Photo of Mt. Stuart from Miller Peak trail in the Teanaway in Kittitas Co. (Photo by: Dick Ambrose 2009)
WHO WE ARE
An all-volunteer, non-profit group promoting effective conservation, teaching hunting ethics and good
sportsmanship, supporting education to prevent pollution, and improving and increasing outdoor recreation
opportunities,  especially hunting and fishing.
Kittitas County Field & Stream
Since 1919
"Working Today For Tomorrow's Wildlife"
Ellensburg, Washington
Mt Stuart  Photo by: Dick Ambrose

Kittitas County Field & Stream
P.O. Box 522
Ellensburg WA  98926

Copyright KCFS © 2010

Contact Us
Officers:

President:         Lee Davis
Vice President:  Robert Weyna
Secretary:         Deborah Essman
Treasurer:         Leta Davis
Past President:   Bill Essman
Board of Directors:

Buzz Chevera
Dennis Page
Joe Rotter
Aaron Kuntz
Ken Matney
Dave Duncan

You Can Buy Fishing and Hunting Licenses and Get
Free Copies of Regulations at These Locations;
Cle Elum
Cle Elum Hardware, 811 W Davis, (509) 674-5691
Farm & Home, 100 W First St, (509) 674-7104
Easton
CB's General Store, 1751 Railroad, (509) 656-2337
Ellensburg
Bi Mart, 608 E Mountain View Ave, (509) 925-6971
Fred Meyer, 201 S Water St, (509) 962-0500
Kittitas
Kittitas Country Hardware, 117 N Main St, (509) 968-3368
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                                                                                         WA State Legislature Senate Bill 6813      
--Abolishes the department of fish and wildlife and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the department of natural resources.
--Abolishes the agency known as the state parks and recreation commission.  
--Transfers, administratively, the duties of the governor-appointed state parks and recreation commission and the fish and wildlife commission to the department
of natural resources.
--Requires the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, the fish and wildlife commission, and the state parks and recreation
commission to devise a plan necessary to implement these changes.
--Authorizes the code reviser to substitute words designating the department of natural resources or the administrator of the department of natural resources, as
appropriate, whenever necessary to effect the changes in meaning provided for in the act or any other act of the 2010 legislature.

          
                                                        View the bill on the legislature website        Contact your Legislator  
We oppose SB 6813 because these agencies have vastly different missions.  While it may seem fiscally responsible to combine them because they each manage
state lands, such action would contribute to extensive intra-department questions of responsibility, which would, ultimately, reduce recreation opportunities for
the citizens of Washington State.
  The
State Department of Natural Resources: much DNR land is state trust land that provides revenue to help pay for construction of public schools,
universities, and other state institutions, and funds services in many counties.  Agricultural leases and timber sales are two major revenue activities.
  The
State Department of Fish & Wildlife: protect and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats and provide sustainable, fish- and wildlife-related recreational
and commercial opportunities.
  The
State Parks and Recreation Commission: acquire, operate, enhance and protect a diverse system of recreational, cultural, historical and natural sites. The
Commission fosters outdoor recreation and education statewide to provide enjoyment and enrichment for all and a valued legacy to future generations.
WDFW photo
          Bighorn Sheep and Pnuemonia

   Washington is home to an estimated 1,500 wild
bighorn sheep that range in 18 herds in central and
eastern areas of the state.  More than half the wild
sheep—some 800 animals— live in the Yakima
River Valley.
   Like other wildlife, bighorn sheep are subject to
periodic disease outbreaks. A respiratory disease
that takes a toll on wild bighorns is pneumonia.
   Infected bighorns were found in late 2009 and
early 2010 in the Umtanum herd in the Yakima River
Valley.
                               
Learn more
                Mandatory Boater Education
    In 2005, a law was passed requiring boat operators to take a
boater safety education course in order to operate a boat in
Washington state. The law applies to operators of motorboats
with 15 horsepower or greater.
    Boaters can take an education course in a classroom, online or
at home. Once the course is completed and test passed, boaters
need to send a completed application for their card.
    If boaters already have taken an approved boating class, they
only need to send in their application with supporting documents
to get a Boater Education Card.
               
Visit the State Parks website for more info
An easy six mile trail between Cle Elum and Ronald.
Enjoy interpretive signs along the way telling the stories
of the hard-working families that lived in the area and worked in the mines.                  
                                                                     
Learn more
    This bill did not pass out
of committee before a
deadline.  Except for a
rarely used parliamentary
procedure, this bill is dead.
    But, if you haven't
voiced your opinion to your
legislator, please don't
hesitate to do so.
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