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Policy as a Conservation Tool 2 of 5

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 29, 2025 with No Comments

Tuesday Tips!Policy as a Conservation Tool 2 of 5 Remember the phrase show them, don’t tell them? If you are providing testimony or a submitting a letter, provide suggestions on what language would be better or where the policy has been adopted before. Also, when testifying find things you can support. Decision makers respond better to support than opposition. Reframe your message. For example: “I oppose this project!” versus “I support a safe project with multiple access points, which this … Read More

Cougar Now a Candidate Species

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 16, 2020 with No Comments

A video/conference call/live stream meeting started at 9:30 this morning. The agenda item we were waiting for was #32 (of 33). The item began at 3:45, with comments starting around 4:30. Our item ended at 5:53. Who hangs on a call for more than six hours? We do. Why? Because the California Fish and Game Commission was considering the fate of the sub-species of the California Mountain Lion in our area. The process for listing a species under the California … Read More

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