Re: Some thoughts on giving back (long)
Anthony G. Futcher (tfutcher@cuc.edu)
Sun, 08 Feb 1998 10:36:56 -0500
Gyrfal@aol.com wrote:
> Try to think of an area that we birders use that was purchased and
> maintained
> with birders' money. Yes, some of us contribute to the Nature
> Conservancy and
> benefit from land under its management. And there are a couple of
> National
> Audubon preserves. But think what we could do if we taxed ourselves
> the way
> hunters have done for decades. What about a birding license, with all
> money
> collected to be used for the purchase of critical birding land? Isn't
> it time
> we picked up our share of the load?
>
> Bob Mumford
> Darnestown
Not a bad thought. This has been proposed in the past on BirdChat, with
considerable lively discussion. Don't remember exactly the outcome,
though I do remember there were LOTS of figures bandied about as to how
much birders contribute to the economy through their various activities.
I guess the infrastructure needed to implement such an arrangement would
be somewhat daunting, but if such a set-up was to eventuate, I would
support it. (Even though I still don't like paying to enter refuges such
as Bombay Hook or Brigantine, which I had entered free for decades :-})
Best wishes,
Tony Futcher
tfutcher@cuc.edu
Takoma Park, MD
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