May 29, 2019
Please consider taking a few minutes to make your opinion known. A personal
visit with your congressional representative is optimum, but a person letter or
phone call is important. Clicking on the link, in addition to the details
contained in the article, you will find a convenient hot link to submit
comments.
Ten days ago the U. S. House Interior committee moved on to the House a bill
that would increase funding for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
by a million-dollars (a 20% increase). As you know, NMBCA helps some 400
species, including some of the most endangered in North America.
This is a very important bill for birds! But still it has to make it through
the full House, and then the Senate. See article from ABC:
https://abcbirds.org/article/birds-to-benefit-from-new-priorities-in-house-interior-appropriations-bill/?omhide=true&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=c40b5e17-1135-416b-998d-fea4c53ec462.
The bill also includes substantial increases for the nation's core program for
a wide variety of wildlife-related projects by state fish and wildlife agencies
throughout the U. S.; and for conservation projects for wetland birds in North
America.
Thank you.
Your Central American migratory bird advocate,
Dev Joslin
Dick Preston
Munford (Tipton County) TN.
