Originally Posted By: stonefish
One thing to keep in mind is if you email state senators or representatives off the state's website, you are limited to 1,000 characters.
I had to shorten my letters to conform to the character limit.
Maybe 1,000 characters is their attention span on any types of issues like this.
The state's site also doesn't show you what their email addresses are.

If anyone as a list of important senators, representatives, WDFW employees email or anyone else involved in these issues, maybe they can post it here.
Maybe a sticky at the top of the page with the list of emails might be helpful.
I'd like to send out more emails and not be limited to 1,000 characters.
Thanks,
SF
Economy of WORDS is a difficult skill to master, especially when trying to explain a complicated matter. A newspaper editor once told me doctors are probably the worst offenders of verbal diarrhea.... then told me he'd publish my article ONLY if I cut out half the word count. His direction is something I've taken to heart ever since. Modern communication DEMANDS small digestable sound-bytes.

Feel free to copy/paste my remarks below.... with one character to spare!

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Negotiations to set salmon seasons in WA between WDFW and tribal co-managers, a PUBLIC process known as North of Falcon, are veiled in unnecessary secrecy. This is contrary to the spirit of transparency championed by the Open Public Meetings Act

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.30

Sportsmen are floundering in their attempts to correct this situation. Salmon are a natural resource that belong to ALL the citizens of Washington. We are looking for every avenue possible to make these meetings open to the public eye. Our full concerns are beyond the scope of the word limit filter. Might I suggest opening these links to see just how WA sportsmen feel.

http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/980157/1.html

http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/982436/1.html

If you lack the time to review them personally, please direct one of your legislative staff to do so. Our passion, angst, and frustration will be clearly palpable.
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