Monterey Audubon Society CA 169 Morro Bay Audubon Society CA 170 Northcoast Environmental Center CA 171 Ohlone Audubon Society CA 172 Orange California Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America CA 173 ORNILUX Bird Protection Glass CA
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174 Sacramento-Shasta Chapter of The Wildlife Society CA 175 San Joaquin Audubon Society CA 176 Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society CA 177 Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society CA 178 Sierra Foothills Audubon CA 179 The California Invasive Plant Council CA 180 The Petaluma Wetlands Alliance CA 181 The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of The Wildlife Society CA 182 The Sonoma Land Trust CA 183 Wild Heritage Planners CA 184 Audubon Society of Great Denver CO 185 Colorado Natural Heritage CO 186 Colorado Wildlife Federation CO 187 Evergreen Audubon Society CO 188 Fort Collins Audubon Society CO 189 Grand Valley Audubon Society CO 190 Roaring Fork Audubon Society CO 191 Western Resource Advocates CO 192 Aspetuck Land Trust CT 193 Audubon Connecticut CT 194 Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc. CT 195 Bethelhem Land Trust CT 196 Connecticut Forest & Park Association CT 197 Connecticut Land Conservation Council CT 198 Connecticut Ornithological Society CT 199 Conservation Commission - Bethany CT 200 East Granby Land Trust CT 201 Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Coordinating Committee CT 202 Eightmile Wild and Scenic River CT 203 Farmington River Watershed Association CT 204 Friends of Outer Island CT 205 Friends of Outer Island CT 206 Goshen Land Trust CT 207 Groton Open Space Association CT 208 Hamden Land Conservation Trust CT 209 Heartland Land Trust CT 210 Housatonic Valley Association CT 211 Mattabeseck Audubon Society CT 212 Menunkatuck Audubon Society CT 213 Naromi Land Trust CT 214 New Haven Bird Club CT 215 North Branford Land Conservation Trust CT 216 OCEAN Magazine CT 217 Project Oceanology CT
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218 Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society CT 219 Salmon River Watershed Partnership CT 220 Save the Sound CT 221 Sierra Club-Connecticut Chapter CT CT 222 Stamford Land Conservation Trust Stamford CT 223 The Land Trust of West Haven, Inc. CT 224 Wilton Parrot Rescue CT 225 Wintonbury Land Trust CT 226 Woodlands Coalition CT 227 Delaware Council of Wildlife Rehabilitators and Educators DE 228 Delaware Nature Society DE 229 Delaware State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation DE 230 Delmarva Ornithological Society DE 231 Adams Construction, Inc. DE 232 City Wildlife, Inc. DC 233 Animal Love Inc. FL 234 Audubon Florida FL 235 Bay County Audubon Society FL 236 Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education FL 237 Bream Fishermen Association FL 238 Brevard Zoo FL 239 Flagler Audubon Society FL 240 Florida Native Plant Society - Pinellas Chapter FL 241 Florida Wildlife Federation FL 242 Forest Animal Rescue FL 243 Halifax River Audubon FL 244 Native Plant Society - Longleaf Chapter FL 245 Reef Relief FL 246 Seminole Audubon Society FL 247 Sensing Nature FL 248 South Florida Audubon FL 249 South Florida Wildlands Association FL 250 St. Lucie Audubon Society FL 251 Tampa Bay Conservancy FL 252 The Francis M. Weston Audubon Society FL 253 The World Parrot Trust FL 254 Tropical Audubon Society FL 255 United Waterfowlers-Florida Inc. FL 256 West Volusia Audubon Society FL 257 Atlanta Audubon Society GA 258 Chattahoochee Riverkeeper GA 259 Environment Georgia GA 260 Georgia Botanical Society GA 261 Georgia Important Bird Areas Conservation Program GA
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262 Georgia Native Plant Society GA 263 Georgia Ornithological Society GA 264 Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance GA 265 Georgia River Network GA 266 Georgia Wildlife Federation GA 267 GreenLaw GA 268 Oconee Rivers Audubon Society GA 269 Savannah Riverkeeper GA 270 State Botanical Garden of Georgia GA 271 The Altamaha Riverkeeper GA 272 The Environmental Resource Network GA 273 The Georgia Museum of Natural History GA 274 University of Georgia Plant Biology Department GA 275 Zoo Atlanta GA 276 Conservation Council for Hawai'i HI 277 Hawaiian Islands Land Trust HI 278 The Wildlife Society Hawaii Chapter HI 279 Ada County Fish & Game League ID 280 Animals in Distress Association ID 281 Biomark ID 282 Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University ID 283 Ecosystem Sciences ID 284 Ecosystem Sciences Foundation ID 285 Environmental Resource Center ID 286 Friends of Camas National Wildlife Refuge ID 287 Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness ID 288 Golden Eagle Audubon Society ID 289 Heart of the Rockies ID 290 Idaho Bat Working Group ID 291 Idaho Bird Observatory ID 292 Idaho Chapter of the North American Grouse Partnership ID 293 Idaho Chapter of the Society for Range Management ID 294 Idaho Chapter of the Wildlife Society ID 295 Idaho Conservation League ID 296 Idaho Council of Trout Unlimited ID 297 Idaho Ducks Unlimited ID 298 Idaho Entomology Group ID 299 Idaho Environmental Education Association ID 300 Idaho Falconers' Association ID 301 Idaho Master Naturalists - Henrys Fork Chapter ID 302 Idaho Master Naturalists - McCall Chapter ID 303 Idaho Master Naturalists - Sage Brush-Steppe Chapter ID 304 Idaho Master Naturalists - The Upper Snake Chapter ID 305 Idaho Native Plant Society ID
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306 Idaho Rivers United ID 307 Idaho Section of the Society for Range Management ID 308 Idaho State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation ID 309 Idaho Trappers Association ID 310 Idaho Wildlife Federation ID 311 Intermountain Aquatics Inc. ID 312 Kaniksu Land Trust ID 313 Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society ID 314 Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper ID 315 Land Trust of the Treasure Valley ID 316 Lemhi Regional Land Trust ID 317 McCall Outdoor Science School ID 318 Molpus Timberlands Management, LLC ID 319 North Fork Native Plants Inc. ID 320 Palouse Audubon Society ID 321 Palouse Land Trust ID 322 Pend Orielle Chapter of the Idaho Master Naturalists ID 323 Portneuf Valley Audubon Society ID 324 Prairie Falcon Audubon, Inc. ID 325 Reptile Conservation Resources, Inc. ID 326 Rockcreek Alliance ID 327 Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust ID 328 Salmon Valley Stewardship ID 329 Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Education ID 330 Sierra Club - Idaho Chapter ID 331 Snake River Alliance ID 332 Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc. ID 333 Southwestern Idaho Birders Association ID 334 Teton Regional Land Trust ID 335 Treasure Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever ID 336 Wood River Land Trust ID 337 Wood River Valley Chapter of Master Naturalist ID 338 Zoo Boise ID 339 Illinois Lake Management Association IL 340 Illinois Ornithological Society IL 341 Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation IL 342 Lake County Forest Preserve District IL 343 Northbrook Public Works IL 344 Prairie Rivers Network IL 345 The Bird Conservation Network (17 organizations) IL 346 The Chicago Ornithological Society IL 347 The Elgin Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America IL 348 Cass County chapter 145 Izaak Walton League of America IN 349 Hoosier Environmental Council IN
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350 Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts IN 351 Indiana Chapter of the Wildlife Society IN 352 Indiana Land Protection Alliance IN 353 Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society IN 354 Indiana Organic Gardeners Association IN 355 Indiana Park & Recreation Association IN 356 Indiana Wildlife Federation IN 357 Porter County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America IN 358 Robert Cooper Audubon Society IN 359 Southeastern Bat Diversity Network IN 360 Sycamore Audubon Society IN 361 Tippecanoe Audubon Society IN 362 Agren IA 363 AJEndeavors, LLC IA 364 Allamakee County Protectors-Education Campaign IA 365 Chickasaw County Conservation Board IA 366 Des Moines County Conservation IA 367 Fenceline Photos IA 368 Iowa Chapter of The Wildlife Society IA 369 Iowa Audubon IA 370 Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society IA 371 Iowa Chapter of The Wildlife Society IA 372 Iowa Department of Natural Resources IA 373 Iowa Lakes Community College Conservation Club IA 374 Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation IA 375 Iowa Ornithologists' Union IA 376 Iowa State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation IA 377 Iowa Wildlife Federation IA 378 Linn County Conservation Board IA 379 Northern Iowa Prairie Lakes Audubon IA 380 Prairie Rapids Audubon Society IA 381 Quad City Audubon IA 382 Raccoon River Watershed Association IA 383 Story County Conservation Board IA 384 The Scott County Conservation Board IA 385 Ty Smedes Nature Photography IA 386 University of Iowa Bird Club IA 387 Audubon of Kansas KA 388 Jayhawk Audubon Society KA 389 Kansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society KA 390 Kansas Native Plant Society KA 391 Kansas State University KA 392 Kansas Wildlife Federation KA 393 Smallscapes KA
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394 Topeka Audubon Society KA 395 Frankfort Audubon Society KY 396 Kentucky Chapter of The Wildlife Society KY 397 Turkey Ridge Hunt Club KY 398 Atchafalaya Basinkeeper LA 399 Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists LA 400 Louisiana Chapter of the Wildlife Society LA 401 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality LA 402 Louisiana Wildlife Federation LA 403 Sierra Club - Delta Chapter LA 404 Woodcock Limited of Louisiana LA 405 Androscoggin Land Trust ME 406 Appalachian Conservation Biology ME 407 Avian Haven ME 408 Bangor Land Trust ME 409 Biodiversity Research Institute ME 410 Blue Hill Heritage Trust ME 411 Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust ME 412 Crabtree Neck Land Trust ME 413 Friends of Maine's Seabird Islands ME 414 Friends of Merrymeeting Bay ME 415 Friends of Taunton Bay ME 416 Georges River Land Trust ME 417 Harpswell Heritage Land Trust ME 418 Island Heritage Trust ME 419 Kennebec Land Trust ME 420 Loon Echo Land Trust ME 421 Maine Audubon ME 422 Maine Coast Heritage Trust ME 423 Maine Rivers ME 424 Natural Resources Council of Maine ME 425 Orono Land Trust ME 426 Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation ME 427 Restore The North Woods ME 428 Sandy River Land Trust ME 429 Scarborough Land Trust ME 430 Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance ME 431 Somerset Woods Trustees ME 432 The Maine Professional Guides Association ME 433 The Mount Agamenticus to the Sea Conservation Initiative ME 434 Western Foothills Land Trust ME 435 Woodie Wheaton Land Trust ME 436 York Land Trust ME 437 Audubon Naturalist Society MD
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438 Baltimore Bird Club MD 439 Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage MD 440 Fox Haven Learning Center MD 441 Friends of the Migratory Bird/Duck Stamp MD 442 Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER MD 443 Maryland Mid-Shore Chapter of Izaak Walton League of America MD 444 Maryland Ornithological Society MD 445 Berkshire Environmental Action Team MA 446 Broad Brook Coalition MA 447 Eastern Mass Hawk Watch MA 448 Environmental League of Massachusetts MA 449 Hilltown Land Trust MA 450 Kestrel Land Trust MA 451 Mass Audubon MA 452 Medford-Brooks Estate Land Trust, Inc. MA 453 Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust MA 454 Nashua River Watershed Association MA 455 Rutland Land Conservancy MA 456 Trout Unlimited - Massachusetts Chapter MA 457 Wareham Land Trust MA 458 Audubon Society of Kalamazoo MI 459 Dwight Lydell Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America MI 460 Hancock Timber Resource Group MI 461 Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society MI 462 Michigan Steelhead & Salmon Fishermen’s Association MI 463 Michigan United Conservation Clubs (82 organizations) MI 464 Saving Birds Thru Habitat MI 465 Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis MN 466 Brainerd Lakes Audubon Society MN 467 Central Minnesota Audubon MN 468 Duluth Audubon Society MN 469 Izaak Walton League Minnesota Division MN 470 Jaques Chapter Izaak Walton League of America MN 471 Minnesota Chapter of the Wildlife Society MN 472 Minnesota Conservation Federation MN 473 Minnesota Deer Hunters Association MN 474 Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union MN
475 Minnesota Prairie Woods Chapter Izaak Walton League of America MN 476 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter MN 477 Natural Resources Club at Central Lakes College MN 478 St. Paul Audubon Society MN 479 W. J. McCabe Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America MN 480 Zumbro Valley Audubon MN
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481 Mississippi Chapter of The Wildlife Society MS 482 Mississippi Wildlife Federation MS 483 Natural Capital Development MS 484 South Coast Paddling Company MS 485 Audubon Missouri MO 486 Bridging The Gap MO 487 Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City MO 488 Conservation Federation of Missouri (75 affiliate organizations) MO 489 Forrest Keeling Nursery MO 490 Glorious Gardens, Inc. MO 491 Greenbelt Land Trust of Mid-Missouri MO 492 Greenscape Gardens MO 493 James River Basin Partnership MO 494 Kansas City WildLands MO 495 Lesa’s Litter Gitters MO 496 Lincoln University Native Plants Program in Missouri MO 497 Litzinger Road Ecology Center MO 498 Millcreek Watershed Coalition MO 499 Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative MO 500 Missouri Botanical Garden MO 501 Missouri Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation MO 502 Missouri Chapter of The Wildlife Society MO 503 Missouri Native Seed Association MO 504 Missouri Prairie Foundation MO 505 Missouri River Bird Conservancy MO 506 Missouri Stream Team #1086 MO 507 Missouri Stream Team #1350 MO 508 Missouri Stream Team #2037 MO 509 Missouri Stream Team #2504 MO 510 Missouri Stream Team #2574-Concerned Citizens for Better Development MO 511 Missouri Stream Team #2800 MO 512 Missouri Stream Team #2889 MO 513 Missouri Stream Team #3189 MO 514 Missouri Stream Team #34 - The Unfloaters MO 515 Missouri Stream Team #3481 MO 516 Missouri Stream Team #3606 MO 517 Missouri Stream Team #3631 MO 518 Missouri Stream Team #3687 MO 519 Missouri Stream Team #3757-S. Grand River Watershed Alliance MO 520 Missouri Stream Team #3929 MO 521 Missouri Stream Team #3986 MO 522 Missouri Stream Team #3999 - St. Louis MO 523 Missouri Stream Team #4018 - Pleasant Valley Crew MO 524 Missouri Stream Team #4031 MO
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525 Missouri Stream Team #4123 MO 526 Missouri Stream Team #4325 MO 527 Missouri Stream Team #4707 MO 528 Missouri Stream Team #4757 MO 529 Missouri Stream Team #828 MO 530 National Wild Turkey Federation - Missouri Chapters MO 531 Ozark Fly Fishers MO 532 Ozark Trails Council MO 533 Ozark Underground Laboratory, Inc. MO 534 Ozark Wilderness Waterways Club MO 535 Pheasants Forever-Missouri MO 536 Prairie Hill Farm MO 537 Quail Forever - Mid Mo Uplanders Chapeter MO 538 South Central Ozark Council of Governments MO 539 South Central Ozarks Council MO 540 St. Louis Audubon Society MO 541 Total Resource Management MO 542 Five Valleys Audubon Society MT 543 Montana Audubon MT 544 Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society MT 545 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks MT 546 Montana Wildlife Federation MT 547 Ninemile Wildlife Workgroup MT 548 Save our Cabinets MT 549 Yellowstone Safari Company MT 550 Audubon Nebraska NE 551 Audubon Society of Omaha NE 552 Big Muddy Workshop, Inc. NE 553 Iain Nicolson Audubon Center/Rowe Sanctuary NE 554 Nebraska Chapter of the Wildlife Society NE 555 Nebraska Wildlife Federation NE 556 Pioneers Park Nature Center NE 557 Prairie Legacy Inc. NE 558 Prairie Plains NE 559 Riverside Discovery Center NE 560 Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center NE 561 The Crane Trust NE 562 Wachiska Audubon Society NE 563 Western Nebraska Resources Council NE 564 Wild Bird Habitat Stores, Inc. NE 565 Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation NV 566 Friends of Nevada Wilderness NV 567 Great Basin Water Network NV 568 Lahontan Audubon Society NV
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841 groups support funding for critical fish and wildlife grant programs
569 Nevada Wildlife Federation NV 570 Red Rock Audubon Society NV 571 Sierra Club - Toiyabe Chapter NV 572 Audubon Society of New Hampshire NH 573 Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust NH 574 Bear-Paw Regional Greenways NH 575 Harris Center for Conservation Education NH 576 Monadnock Conservancy NH 577 New Hampshire Land Trust Coalition NH 578 Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey NJ 579 Environment New Jersey NJ 580 Fledging Birders Institute NJ 581 Monmouth County Audubon Society NJ 582 New Jersey Audubon NJ 583 New Jersey Chapter of The Wildlife Society NJ 584 New Jersey Conservation Foundation NJ 585 Audubon New Mexico NM 586 Central New Mexico Audubon Society NM 587 New Mexico Wildlife Federation NM 588 New Mexico Wildlife Society NM 589 Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society NM 590 Southwest Environmental Center NM 591 Southwestern New Mexico Audubon Society NM 592 Black Rock Forest Consortium NY 593 Buffalo Audubon Society NY 594 Department of Biology & Health Science NY 595 Eastern Long Island Audubon Society NY 596 Friends of the Bay NY 597 High Acres Nature Area NY 598 Hudson Highlands Land Trust NY 599 Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society NY 600 New York Chapter of The Wildlife Society NY 601 New York City Audubon NY 602 North Fork Audubon Society NY 603 Riverkeeper, Inc. NY 604 Southern Adirondack Audubon Society NY 605 Sullivan County Audubon Society NY 606 The Wetland Trust NY 607 Thousand Islands Land Trust NY 608 Albemarle Conservation & Wildlife Chapter NC 609 Audubon North Carolina NC 610 Center for Marine Science & Dept. of Biology & Marine Biology NC 611 Charlotte Reconnecting Ourselves With Nature NC 612 Fayetteville Increasing Sustainable Habitat NC
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613 Friends of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge NC 614 Gaston County Piedmont Area Wildlife Stewards NC 615 Greater Raleigh Outdoors and Wildlife NC 616 Habitat and Wildlife Keepers NC 617 High Country Audubon Society NC 618 Highlands Plateau Audubon Society NC 619 Lake James Area Wildlife and Nature Society NC 620 Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists NC 621 Land Trust for the Little Tennessee NC 622 Mountain Island Lake Wildlife Stewards NC 623 Mountain Wild NC 624 North Carolina Chapter of the American Fisheries Society NC 625 North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society NC 626 North Carolina Coastal Land Trust NC 627 North Carolina Trout Unlimited Council NC 628 North Carolina Wildlife Federation NC 629 Protecting, Advocating, and Conserving Together in the High Country NC 630 Resource Institute, Inc. NC 631 Rowan County Parks and Recreation NC 632 Sandhills Rod and Gun Club NC 633 Table Rock Chapter of Trout Unlimited NC 634 The North Carolina Herpetological Society NC 635 The Piedmont Land Conservancy NC 636 The Water Association of Tuckasieigee River NC 637 Wake Audubon Society NC 638 Delta Waterfowl ND 639 North Dakota Birding Society ND 640 North Dakota Wildlife Federation ND 641 The Spirit Lake Nation Fish and Wildlife Department ND 642 Audubon Society of Mahoning Valley OH 643 Black Swamp Bird Observatory OH 644 Black Swamp Conservancy OH 645 Cincinnati Nature Center OH 646 Headwaters Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America OH 647 Lake Erie Islands Chapter of the Black Swamp Conservancy OH 648 Lake Erie Islands Nature and Wildlife Center OH 649 Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District OH 650 Ohio Biological Survey OH 651 Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative OH 652 Ohio Bluebird Society OH 653 Ohio Chapter of the American Fisheries Society OH 654 Ohio Environmental Council (123 organizations) OH 655 Ohio Odonata Society OH 656 Ohio Ornithological Society OH
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657 Ohio River Foundation OH 658 Ohio Spider Society OH 659 Ohio Wetlands Association OH 660 Put-in-Bay Township Park District OH 661 Silvertip Productions OH 662 The Ohio State University's Fish and Wildlife Society OH 663 Toledo Zoo OH 664 Western Reserve Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America OH 665 Natural History Department, Ohio Historical Society OH 666 Oklahoma State University OK 667 Payne County Audubon OK 668 Association of Northwest Steelheaders OR 669 Audubon Portland OR 670 Dept. of Forest Ecosystems and Society OR 671 Eugene Natural History Society OR 672 Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge OR 673 Friends of the Kalmiopsis OR 674 Kalmiopsis Audubon Society OR 675 Lane County Audubon Society OR 676 Mary’s Peak Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America OR 677 McKenzie River Trust OR 678 Northwest Environmental Advocates OR 679 Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society OR 680 Oregon Division of the Izaak Walton League of America OR 681 Oregon Habitat Joint Venture OR 682 Oregon State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife OR 683 Oregon State University Institute for Natural Resources OR 684 Oregon Wild OR 685 Salem Audubon OR 686 Silverton Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America OR 687 Soda Mountain Wilderness Council OR 688 Waldport-Alsea OR 689 Audubon Pennsylvania PA 690 Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania PA 691 ClearWater Conservancy PA 692 Continental Conservation PA 693 Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation PA 694 Ecological Associates, LLC PA 695 Forest Partners International PA 696 Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds PA 697 Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society PA 698 Juniata Valley Audubon Society PA 699 Lehigh Gap Nature Center PA 700 Lehigh Valley Audubon Society PA
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841 groups support funding for critical fish and wildlife grant programs
701 Penn Future PA 702 Pennsylvania Biological Survey PA 703 Pennsylvania Chapter of the Wildlife Society PA 704 Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsman's Clubs (219 affiliated clubs) PA 705 Pennsylvania Wildlife Federation PA 706 Philadelphia Zoo PA 707 The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority PA 708 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy PA 709 Wildlife Works Inc. PA 710 Woodcock Limited of Pennsylvania PA 711 Wyncote PA Chapter of the National Audubon Society PA 712 Puerto Rican Ornithological Society Inc. PR 713 Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña, Inc. PR 714 Audubon Society of Rhode Island RI 715 East Greenwich Municipal Land Trust RI 716 Environment Council of Rhode Island (61 organizations) RI 717 Lincoln Land Trust RI 718 U.S. Green Building Council - Rhode Island Chapter RI 719 Westerly Land Trust RI 720 Beaufort County Open Land Trust SC 721 Charleston Audubon SC 722 Coastal Conservation League SC 723 Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History SC 724 South Carolina Aquarium SC 725 South Carolina Wildlife Federation SC 726 Upstate Forever SC 727 Wildlife Action, Inc. SC 728 29-90 Sportsmen's Club of Sioux Falls SD 729 City of Pierre SD 730 High Plains Wildlife Association SD 731 Missouri Breaks Chapter of the National Audubon Society SD 732 Prairie Hills Audubon Society SD 733 Sioux Falls Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America SD 734 South Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society SD 735 South Dakota Wildlife Federation SD 736 Wild Idea Buffalo Company LLC SD 737 Harpeth River Watershed Association TN 738 Knoxville Zoo TN 739 Knoxville Zoological Gardens TN 740 Nashville Zoo TN 741 Swan Conservation Trust TN 742 Tennessee Ornithological Society TN 743 Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation TN 744 Tennessee Riverkeeper TN
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841 groups support funding for critical fish and wildlife grant programs
745 Tennessee Wildlife Federation TN 746 Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation TN 747 The Foundation for Global Sustainability TN 748 The Land Trust for Tennessee TN 749 The Tennessee Environmental Education Association TN 750 Tiger Haven, Inc. TN 751 Utah Martin Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society TN 752 Bat World Sanctuary, Inc TX 753 Coastal Bend Audubon Society TX 754 Cradle of Texas Conservancy TX 755 Galveston Bay Foundation TX 756 Habitats.org TX 757 Houston Audubon TX 758 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center TX 759 Texas Conservation Alliance TX 760 Texas League of Conservation Voters TX 761 Round River Conservation Studies UT 762 Wild Utah Project UT 763 Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society VT 764 Lake Champlain Committee VT 765 Lewis Creek Association VT 766 Vermont Center for Ecostudies VT 767 Vermont Natural Resources Council VT 768 Center for Conservation Biology VA 769 Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park VA 770 Fredericksburg-Rappahannock Chapter of Izaak Walton League VA 771 Friends of Dyke Marsh VA 772 New River Land Trust VA 773 Northern Virginia Conservation Trust VA 774 Richmond Audubon Society VA 775 Rockbridge Area Conservation Council VA 776 Shenandoah Valley Network VA 777 The Wildlife Foundation of Virginia VA 778 United States Trail Riders VA 779 Valley Conservation Council VA 780 Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society VA 781 Virginia Conservation Network (141 affiliated organizations) VA 782 Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust VA 783 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Chapter of American Fisheries Society VA 784 Virginia Society of Ornithology VA 785 Virginia State Chapter of The Wildlife Society VA 786 Virginia Wilderness Committee VA 787 Wild Virginia VA 788 Wildlife Center of Virginia VA
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789 Black Hills Audubon Society WA 790 Christians for Environmental Stewardship WA 791 Conservation Northwest WA 792 Jefferson Land Trust WA 793 Kettle Range Conservation Group WA 794 Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society WA 795 Lummi Island Heritage Trust WA 796 North Cascades Audubon Society WA 797 Olympic Forest Coalition WA 798 Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society of Washington State WA 799 Pilchuck Audubon Society WA 800 Quinault Indian Nation WA 801 Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition WA 802 Seattle Audubon Society WA 803 Skagit Audubon Society WA 804 Tahoma Audubon WA 805 Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust, Inc. WV 806 Friends of Beautiful Pendleton County, Inc. WV 807 Friends of Blackwater WV 808 The West Virginia Chapter of The Wildlife Society WV 809 West Virginia Highlands Conservancy WV 810 West Virginia Rivers Coalition WV 811 Aldo Leopold Audubon Society of Stevens Point WI 812 Brown County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America WI 813 Chappee Rapids Audubon Society WI 814 Chequamegon Audubon Society WI 815 Coulee Region Audubon Society WI 816 Forest County Potawatomi Community WI 817 Gaylord Nelson Audubon Society WI 818 Green-Rock Audubon WI 819 Madison Audubon Society WI 820 Milwaukee Riverkeeper WI 821 Natural Heritage Land Trust WI 822 Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust WI 823 Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society WI 824 Northwoods Land Trust, Inc. WI 825 Riveredge Bird Club WI 826 The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, Inc WI 827 Waupaca Biological Field Station WI 828 West Wisconsin Land Trust WI 829 Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory WI 830 Winnebago Audubon Society WI 831 Wisconsin Audubon Council WI 832 Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative WI
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841 groups support funding for critical fish and wildlife grant programs
833 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources WI 834 Wisconsin Division of the Izaak Walton League of America WI 835 Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society WI 836 Wisconsin Wildlife Federation WI 837 Laramie Audubon Society WY 838 Sheridan Community Land Trust WY 839 Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society WY 840 Wyoming Outdoor Council WY 841 Wyoming Wildlife Federation WY