It is unfortunate that the USFWS at Santa Ana NWR has decided to close the Roma Bluffs World Birding Center, and no longer staff it with a full time employee nor have a store, there. This is another example of poor management at Santa Ana NWR in the past few years. What can you do? !. Share your opinion with Dr. Benjamin Tuggle ( RDTuggle@xxxxxxx ), Regional Director of the Southwest Region of USFWS, headquartered at 500 Gold Ave. SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, and ask Dr. Tuggle to repsond back to you. 2. Share your opinion with US Congressman Henry Cuellar of the 28th District, phone toll free at toll free: 1 (877) 780-0028. 3. Share your opinion with Starr Co. Judge, Eloy Vera at eloy.vera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx . 4. STOP SHOPPING at the Santa Ana NWR Store and at Laguna Atascosa NWR Store; let them know why. Friends of Santa Ana Refuge, aka, Friends of theWildlife Corridor are connected together with Laguna Atascosa NWR under the name Friends of South Texas NWR's (you can always shop at the Valley's various State Park Stores. The Friends of Santa Ana NWR operate the Roma Bluff Store. Sales from Santa Ana NWR Store went to help keep Roma Bluffs-WBC open. David Dauphin Mission, TX For Valley wildlife watching info, go to http://www.thedauphins.net Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner