Business and Conservation Interests Support Dedicated Funding to Recover America’S Fish and Wildlife

Business and Conservation Interests Support Dedicated Funding to Recover America’s Fish and Wildlife

We, the undersigned, support preventing fish and wildlife from becoming endangered by dedicating $1.3 billion annually into the federal Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program, using existing revenue from the development of energy and mineral resources on federal lands and waters. We support this recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America’s Diverse Fish and Wildlife Resources, comprised of national business and conservation leaders.

Our nation has been blessed with a diverse array of fish and wildlife. While some of these species are thriving, many more are facing increasing challenges and are in steep decline – increasing their pos- sibility of becoming endangered. State fish and wildlife agencies have identified 12,000 species nationwide in need of proactive conservation action.

At the request of Congress, every state has developed a State Wildlife Action Plan to assess the health of their state’s fish and wildlife and outline conservation actions necessary to sustain them. Collec- tively, these action plans have identified these 12,000 species and formed a nationwide strategy to prevent them from becoming endangered. However, the current federal State Wildlife Grants program is funded at only a fraction of what states need to conserve these species. State fish and wildlife biologists estimate that it would cost $1.3 billion annually to implement 75 percent of these actions. The magnitude of the solution must match the magnitude of the challenge.

America has a proud history of bringing fish and wildlife back from the brink of extinction through professional wildlife management. A century ago, prized game species like elk, wood ducks, prong- horns, and striped bass were at risk of extinction—now they are thriving due largely to user fees provided by hunters and anglers. Today we face a new conservation crisis as emerging diseases, invasive species, habitat loss, and extreme weather threaten many wildlife populations at a scale in- conceivable just a few decades ago.

This growing wildlife crisis poses a threat to America’s vibrant outdoor economy. Hunters, anglers, birders, hikers, campers, and backyard wildlife watchers have created a fast growing outdoor con- sumer base that depends on healthy wildlife populations. Today, the outdoor economy contributes $887 billion to our national economy annually, creates 7.6 million direct jobs, and generates $124.5 billion in federal, state, and local tax revenue.

Further, by preventing the decline of species so that they do not require the stricter protections of the ESA, other businesses will be able to operate with more regulatory certainty and reduced risk. As the decline of numerous species and their habitats across the country worsens, preemptive action can reverse this trend and keep species from the critical, yet often costly, “emergency room” measures required by the ESA. Proactive conservation is good for wildlife, good for taxpayers, and good for business. We support the protection of our nation’s precious fish and wildlife heritage by supporting efforts to direct dedicated funding into the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Pro- gram.

Sincerely,

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National and Regional North American Bluebird Society, Purple Mar- Allegheny Highlands Alliance tin Conservation Association American Bird Conservancy Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society American Birding Association Northwest Section of The Wildlife Society American Fisheries Society Pheasants Forever American Fly Fishing Trade Association Ramseur Records American Littoral Society Southern Environmental Law Center American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpe- Southeast Section of The Wildlife Society tologists Southeastern Fishes Council American Ornithological Society The Avett Brothers Artemis Sportswomen The Raptor Trust Association of Field Ornithologists The Conservation Fund Association of National Estuary Programs The Wildlife Society Association of Zoos & Aquariums Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Trout Unlimited Bass Pro Shops Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation Bat Conservation International Quality Deer Management BookKeeping Express Western Section of The Wildlife Society Born Free USA Wildlife Forever Central Mountains & Plains Section of The Wildlife Habitat Council Wildlife Society Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Cornell Lab of Ornithology National Wildlife Federation Affiliates Delta Waterfowl Foundation Alabama Wildlife Federation DJ Case & Associates Arizona Wildlife Federation Greater Yellowstone Coalition Arkansas Wildlife Federation Izaak Walton League of America Association of Northwest Steelheaders Maryland-Delaware Chapter of The Wildlife So- Colorado Wildlife Federation ciety Connecticut Forest & Park Association National Audubon Society Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Conservation Council for Hawai’i National Wildlife Federation Conservation Federation of Missouri National Wild Turkey Federation Conservation Northwest Nature Abounds Delaware Nature Society NatureServe Earth Conservation Corps

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Environmental Council of Rhode Island Alabama Florida Wildlife Federation Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation Georgia Wildlife Federation Alabama Wildlife Federation Idaho Wildlife Federation Auburn University Indiana Wildlife Federation Pelican Coast Conservancy Iowa Wildlife Federation Pritchett Environmental & Property Law LLC Kansas Wildlife Federation Kentucky Waterways Alliance Alaska Louisiana Wildlife Federation American Fisheries Society, International Asso- Minnesota Conservation Federation ciation of Great Lakes Research Mississippi Wildlife Federation Alaska Nature Guides Montana Wildlife Federation Alaska Survival National Aquarium Alaska Wild Harvest, LLC Nebraska Wildlife Federation American Fisheries Society, Alaska Chapter Nevada Wildlife Federation Audubon Alaska New Hampshire Audubon Paper Gold Publishing New Jersey Audubon Susitna River Coalition New Mexico Wildlife Federation Talkeetna Spinach Bread North Carolina Wildlife Federation The Wildlife Society, Alaska Chapter North Dakota Wildlife Federation University of Alaska, Anchorage Ohio Conservation Federation University of Alaska, Fairbanks PennFuture West Hair Studio Planning and Conservation Council Prairie Rivers Network Arizona Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña Inc. American Fisheries Society, Arizona Chapter South Carolina Wildlife Federation American Fisheries Society, Arizona-New Mex- South Dakota Wildlife Federation ico Chapter Tennessee Wildlife Federation Arizona Antelope Foundation Texas Conservation Alliance Arizona Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Vermont Natural Resources Council Arizona Council of Trout Unlimited Virgin Islands Conservation Society Arizona Elk Society West Virginia Rivers Coalition Arizona Mule Deer Organization Wyoming Wildlife Federation Arizona Wildlife Federation Vermont Natural Resources Council Audubon Arizona Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Borderlands Brewing Company

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Catalina Brewing Company Creative Ideas Coconino Sportsmen Entegrity Desert Rivers Audubon Society Friends of White River National Wildlife Refuge O.S.H.O Brewing Fowl Smokin’ Swine Catering Prison Hill Brewing Company Ozark Society Sahara Painting, Inc Ozarks Water Watch Sonoran Audubon Society Chapter Pine Ridge Gardens Sprague’s Sports LLC Quail Forever, Arkansas Chapter Strategic Planning Consultants, LLC Quality Deer Management Association Town & Country General Contractors River Valley Mulch, Inc. Trout Unlimited Zane Grey Chapter RNT Calls Ware Farms, LLC Robert Huston Productions Wren House Brewing Company RW Standage Fisheries Services Yuma Rod & Gun Club The Arkansas Fly Fishers The Wildlife Society, Arkansas Chapter *Arkansas Van Buren School District The following organizations were also included Westark Wildlife Conservation Club in a state-specific letter. White River Waterkeeper American Fisheries Society, Arkansas Chapter

AR Sierra Club California Arkansas Interfaith Power & Light Alpine Historical Society Arkansas Natural Sky Association American Fisheries Society, California-Nevada Arkansas Public Policy Panel Chapter Arkansas State Chapter National Wild Turkey American Fisheries Society, Santa Cruz-Monte- Federation rey Bay Area Subunit Arkansas State University Audubon California Arkansas Wildlife Federation California Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Audubon Arkansas Anglers Beaver Watershed Alliance California Department of Water Resources Best Pallets, Inc. California Invasive Plant Council Black OPS Calls California Oaks Branded Branos California Wildlife Foundation/California Oaks Building Plastics Inc. ECOSLO-Environmental Center of San Luis Byrd’s Adventure Center Obispo Charles S. Buckner Real Estate Appraisals Endangered Habitats League Cornerstone Club, LLC

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Foothill Conservancy Pierce Lending, LLC Giving Tree Club Pikes Peak Outfitters Highway Safety Stewards Pikes Peak Recreation Alliance Humboldt State University RepYourWater Institute for Bird Populations The Wildlife Society, Colorado Chapter Kern Audubon Society Vet Voice Foundation National University Wild Zora Foods, LLC Natural Solutions for Advocacy Planning and Conservation League Connecticut Point Blue Conservation Science Audubon Connecticut River Partners Branford Land Trust Sacramento River Watershed Program City of Stamford Sacramento Zoo Connecticut Audubon Society Santa Ana Watershed Association Connecticut Forest & Park Association Save the American River Association Connecticut Land Conservation Council Sierra Nevada Alliance Connecticut Ornithological Society The Wildlife Society, Bay Area Chapter International Dark-Sky Association University of California, Berkeley New Haven Bird Club University of California, Davis Park Watershed Western Sonoma County Rural Alliance University of Connecticut Woodcock Nature Center Colorado Wildlife in Crisis American Fisheries Society, Colorado/ Wyo- ming Chapter Delaware Anglers Covey American Fisheries Society, Mid-Atlantic Chap- Black Canyon Audubon Society ter Butterfly Pavilion Anchor QEA LLC Colorado State University Citizens' Climate Lobby, Lower Delaware Colorado Tackle Pro Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Colorado Trout Unlimited Delaware Interfaith Power & Light Colorado Wildlife Federation Delaware Nature Society DVK Expeditions Delaware’s Statewide Ecological Extinction Horse & Dragon Brewery Task Force Muley Fanatic Foundation of Colorado Delaware Wild Lands One Earth Future Delmarva Ornithological Society

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Green Watch Institute Foundation Johns Creek Community Wildlife Habitat Inland Bays Foundation The Wildlife Society, Georgia Chapter League of Women Voters of Sussex County, DE The Wildlife Society, UGA Student Chapter Protecting our Indian River University of Delaware Hawaii Conservation Council for Hawai’i Florida American Fisheries Society Florida Atlantic Idaho University Ada County Fish and Game League Audubon Florida American Birding Association* Bluewater Bay Community Wildlife Habitat American Fisheries Society, Idaho Chapter Bream Fisherman Association American Fly Fishing Trade Association* Citizens for a Scenic Florida Archery Idaho Emerald Coastkeeper, Inc. Attorney at Law Environmental Consulting Big Creek Ranch Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com- Friends of MK Nature Center mission Golden Eagle Audubon Society Florida International University Idaho Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Florida Wildlife Corridor Idaho Chukar Foundation Florida Wildlife Federation Idaho Deer Alliance Guy Harvey Magazine Idaho Department of Fish and Game Kemp Design Services Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation Panhandle Watershed Alliance Idaho Hunters Education Association Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Idaho Outdoor Business Council The Wildlife Society, Florida Chapter Idaho State Bowhunters University of Florida Idaho Trappers Association University of South Florida Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation Idaho Wildlife Federation Georgia JD High Country Outfitters Coosa River Basin Initiative/Upper Coosa Palouse Land Trust Riverkeeper Portneuf Resource Council Fort Valley State University Portneuf Valley Audubon Society Georgia Bat Working Group RIO Products Georgia River Network Safari Club International Idaho Chapter Georgia Wildlife Federation Southwest Idaho Fishing

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The Wildlife Society, Idaho Chapter Indiana Trout Hunt American Fisheries Society, Ball State Chapter University of Idaho American Fisheries Society, Indiana Chapter Waterworks-Lamson Coal Creek Chapter of Pheasants Forever Western Bear Foundation DJ Case & Associates* Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative* F.C. Tucker Company, Inc. Indiana Department of Natural Resources Illinois Indiana Wildlife Federation American Fisheries Society, Illinois Chapter Mark Stevens MD, PLLC/Mark Stevens Family Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana Park Dis- Farms, LLC trict New Alsace Conservation Club, Inc. Bird Conservation Network Blue Boutique Iowa Citizens’ Greener Evanston American Fisheries Society, Iowa Chapter Douglas-Hart Nature Center Blank Park Zoo Eastern Illinois University Bur Oak Land Trust Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund Iowa Conservation Education Coalition Illinois Humane Iowa’s County Conservation System Illinois Ornithological Society Iowa Raptor Project Finest Home Inspection Iowa Wildlife Federation Fisheries Conservation Foundation* Page County Conservation Board Little River Research & Design Raptor Resource Project Openlands Tallgrass Prairie Audubon Society Peoria Audubon Society Ty Smedes Nature Photography Prairie Land Conservancy Prairie Rivers Network Kansas Southern Illinois Universityy American Fisheries Society, Kansas Chapter Techline Audubon of Kansas The Conservation Foundation Honey Bunny Ranch The Friends of Volo Bog State Natural Area Jayhawk Audubon Society The Wetlands Initiative Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams The Wildlife Society, Illinois Chapter Kansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Kansas State University Kansas Wildlife Federation Smoky Hills Audubon Society

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Topeka Audubon Society Levees.org Louisiana Wildlife Federation Kentucky Mansura Volunteer Fire Department Fisheries and Oceans Canada Marsh Rat Guide Service Kentucky Waterways Alliance Meraux Foundation The Wildlife Society, Kentucky Chapter MQVN Community Development Corporation Orleans Audubon Society Louisiana Rapides Wildlife Association American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpe- Salter’s Jiggin Pole tologists* Southwings American Sportsmen Against Poachers Spot On Fishing Adventures Audubon Louisiana Tagging Memories Avoyelles Wildlife Federation The Outdoor Kitchen Show Bill Lewis Lures The Shrevport Society for Nature Study, Inc. Biological Surveys, Inc. Bird Study Group Black Bear Conservation Coalition Venice Charters Cajun Catch Seafood Zion Travelers Cooperative Center Cajun Fishing Adventures Catch Dat Charters Maine Center for Sustainable Engagement and Devel- Natural Resource Council of Maine opment The Wildlife Society, Maine Chapter Creative Cajun Cooking University of Maine Commission on Stewardship of the Environ- Wildlife Consulting, LLC, COO ment of the Louisiana Interchurh Conference Diez Signs LLC Maryland East Ascension Sportsman’s League Association of Zoos & Aquariums* Faulks Game Calls Audubon Maryland-D.C. First Grace United Methodist Church Audubon Naturalist Society Friends of Black Bayou Lake, NWR Baltimore Trees Trust Gorman Brothers Appliances Cecil Land Use Association Grant Ridge Golf Course Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage Gulf Restoration Network Elk Creeks Watershed Haydel Calls Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek LA Marsh Guide Service Friends of St Clements Bay Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Izaak Walton League of America*

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Lower Shore Land Trust Michigan State University Maryland Conservation Council Michigan United Conservation Clubs Maryland Native Plant Society True NORTH Trout Guide Service The Mattawoman Watershed Society Tomahawk Archers National Aquarium Rock Creek Conservancy Minnesota Savage River Watershed Association American Fisheries Society, Minnesota Chapter Southern Maryland Audubon Society Audubon Minnesota The Wildlife Society, Maryland Chapter Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Massachusetts Minnesota Conservation Federation American Fisheries Society, Southern New Eng- The Wildlife Society, Minnesota Chapter land Chapter University of Minnesota-Twin Cities American Fisheries Society, UMass Amherst Wildlife Forever* Student Sub-unit Association of Field Ornithologists* Mississippi Mass Audubon American Fisheries Society, Mississippi Chap- University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth ter Wetland Strategies and Solutions, LLC Audubon Mississippi Mississippi Wildlife Federation Michigan Rural Property Rights Association of Missis- American Fisheries Society, Michigan Chapter sippi Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Michigan The Wildlife Society, Mississippi Chapter Chapter Barry Conservation District Missouri Buckleys Mountainside Canoes American Fisheries Society, Missouri Chapter Central Michigan University Audubon Missouri Grand Valley State University Annis Water Re- Bass Pro Shops* sources Institute Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas Island Charters Mi, LLC City Island View Resort Cedarville Conservation Federation of Missouri Lifestyle Lost Forest & Woodland Association of Missouri Littlest Sidekick Outfitters Mississippi Valley Duck Hunters Association LSSU Fish and Wildlife Club Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative Michigan Department of Natural Resources Missouri Chapter, Walnut Council

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Missouri Conservation Pioneers Montana Trout Unlimited Missouri Hunter Education Instructor’s Associ- Montana Wildlife Federation ation Pintler Audubon Society Missouri Native Seed Association Sacajawea Audubon Society Missouri Outdoor Communicators Sweetwater Travel Missouri Prairie Foundation The Wildlife Society, Montana Chapter Missouri River Bird Observatory Turner Endangered Species Fund Missouri Stream Team Watershed Council Upper Missouri Breaks Audubon Missouri Trappers Association Winter Wildlands Alliance Mo Grouse Chapter of QUWF Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative* Mockingbird Hill Farm Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation* River Bluffs Audubon Society Nebraska St. Louis Audubon American Fisheries Society, Nebraska Chapter University of Missouri Fisheries & Aquatic Sci- Audubon Nebraska ence Society Nebraska Wildlife Federation University of Missouri Wildlife and Fisheries The Wildlife Society, Nebraska Chapter Science Graduate Student Organization University of Nebraska-Lincoln Wild Bird Rehabilitation Nevada Montana American Fisheries Society, Nevada Chapter American Fisheries Society, Montana Chapter Equine Legacy Ranch Bear Creek Council Friends of Nevada Wilderness Bitterroot Audubon Nevada Chapter of The Wildlife Society Five Valleys Audubon Society Nevada Wildlife Association Flathead Wildlife Inc. Nevada Wildlife Federation Gallatin Wildlife Association NoBearHuntNV.org Greater Yellowstone Coalition Headwaters Montana, Inc. New Hampshire Hellgate Hunters and Anglers Bear-Paw Regional Greenways HydroSolutions Ecosystem Management Consultants Last Chance Audubon Society ErgoSoft Americas, Inc. Laurel Rod & Gun Club Ibis Wildlife Consulting Montana Audubon Loon Preservation Committee Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund Moosewood Ecological LLC

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New Hampshire Audubon New Mexico American Fisheries Society, Arizona-New Mex- New Jersey ico Chapter American Littoral Society* American Fisheries Society, New Mexico State Archeological Society of New Jersey University Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River Audubon New Mexico and Its Tributaries, Inc. Design 2211 Graphic Arts Cohansey Watershed First Presbyterian Church Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey JACO Outfitters, LLC Essex County Beekeepers Society Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce Fyke Nature Association Matkat Pottery New Jersey Audubon New Mexico Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & New Jersey Conservation Foundation Anglers New Jersey Outdoor Alliance New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs New Mexico Sportsmen of GFWC New Mexico Wilderness Alliance New Jersey Bluebird Society New Mexico Wildlife Federation New Jersey Division of the Allegheny Society of Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project American Foresters Pueblo of Santa Ana North American Bluebird Society, Purple Mar- RESULTS-Santa Fe and Health Action NM tin Conservation Association* Sierra Club, Northern New Mexico Group North Jersey RC&D Southwest Environmental Center NY/NJ Baykeeper Taos Mesa Brewing Raritan Headwaters TNRC, LLC Ruffed Grouse Society New Jersey Chapter Trout Unlimited, New Mexico Chapter Save Barnegat Bay Pheasants Forever, South Jersey Chapter New York South Jersey Land & Water Trust American Fisheries Society, New York Chapter South Jersey Wheelmen Audubon New York The Raptor Trust* Audubon Society of the Capital Region Trout Unlimited, Central New Jersey Chapter Basha Kill Area Association Trout Unlimited, Fred S. Burroughs North Jer- Bronx River-Sound Shore Audubon Society sey Chapter Central Westchester Audubon Society Wildlife Center Friends, Inc Cornell Lab of Ornithology* Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society

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Environmental Advocates of New York Coco F.A.R.M Environmental Consulting Concord Engineering & Surveying, Inc. Genesee Valley Audubon Society Concord Wildlife Alliance New York Audubon Coastal Carolina Delta Waterfowl (Bayboro) New York Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Coastal Carolina Riverwatch Anglers Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society New York League of Conservation Voters Community Alliance for Wildlife (Charlotte) Onondaga Audubon Cornerstone Cabarrus, LLC Orange County Audubon Society, Inc. Criterion Investors Quaker Boys, Inc. Crystal Coast Waterkeeper Saw Mill River Audubon Discovery Place Nature Stony Brook University Discovery Place Science Edgemont, Ltd. SUNY-ESF Duke Energy The City University of New York Fish & Wildlife Conservation Council Field to Cottage Nursery *North Carolina Friends of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Ref- The following organizations were included in a uge letter sent to North Carolina’s congressional del- egation. The full letter can be viewed, here. Gaston County Piedmont Area Wildlife Stew-

ards Alamance County Wildlife Club Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Albermarle Conservation and Wildlife Chapter Greathorn Development (Elizabeth City Green Acres Family Farms, LLC Albemarle Sound Delta Waterfowl (Elizabeth Hygeia Marketing Corp. City) Habitat and Wildlife Keepers (Matthews) American Fisheries Society, North Carolina HoneyBee Realty Chapter Johnston County Wildlife Association Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklen- Julie Jones Team, Realtors (Cornelius) burg Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital Audubon North Carolina Kirk Palmer & Thigpen, P.A. Bird House on the Greenway Lake James Area Wildlife and Nature Society Box Turtle Collaborative Lake Norman Delta Waterfowl Cabarrus Brewing Company Lake Norman Rod and Gun Club Carolina Raptor Center Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists Carolina Thread Trail Law Offices of Robert M. Critz, P.A. Carolina Wetlands Association Lee County Wildlife Club Charlotte Reconnecting Ourselves with Nature

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Magnolia Coffee Company South Wake Conservationists (Holly Springs) Mecklenburg Audubon Society Southern Piedmont Delta Waterfowl (Albe- Middle Neuse River Delta Waterfowl (Smith- marle) field) Stallings Nature and Wildlife Chapter Moccasin Gap Delta Waterfowl (Roxboro) StreetFare Farm Mountain Wild! (Asheville) T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society NC Delta Waterfowl Foundation Table Rock Trout Unlimited NC Falconers Guild Team Honeycutt, Realtors NC Herpetological Society Tesh-Troxler Landscapes & Designs, Inc. NC Hunters for the Hungry The Avett Brothers* NC National Wild Turkey Federation The Carolina Hawking Club NC Partners for Reptile and Amphibian Conser- The Conservation Fund vation The Land Trust for Central North Carolina NC State Advisory Council Quality Deer Man- The North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife So- agement Association ciety North American Land Trust The Sedgefield Hunt North Carolina BASS Nation The Woodlands at Davidson Development North Carolina Camouflage Coalition Company North Carolina State University Student Fisher- Town Creek Delta Waterfowl (Tarboro) ies Society Triad Delta Waterfowl (Winston Salem) North Carolina Wildlife Federation Triangle Delta Waterfowl North Central Branch QDMA (Roxboro) Triangle Fly Fishers Neuse River Hawks Trips for Kids Charlotte Pamlico Albemarle Wildlife Conservationists Twenty-six Acres Brewing Company (Washington) Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation Piedmont Bird Club Wake County Wildlife Club Plastic Ocean Project, Inc. WakeNature Preserves Partnership Ramseur Records* Watery Swamp Hunt Club Ridgeline Development Corporation Wild Horse Adventure Tours Rocky Pee Dee, LLC Woodbridge Company Rocky River Trout Unlimited Sandhills Rod and Gun Club North Dakota Smokey Mountain Sportsmen Association Audubon Dakota Solace Salon & Spa (Concord) Badlands Conservation Alliance South East NC Delta Waterfowl (Wilmington) Cass County Wildlife Club

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North Dakota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters Miami Soil & Water Conservation District & Anglers Muskingum University North Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society Ohio Biological Survey North Dakota Wildlife Federation Ohio Conservation Federation Stutsman County Wildlife Federation Ohio Environmental Council Ohio State University-Ohio Biodiversity Con- Ohio servation Partnership Appalachia Ohio Alliance Ohio Wildlife Management Association Black Swamp Bird Observatory Olmsted Falls Garden Club Brukner Nature Center Society for the Study of Amphibians and Rep- Buckeye Trail Association tiles Canton Audubon Society Sugarcreek Township Trustee Cincinnati Wild Flower Preservation Society Parrot Promo Essentials City of Dayton, Dept. of Water Tecumseh Land Trust Cleveland MetroParks The Ohio State University Aquatic Ecology Lab Cleveland Museum of Natural History The Toledo Zoo Columbus and Franklin County MetroParks The Wilds Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Dayton Area Wild Ones *Oklahoma The following organizations were also included Dayton Society of Natural History in a state-specific letter. Delaware County Ohio Bird Club 2101 Strategies Doan Brook Watershed Partner Abuelita’s Restaurant Earth Expressions Antioch Energy Five Rivers MetroParks Caddo Creek Energy Friends of the Ravines CG Printing Friends of the Scioto River Chapter 2 Hoke’s Designs Gardenopolis Cleveland Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma Genus Loci, Inc. Core Extreme Sports Greater Dayton Partners for the Environment Eastside Quick Mart Lake Erie Islands Conservancy GG Printing Lake Metroparks Griffin and Associates League of Ohio Sportsmen Guyutes Little Miami River Kleeners Hoey Construction Little Miami Watershed Network Kids Club Miami County Park District Krown Carpet Cleaning LLC

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Latham Consulting Group Grant's Outdoor Adventures Lawrence Capital In the Zone Sportfishing Lazer Ops OKC It's All Good Guide Service Moon River Studio Art Gallery Joe Domenico Insurance Agency Native Boy Productions JT’s NW Guide Service Oklahoma Automatic Door Kevin Hendrickson Music Oklahoma State University Tom Kelly, Labor Commissioner, State of Ore- Quick Mart gon Red Clay Capital Nancy Slavin, LLC Six Mile Line Winery Neil Kelly Remodeling Straight from Heavenly Bakery North Coast River Guides Summerside Vineyard and Winery Northwest Angling Experience Talents Group Northwest Fishing Adventures Tulsa Bird Dog Association Northwest Guides and Anglers Association Twisted Cork Representative Ken Helm, Oregon State Legis- Uniform Experts lature Vero’s Bounce House Rentals Okulitch and Associates Organic Earthly Delights Oregon Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife American Fisheries Society, Oregon Chapter Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Anderson's Outdoors Oregon State Legislature Association of Northwest Steelheaders Oregon State University Astoria Sportfishing Outdoor Project BC Angling Supply Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associ- Bill Monroe Outdoors ation Bob Rees' Fishing Guide Service Paradise Guide Service Daric Moore Building Arts Peck's Guide Service David Johnson's Guide Service Public Purposes, LLC Day One Outdoors Ritchie Services Double G Guide Service River Trail Outfitters Ferris Landscaping Ron Chamness Auctions Fight Club Guide Service Salem (OR) Audubon Society Fish the Swing Guide Service SandC Rod Racks FishEng Products Skylen Freet Guided Sportfishing, LLC Flying Fish Co. Steel Deals, LLC

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T & S Guide Service Puerto Rico Tim Wilson Sells Homes, LLC Puerto Rico DNER We Win, LLC Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña Inc. Western Fishing Adventures University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus World Class Fishing Rhode Island Pennsylvania Audubon Society of Rhode Island Audubon Pennsylvania Environmental Council of Rhode Island Aquashicola/ Pohopoco Watershed Conserv- Friends of the Moshassuck and Moshassuck- ancy critters Bucks County Audubon Society Grow Smart RI Delaware Highlands Conservancy Mercy Ecology Delaware Valley University Rhode Island Land Trust Council Elk Creeks Watershed Association Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society South Carolina Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association Audubon South Carolina Lehigh Valley Audubon Society Clemson University Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association Nomad Clothing Natural Areas Association South Carolina Wildlife Federation PennFuture The Wildlife Society, South Carolina Chapter Penn State University Pennsylvania Chapter of Backcountry Hunters South Dakota and Anglers 29-90 Sportsman’s Club Pennsylvania Chapter of The Wildlife Society American Fisheries Society, South Dakota Pennsylvania Council of Churches Chapter Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs Brookings Wildlife Federation Pennsylvania Wildlife Federation Dakota Sportsman Inc. Seven Mountains Audubon Friends of the Big Sioux River Southeast Montgomery County Trout Unlim- Northern Prairies Land Trust ited #468 South Dakota Wildlife Federation Trout Unlimited, Valley Forge Chapter Sportsman’s Club of Brown County Trout Unlimited, Western Pocono Chapter Quality Deer Management* Tennessee Quittapahilla Audubon Society American Fisheries Society, Tennessee Chapter Wyncote Audubon Society

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Austin Peay State University Student Chapter Tennessee Interfaith Power and Light of The Wildlife Society Tennessee Ornithological Society Avery Outdoors Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation BirdWorks Consulting Tennessee Tech University Charlie’s Garage Tennessee Wildlife Federation Conservation Fisheries, Inc. The Conservation Fund, Tennessee Chapter Delta Waterfowl Foundation* The Wolf River Conservancy Final Flight Outfitters, Inc. Towee Boats Greg A. Vital Center for Natural Resources and University of Tennessee Martin Student Chap- Conservation at Cleveland State ter of The Wildlife Society Harpeth River Watershed Association University of Tennessee Student Chapter of the Houston High School Trap Team Wildlife & Fisheries Society, Knoxville K Gregg Consulting McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Com- Texas merce American Fisheries Society, Texas A&M Univer- Middle Tennessee State University Center for sity Corpus Christi Student Subunit Environmental Education & Center for Cedar & American Fisheries Society, Texas Chapter Glades Studies Arlington Conservation Council Mill Creek Watershed Association Audubon Texas National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative* Bat Conservation International* Obed Watershed Community Association Bayou City Waterkeeper R&R Fly Fishing Bexar Audubon Society Richland Creek Watershed Alliance Borderlands Research Institute Rough Country Outdoors Hunting Club Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute South Chickamauga Creek Greenway Alliance Caple-Shaw Industries, Inc. Southern Environmental Law Center* Coastal Prairie Partnership Southern States Electric Company, Inc. Crosstimbers Ranch Wildlife Center Stephens Seed and Supply Dallas Down River Club Strikes King Lures Dallas Safari Club Tennessee Chapter of The Wildlife Society DFW Wildlife Coalition, Inc. Tennessee Chapter Sierra Club Deuelduke, Ltd Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning East Texas Woods & Waters Foundation Tennessee Clean Water Network Environmental Survey Consulting Tennessee Conservation Voters Fins and Fluke Tennessee Environmental Council Friends of the Rio Bosque Wetlands Park

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Friends of the Brazos River Texas Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & An- Friends of the Fort Worth Nature Center and glers Refuge Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Friends United for a Safe Environment (FUSE, Texas Conservation Alliance Inc.) Texas Foundation for Conservation Fort Worth Audubon Society Texas Land Trust Council Fortis International Automotive, Inc. Texas League of Conservation Voters Fortis International Energy, Ltd. Texas Native Cats Fortis International, Inc. Texas Society for Ecological Restoration Fortis International Management, Inc. Texas Tech University Galveston Bay Foundation Texas Wildlife Association Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council The National Bobcat Rescue and Research Cen- Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance ter Hill Country Alliance Turtle Island Restoration Network Houston Audubon Welder Wildlife Federation Houston Safari Club Wild Oasis Houston Wilderness Wimberley Valley Watershed Association Houston Zoo Klay United States Virgin Islands Memorial Park Conservancy Virgin Islands Conservation Society Native Plant Society of Texas Native Plant Society of Texas, San Antonio Utah Chapter American Fisheries Society, Utah Chapter Pharr- San Juan- Alamo Independent School Conserve Southwest Utah District Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Pines and Prairies Land Trust Tooele County Wildlife Federation Riverside Nature Center Association Utah Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & An- San Antonio Conservation Society glers San Antonio Interfaith Environmental Network Utah State University Save Barton Creek Association Wild Utah Project Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society Tarleton State University Vermont Tarleton State University Student Chapter of Audubon Vermont The Wildlife Society Vermont Natural Resources Council

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Virginia The Lands Council American Fisheries Society* University of Washington American Fisheries Society, Virginia Chapter Washington Chapter of Backcountry Hunters Bayside Researchers and Anglers Friends of Accotink Creek Washington Chapter of The Wildlife Society National Wildlife Federation Washington Environmental Council NatureServe* Weed Warriors Nature Stewards Program Radford University Wolf Haven International Richmond Audubon Society Woodland Park Zoo The Conservation Fund* The Wildlife Society, Virginia Chapter Washington, DC Trout Unlimited* American Bird Conservancy* Virginia Commonwealth University Audubon Naturalist Society Virginia Tech Designgreen, LLC Wild Virginia Earth Conservation Corps Interfaith Power & Light (Washington, DC, Mar- Washington yland, and Northern Virginia) Audubon Washington Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership* Brandon's Guide Service Conservation Northwest West Virginia Dan Ponciano Guide Service American Fisheries Society, West Virginia EarthCorps Chapter Heavy Hitter Guide Service LLC Friends of the Cheat, Inc. Mt. Baker Group WA Chapter Sierra Club West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Obsession Fishing Guide Service West Virginia Rivers Coalition Pilchuck Audubon Society West Virginia University Polly Dyer Cascadia Great Old Broads for Wil- derness Wisconsin Puget Sound Bird Observatory Fishing Has No Boundaries Inc. Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition Wisconsin Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Seattle Aquarium Anglers Sierra Club – Loo Wit Group Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Skagit Audubon Society Sauk County Sportsman’s Alliance South Fork Research, Inc. The Guide's Forecast

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Wyoming Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Artemis* Wyoming Chapter Audubon Rockies Trout Unlimited, Wyoming Chapter Back Country Horsemen Wyoming Chapter Western Bear Foundation Bowhunters of Wyoming Wind River Outdoor Company Brushback Wildlife Tours Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association EcoTour Adventures Wyoming Wild Sheep Foundation Greater Yellowstone Coalition* Wyoming Wildlife Federation Muley Fanatic Foundation Pheasants Forever, Wyoming Chapter

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