Upper Mississippi Refuge CRP Alt. E

Greetings all. I’ve been reading the Upper Mississippi proposed Refuge Conservation plan Alternative E, with great interest. It is a vast improvement over the previously proposed plans. I really feel like they listened to the feedback from anglers like ourselves. They have a couple of meetings up-coming in Minnesota and more in other states. Here are the Winona and Wabasha dates. I hope to attend at least one of these and encourage others to turn out.

January 23
Winona, Minn. St. Mary’s University, Toner Student Center, Hall of Fame Room, 700 Terrace Heights

January 24
Wabasha, Minn. Wabasha-Kellogg High School, 2133 E. Hiawatha

ill b there in wabasha voting AGAINST alt e. if your not from the area, you dont have any business voting for something that you have no idea how it will affect the locals

This does not only affect the LOCALS. This affects the whole state and everybody who uses the river whether it is 2 times a year or 130 days a year. All voices need to be heard, not just those who live right on the river.

What is it about “E” that you don’t like? Are you for some other Alternative? Which one? What is it that your opposed to? the no-wake zones, the trolling motor only areas? Or are you for no change at all?

Guys,

If you are in the LaCrosse area you have a meeting tonight. Lots of other meeting in the next few weeks.
Here is the meeting schedule:

Onalaska, Wisconsin Wednesday,
Jan. 4 Conference Center at Stoney Creek Inn, Salon A
3060 South Kinney Coulee Road

La Crescent, Minnesota Thursday,
Jan. 5 La Crescent High School
1301 Lancer Blvd.
(use east parking lot)

McGregor District
Lansing, Iowa Monday,
Jan. 9 Lansing (Kee) High School
569 Center Street.

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Tuesday,
Jan. 10 Bluffview Intermediate School
1901 E. Wells Street

Savanna District
Savanna, Illinois Tuesday,
Jan. 17 House of Events
108 Main Street
Dubuque, Iowa Wednesday,
Jan. 18 Grand River Center, Room 6
500 Bell Street

Winona District
Winona, Minnesota Monday,
Jan. 23 Toner Student Center, Hall of Fame Room
St. Mary’s University
700 Terrace Heights

Wabasha, Minnesota Tuesday,
Jan. 24 Wabasha-Kellogg High School
2133 E. Hiawatha Drive

Home is 612-Say-Fish, cell is 612-SLO-Fish (don’t have cell with me today, but will tomorrow)

They are trying to take more away like they did how many years ago with the other refuges. The thing is they say it is short lived, Bull S#*t! They “listened” my rear end. They made a bunch of stuff up that they knew would never last just to “sweet’n” the deal on the stuff they really wanted. Like making more refuges. We have enough of them already, besides the birds use the fields as much as they do the refuge so why take away more of our area to hunt and fish? VOTE ALT. A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!