[TN-Bird] Important TWRA Wildlife Meetings Begin Thursday.

In recent years, Congress has appropriated new funding to the states to address 
issues facing many nongame species.  Tennessee is in the process of meeting the 
planning requirements for funds.

As part of that effort, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) will 
hold a series of public meetings across the state.  Birders are encouraged to 
attend a meeting near you and become informed and involved.  Now is the time!  

The first meeting is this Thursday at Knoxville.  

This is important funding which will include birds.  The Tennessee 
Ornithological Society is a partner in this process with the state.  

As a requirement to the new funding, Congress has asked the states to develop a 
Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) identifying species of 
greatest conservation need, their habitats, problems they face, conservation 
actions and monitoring. 

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and its conservation partners 
are working on a draft of the CWCS. Details of the planning process and 
information in DRAFT form, can be found on TWRA's website, www.tnwildlife.org 
or www.state.tn.us/twra/nongmain.html. Draft chapters will be posted on the 
website as they become available. 

Public meetings are scheduled for:

21 July (Thursday) 7 p.m. -- Knoxville,  University of Tennessee Agriculture 
Campus, Plant and Soil Science Bldg. Auditorium.

26 July (Tuesday) 7 p.m. -- Nashville, TWRA Region 2 Office,  TWRA Meeting Room.

28 July (Thursday) 7 p.m. -- Jackson,  University of Tennessee Agriculture 
Experimental Station Auditorium.

2  Aug (Tuesday) 7 p.m. --  Crossville, TWRA Region 3 Crossville Office, 
Conference Room.

Tennessee is home to a wide array of wildlife species. Several are game or 
sportfish species, but most are not. Approximately 90% of Tennessee's wildlife 
are nongame species. Many of the same problems facing game species, such as 
habitat loss or water quality, also affect nongame species.

Let's go birding.....

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN

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