The Block Management Working Group (BMWG) is expected to report to the 

 Department by mid-summer, 2000, with their recommendations about how to improve this 

 aspect of the program. Additionally, input from program users provides ongoing opportunities to 

 improve BMA maps and ensure proper signing of BMAs. 



Recommendation #11 



We recommend the department help promote landowner/sportsman partnerships by 

 developing a process to easily and broadly explain the Block Management Program and 

 how it works in each region. 



Concur. 



The Department is pleased that, of the people contacted in your surveys, 90% of the 

 landowners not enrolled in the program and 93% of the hunters contacted knew about the Block 

 Management Program. This seems to indicate that Department efforts to publicize the program 

 are rather successful. The Department will continue to seek ways to better explain the program 

 and highlight regional differences in the program to make it easier for hunters to use. 



Recommendation #12 



We recommend the Block Management Coordinator in each region be responsible for 

 contract administration and sign installation for the Block Management Program. 



Concur. 



The Department agrees that it is important for all F WP employees to provide consistent 

 and accurate information about the program. Using the regional block management coordinator 

 to oversee the administration of contract forms can help improve program efficiency. In 

 addition, the success of the Block Management Program and the Department's overall ability to 

 perform its mission, relies upon the ability of local wardens and biologists to build relationships 

 with area landowners. This allows them to negotiate block management contracts, develop 

 localized hunter management plans, pursue cooperative wildlife management ideas, and creates 

 the foundations for dealing with other issues that are important to a particular landowner. We 

 will continue to strive toward improving the consistency of information disseminated by 

 different members of our staff. 



Recommendation #13 



We recommend the department increase coordination among the regions by: 



A. Establishing a process that ensures block management coordinators review other 

 regions ' annual reports and documentation. 



B. Establishing a forum to discuss the various methods for completing the same or 

 similar block management tasks. 



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