[mou] Fwd: [wisb] USFWS national survey (NEWS)
Larson Kelly
northernflights@charter.net
Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:39:09 -0600
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Kelly Larson
Bemidji Minnesota
Northern Flights Wild Bird Store
Just 96 miles from the Canadian border!
Or visit us on the Web at... www.northern-flights.com
Eschew Obfuscation!
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> From: Kevin and Tammy Naze <kevntam@itol.com>
> Date: March 21, 2006 10:47:07 AM CST
> To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@lawrence.edu>
> Subject: [wisb] USFWS national survey (NEWS)
>
> Anyone here ever lucky enough to be called to participate in one of =20=
> these? Too bad we can't volunteer!
>
> USFWS release today:
>
> The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking hunters, anglers and =20
> other
> wildlife enthusiasts for their participation, beginning late March, =20=
> in the
> 11th National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated
> Recreation.
>
> "We appreciate the anglers, hunters, birdwatchers and others =20
> throughout the
> United States who voluntarily participate in this survey," said =20
> Service
> Director H. Dale Hall. "Results from this survey help wildlife =20
> managers
> quantify how much Americans value =13 in both participation and =20
> expenditures
> -- our wildlife resources."
>
> The survey is undertaken every five years and is funded by the =20
> multistate
> conservation grant program authorized by the Wildlife and Sport Fish
> Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2001. It provides the only
> comprehensive statistical data available on participation and =20
> expenditures
> for hunting, fishing and wildlife-watching in all 50 states. The =20
> survey is
> considered a critical resource for Federal and state wildlife =20
> agencies,
> journalists, outdoor and tourist industries, local governments, =20
> planners,
> conservation groups and others with an interest in wildlife and =20
> outdoor
> recreation.
>
> Information for the survey is collected by the Census Bureau, =20
> primarily
> through telephone interviews to be conducted in late March to May and
> September to October in 2006 and January to February in 2007. =20
> Individuals
> will be asked about their participation and expenditures in several
> categories of wildlife-associated recreation. Results are published =20=
> in a
> national report and in 50 individual state reports. The survey has =20
> been
> conducted every five years since 1955.
>
> Participation is voluntary and all responses are confidential. Data
> collected will be used for statistical purposes only and no =20
> participant can
> be identified from information contained in the reports.
>
> Interviewing begins March 27 with a screening of 85,000 households.
> Representative samples will be chosen to include 31,500 anglers and =20=
> hunters
> and 24,300 wildlife watchers (wildlife photographers, feeders, and
> observers).
>
> Preliminary survey findings will be available in the spring of =20
> 2007. Final
> reports will be issued beginning in the fall of 2007. The reports, =20
> when
> completed, will be posted at http://federalaid.fws.gov/surveys/=20
> surveys.html.
>
> The 2001 survey revealed 82 million Americans enjoyed some form of
> wildlife-related recreation and spent more than $108 billion =20
> pursuing their
> activities.
>
>
> Kevin Naze
> Algoma
>
>
>
>
>
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</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR =
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style=3D"font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>From: =
</B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px =
Helvetica">Kevin and Tammy Naze <<A =
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</B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px =
Helvetica">March 21, 2006 10:47:07 AM CST</FONT></DIV><DIV =
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margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px =
Helvetica">"Wisconsin Birding Network" <<A =
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</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" =
color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 14.0px Helvetica"><B>[wisb] USFWS national survey =
(NEWS)</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> =
<DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Anyone here ever lucky enough to be called to =
participate in one of these? Too bad we can't volunteer!</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">USFWS =
release today:</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking =
hunters, anglers and other</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">wildlife =
enthusiasts for their participation, beginning late March, in =
the</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">11th National Survey of Fishing, =
Hunting and Wildlife-Associated</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">Recreation.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">"We appreciate the anglers, hunters, birdwatchers =
and others throughout the</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">United States =
who voluntarily participate in this survey," said Service</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Director H. Dale Hall.<SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>"Results from this survey =
help wildlife managers</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">quantify how much Americans =
value =13 in both participation and expenditures</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">-- our wildlife resources."</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The =
survey is undertaken every five years and is funded by the =
multistate</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">conservation grant program =
authorized by the Wildlife and Sport Fish</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2001. It provides the =
only</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">comprehensive statistical data =
available on participation and expenditures</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top:=
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">for =
hunting, fishing and wildlife-watching in all 50 states. The survey =
is</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; ">considered a critical resource for Federal and =
state wildlife agencies,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">journalists, =
outdoor and tourist industries, local governments, planners,</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">conservation groups and others with an interest in =
wildlife and outdoor</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">recreation.</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">Information for the survey is collected by the Census Bureau, =
primarily</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">through telephone interviews to =
be conducted in late March to May and</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">September to October in 2006 and January to February in 2007. =
Individuals</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">will be asked about their =
participation and expenditures in several</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">categories of wildlife-associated recreation. Results are published in =
a</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; ">national report and in 50 individual state =
reports. The survey has been</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">conducted =
every five years since 1955.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Participation is voluntary and =
all responses are confidential.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 =
</SPAN>Data</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">collected will be used for =
statistical purposes only and no participant can</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">be identified from information contained in the =
reports.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Interviewing begins March 27 with a screening of =
85,000 households.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Representative samples will =
be chosen to include 31,500 anglers and hunters</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">and 24,300 wildlife watchers (wildlife =
photographers, feeders, and</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">observers).</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Preliminary survey findings will be available in the =
spring of 2007.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 =
</SPAN>Final</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">reports will be issued beginning =
in the fall of 2007. The reports, when</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">completed, will be posted at <A =
href=3D"http://federalaid.fws.gov/surveys/surveys.html">http://federalaid.=
fws.gov/surveys/surveys.html</A>.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The 2001 survey revealed 82 =
million Americans enjoyed some form of</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">wildlife-related recreation and spent more than $108 billion pursuing =
their</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">activities.</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
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min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Kevin =
Naze</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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