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• Travel just 20 miles for a shooting sports experience at the Andy Dalton Shooting 

 Range and Training Center Complex 



• Fish at the nearby James River through a Conservation Department access area 

 Hunt at the Bois D'Ark Conservation Area. 



• Birdwatch and nalk the nature trails of the Springfield Nature Center 



Implementing the "Teaming with Wildlife" Initiative would create a full service 

 conservation department for each state in our nation... thus meeting the needs of today's 

 outdoor enthusiast. 



The key beneflts to this initiative would be as follows: 



CONSERVATION & CONSERVATION EDUCATION 



Strategies 



To sustain a diverse array of fish and wildlife and their habitats with an emphasis on preventing 

 species from being endangered. To foster a responsible stewardship ethic through conservation 

 education efforts. 



Objectives 



• To prevent a decline in a wide range offish and wildlife 



Special Note: Today's wildlife are under tremendous pressure from declining habitat and 

 other environmental factors. 1,800 wildlife species have no reliably funded conservation 

 programs 



• To conserve habitat for wildlife and restore natural habitat that is scarce and declining. 

 To bring back selected native species to their native range 



• To establish and maintain nature centers and conservation education centers and camps 



• To interpret the natural world along roads, trails, at wildlife viewing areas, picnic and 

 campgrounds 



• To provide educational programs that introduce people to the out of doors to increase 

 their comfort level in the "natural" outdoor world 



To foster an outdoor ethic and conservation stewardship. 



Martin G. Mac Donald 

 Bass Pro Shops 

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