Posted by: Bay wolf
URGENT!!! YOUR HELP IS NEEDED - 09/28/17 11:36 AM
We are making progress in our fight for equality and transparency in the WDFW/Tribal meetings that are currently closed to any public oversight. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
We need you to copy, paste and print this letter and get it to everyone you can. If you haven't already done so, please go to this link and sign the petition!
END WDFW/Tribal Closed door meetings
Here is the letter! PLEASE, COMMIT TO GET AT LEAST 10 OTHER PEOPLE SIGNED ON! WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!!
Dear Sportsmen,
We are writing today to inform you of a very important issue that effects you as a sportsmen of Washington State. It involves our Co-management system and our Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
Every year, the WDFW and tribes engage in meetings called “North of Falcon”. These negotiations results in our seasons and our Rules and Regulations Book.
Some of these meetings are open to the public, but unfortunately, the most important meetings held between the Tribal Co-managers of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) and the WDFW are closed to the public. You are barred from attending. There is no video, no observers and no way for us to know what deals they are making until its all over! These secret meetings result in policies and laws being adopted behind closed doors outside the view of the public in a manner contrary to our democratic form of government and may not be the best decisions for our fish and us.
Transparency is the only way WDFW and the NWIFC can restore the trust and confidence of the public in the co-management of fish and wildlife in the state.
We have started a petition to have a live video camera allowed in these meetings, broadcast, to let the public see and hear what is being agreed to. We ask you to join us in sending a clear message that WE MATTER!
Please, add your voice of support by signing the on-line petition.
To find out more and support the Petition, do a search for; Open WDFW/Tribal NOF Change.org
Sincerely yours,
Citizen Sportsmen of Washington, Open North of Falcon
We need you to copy, paste and print this letter and get it to everyone you can. If you haven't already done so, please go to this link and sign the petition!
END WDFW/Tribal Closed door meetings
Here is the letter! PLEASE, COMMIT TO GET AT LEAST 10 OTHER PEOPLE SIGNED ON! WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!!
Dear Sportsmen,
We are writing today to inform you of a very important issue that effects you as a sportsmen of Washington State. It involves our Co-management system and our Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
Every year, the WDFW and tribes engage in meetings called “North of Falcon”. These negotiations results in our seasons and our Rules and Regulations Book.
Some of these meetings are open to the public, but unfortunately, the most important meetings held between the Tribal Co-managers of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) and the WDFW are closed to the public. You are barred from attending. There is no video, no observers and no way for us to know what deals they are making until its all over! These secret meetings result in policies and laws being adopted behind closed doors outside the view of the public in a manner contrary to our democratic form of government and may not be the best decisions for our fish and us.
Transparency is the only way WDFW and the NWIFC can restore the trust and confidence of the public in the co-management of fish and wildlife in the state.
We have started a petition to have a live video camera allowed in these meetings, broadcast, to let the public see and hear what is being agreed to. We ask you to join us in sending a clear message that WE MATTER!
Please, add your voice of support by signing the on-line petition.
To find out more and support the Petition, do a search for; Open WDFW/Tribal NOF Change.org
Sincerely yours,
Citizen Sportsmen of Washington, Open North of Falcon