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Environmental Education Cut in Calif.

On Thursday, June 19th, the Legislative Conference Committee
eliminated the California Wildlands Program and Project WILD, the
Department of Fish and Game's environmental education programs,
from the proposed 1992-93 budget.  Over 27,000 teachers and
300,000 children and families are served by these programs each
year.  Ten educators who are funded by the California
Environmental License Plate Fund, which was established to fund
environmental programs including environmental education, are
likely to be reassigned.

Educational programs and facilities will be severely reduced at
Ash Creek Wildlife Area in Modoc and Lassen Counties, Lake Earl
Wildlife Area in Del Norte County, Gray Lodge Wildlife Area in
Sutter and Butte Counties, Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in  Solano
County, Los Banos Wildlife Area in Merced County, Elkhorn Slough
Wildlife Area in Monterey County, Upper Newport Bay Wildlife Area
in Orange County, San Jacinto Wildlife Area in Riverside County,
Imperial-Wister Wildlife Area in Imperial County, and Blue Sky
Wildlife Area in San Diego County.

If these valuable environmental education programs are to continue
to serve the people of California, and the species they help to
protect, our state legislators must hear from you.  Please contact
your California Assemblyman or Senator and ask that he fight
against the elimination of these programs.  The more people who
write or call, the better chance we have of preserving these
valuable programs.


If you don't know who your local legislator is, please call one of
the legeslative leaders listed below.  For more information, send
mail to Ed Harrison <harrisone> NOT <eharrison>.

ASSEMBLY:
Willie Brown     916-445-8077
Bill Jones       916-445-2931

SENATE:
David Roberti    916-445-8390
Ken Maddy        916-445-9600