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ISJ state park 



Ol directors .eceived: 



MAR 22 1996 



UREAU OF PARKS 



President 



David L Weizenicker 



Wisconsin 



Vice President 

 Fran P Mainella 

 Florida 



Yvonne S Ferrell 

 Idaho (1997) 



Gregory A Marshall 

 New Jersey (1997) 



RESOLUTION 



WHEREAS, America is blessed with a wide diversity of 

 native wildlife which in various ways enriches the lives of 

 the human population of this country; and 



WHEREAS, this variety and abundance of wildlife, 

 including especially the non-game species, forms the basis 

 for much of the outdoor recreation, interpretation and 

 education experiences and enjoyment in the nation's thousands 

 of state parks; and 



WHEREAS, in the face of declining wildlife populations 



and increasing outdoor recreation pressures, intensified 



efforts are necessary to protect, preserve and manage all 

 forms of wildlife throughout the country; and 



Ron Holliday 

 Texas (1999) 



Philip K McKnelly 

 North Carolina (1999) 



Gerald J Pagac 

 Indiana (1999) 



PAST PRESIDENT 



EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 



Ney C Landrum 

 126 Mill Branch noad 

 Tallahassee FL 32312 

 Phone 904-893-4959 



WHEREAS, the Wildlife Diversity Funding Initiative has 

 been proposed by the International Association of Fish and 

 Wildlife Agencies to provide funding for a comprehensive, 

 nationwide program of wildlife protection and management, 

 aimed particularly at the numerous non-game and non-listed 

 species that are now largely taken for granted and neglected; 

 and 



WHEREAS, the International Association of Fish and 

 Wildlife Agencies and its co-sponsors have demonstrated a 

 desire and willingness to work closely with the National 

 Association of State Park Directors and other 

 recreation-related organizations to ensure that the proposed 

 Wildlife Diversity Funding Initiative fully recognizes and 

 addresses the importance of wildlife to outdoor recreation, 

 interpretation and education in general and the nation's 

 state parks in particular; and 



WHEREAS, the success of the proposed Wildlife Diversity 

 Funding Initiative would be immeasurably beneficial to the 

 nation's state parks in maintaining and enhancing fish and 

 wildlife associated outdoor recreation, interpretation and 

 education opportunities, and would be in the best interests 

 of all concerned; 



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