Cowlitz-fishermen

Both Tacoma and WDOE are now trying their best to screw the fishermen and our fishery in the name of cheap power for Tacoma!

WDOE has already accepted Tacoma's proposal for the next 35+ years in the August 11, 2000 Settlement Agreement.

Now, after the fact, WDOE is, under the mandate of state law, to ask for pubic comment. You only have 20 days from WDOE date of issuance to make your comments, which was December 6, 2001. That only leaves you (the general fishermen) until December 25th to make your comments.

If you do not have the time to read the 1 inch thick Final Environmental Impact Statement, PLEASE, if nothing else, help support our joint December 3 written comments (62 pages)that were sent to WDOE by both the Friends of the Cowlitz (FOC) and the Cowlitz Plan for Restoration (CPR-Fish).

We, as fishermen, need your help at this time of crisis. Please, at the very least, send your letter of support by email to: Helen Pressley, Southwest Regional Office PO Box 47775 Olympia WA 98504-7775. Her email address is pre461@ecy.wa.gov

Please tell her that you support our comments!

Both groups have spent endless amounts of hours, time and effort to make the Cowlitz a better place for you to fish. Please send your email letter of support to WDOE stating that you fully support the December 3, 2001 comments that were sent by both FOC and CPR-Fish.

We,as fishermen, can and will make the difference! Support our future sport fishing and PLEASE send your email of support to the above email address ASAP. We can, and will make a difference! Please post and let us know if you have sent a letter of support or email to WDOE

Supper thanks to all of you who can support this last minute effort!

Cowlitzfisherman

Is the taste of the hook worth the sting of the bait????