Post by Woody Williams on Mar 22, 2006 20:43:22 GMT -5
Catch a combo for wildlife-
DNR leader explains how citizens can earn federal conservation fundsDear Fellow Indiana Wildlife Conservationists:
Indiana can earn millions more federal dollars for wildlife conservation.Here's how. Federal wildlife management funding is based on state sport licensesales.
So if more Hoosier wildlife conservationists, even those who do notconsider themselves hunters or anglers, purchase Indiana hunting and fishinglicenses, then the state earns more federal wildlife conservation funds.
For example, your $25 Resident Combination Fishing and Hunting Licensecontribution to wildlife earns the state another $20 from Uncle Sam.
If just 30 caring people from each Indiana county bought a combo license everyyear for the next ten years, they would earn wildlife more than an extra milliondollars.
Hoosiers who spend their time afield with binoculars, cameras and hiking bootsinstead of shotgun shells and fly rods should recognize how many of our wildlifehabitat purchases are funded.Annual sport license funds help buy critical wildlife habitat, like the new8,000-acre Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Greene County.
Also, with each gun, bow or fishing pole bought, a portion of the purchase price goes to the federal government as an excise tax. Indiana then gets a share ofthose taxes back, based on the number of fishing and hunting licenses sold. This federal money is committed to wildland acquisition and habitat management.
Your purchase of an Indiana Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing Licenseprovides instant leverage of your original dollars, even if you choose not to hunt or fish.
A $25 contribution becomes a $45 contribution.The DNR can then take that pool of funds and leverage it even further withprivate dollars to buy and manage land.
That is exactly how Goose Pond became a reality.
Leveraging your dollars and spending money that comes from outside Indiana onHoosier projects seems like a pretty good idea to me.Another great way for conservationists around the state to support the environment is by purchasing the Environmental License Plate for their vehicles.
The money this generates ($1.5 million in 2005) goes directly into the Indiana Heritage Trust. Last year that fund allowed for the purchase or protection of 38 properties in 25 counties around the state.The Heritage Trust also leverages funds with matches from private individuals,not-for-profit organizations, and other governmental entities. This leverage lets every Indiana Heritage Trust dollar buy $5 worth of habitat.You will continue to hear and see more about our effort to get Hoosiers to Catcha Combo and to put blue ELP plates on their vehicles.Urge all of your wildlife-watching friends to Catch a Combo to support wildlifeconservation.
It's as easy as visiting www.dnr.IN.gov . Click on 'hunting andfishing licenses' to purchase a license and start protecting Indiana's wildlifetoday.
See you on the trail,Kyle J. Hupfer,Director, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
DNR leader explains how citizens can earn federal conservation fundsDear Fellow Indiana Wildlife Conservationists:
Indiana can earn millions more federal dollars for wildlife conservation.Here's how. Federal wildlife management funding is based on state sport licensesales.
So if more Hoosier wildlife conservationists, even those who do notconsider themselves hunters or anglers, purchase Indiana hunting and fishinglicenses, then the state earns more federal wildlife conservation funds.
For example, your $25 Resident Combination Fishing and Hunting Licensecontribution to wildlife earns the state another $20 from Uncle Sam.
If just 30 caring people from each Indiana county bought a combo license everyyear for the next ten years, they would earn wildlife more than an extra milliondollars.
Hoosiers who spend their time afield with binoculars, cameras and hiking bootsinstead of shotgun shells and fly rods should recognize how many of our wildlifehabitat purchases are funded.Annual sport license funds help buy critical wildlife habitat, like the new8,000-acre Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Greene County.
Also, with each gun, bow or fishing pole bought, a portion of the purchase price goes to the federal government as an excise tax. Indiana then gets a share ofthose taxes back, based on the number of fishing and hunting licenses sold. This federal money is committed to wildland acquisition and habitat management.
Your purchase of an Indiana Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing Licenseprovides instant leverage of your original dollars, even if you choose not to hunt or fish.
A $25 contribution becomes a $45 contribution.The DNR can then take that pool of funds and leverage it even further withprivate dollars to buy and manage land.
That is exactly how Goose Pond became a reality.
Leveraging your dollars and spending money that comes from outside Indiana onHoosier projects seems like a pretty good idea to me.Another great way for conservationists around the state to support the environment is by purchasing the Environmental License Plate for their vehicles.
The money this generates ($1.5 million in 2005) goes directly into the Indiana Heritage Trust. Last year that fund allowed for the purchase or protection of 38 properties in 25 counties around the state.The Heritage Trust also leverages funds with matches from private individuals,not-for-profit organizations, and other governmental entities. This leverage lets every Indiana Heritage Trust dollar buy $5 worth of habitat.You will continue to hear and see more about our effort to get Hoosiers to Catcha Combo and to put blue ELP plates on their vehicles.Urge all of your wildlife-watching friends to Catch a Combo to support wildlifeconservation.
It's as easy as visiting www.dnr.IN.gov . Click on 'hunting andfishing licenses' to purchase a license and start protecting Indiana's wildlifetoday.
See you on the trail,Kyle J. Hupfer,Director, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
