

| 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. |
| Since 1919 |
| Ellensburg, Washington |
Kittitas County Field & Stream P.O. Box 522 Ellensburg WA 98926 Copyright KCFS © 2010 Contact Us |
| 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 On The Web https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ |
| WildWatch CAMs WDFW uses high-quality miniature security cameras to observe wildlife from a safe, non-intrusive distance; and broadband Internet transmissions to bring live views of wildlife to their biologists' desks and to your home. salmon seal heron bat martin owl bluebird osprey eagle WDFW WildWatchCams Homepage |



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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. |

| 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 |




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