Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 14:07:38 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Harvey, David A." Subject: CARA blurb to distribute widely MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: CARA blurb to distribute widely PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY TO CONSERVATION ACTIVISTS, LIST SERVES, & FRIENDS **************URGENT********ACTION REQUIRED*******YOUR HELP IS NEEDED********* The Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA, HR 701) is heading for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this coming Wednesday, May 10th. CARA will provide an unprecedented $2.8 billion/year for wildlife conservation, parks, coastal restoration, historic preservation, local recreation, and other very important conservation programs. THIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION FUNDING PACKAGE EVER CREATED. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. ACT NOW. Please call your Member of Congress and urge their support for CARA. Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 and ask for your Member of Congress's office or give them your zipcode and they will determine your Member of Congress if you are unsure who they are. Check http://www.teaming.com for updates and other actions on how you can help. ****************************************************************** Naomi Edelson International Assn. of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 444 N. Capitol St., NW Suite 544 Washington DC 20001 tel: (202) 624-7890 fax: (202) 624-7891 IAFWA Website: http://www.sso.org/iafwa Check out the Teaming with Wildlife web site: http://www.teaming.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================