| KITTITAS COUNTY FIELD & STREAM CLUB CURRENT PROJECTS 2008 |
| Our HISTORY and CONSERVATION web pages outline many of our past projects. Field & Stream members are proud of our contributions to the terrific recreation availabe in the valley. We're pleased to continue the tradition today. |
| Big Game Committee - Chair Ryan Lyyski. Kittitas Valley sportsmen and women are well represented. Bird/Winter Feed Committee - Chair Paul Arnold. Many thanks to Arnold's Ranch & Home and Shaw's Furniture in Ellensburg for distributing our wheat again this year! We gave out 6.12 tons. Many thanks to Terri of Southview Game Farm for raising our chukars for so many years--she's retiring from the bird business. We're coordinating with a local provider for this year's chukars. 2007 chukar photos CORT - Chair Lee Davis. Watch out violators--you never know who is watching you! This training is a requirement for Master Hunters. Check the hunting pamphlet for more classes. Lee is also the regional Eyes In the Woods (EIW) CORT coordinator. Other groups interested in sponsoring their own class should contact him at leerdavis@elltel.net. Durr Road - Chair Bill Essman. Some photos of 2008 clean up. This year's clean up, on Sat., April 19, was a tremendous success that cleared 1.72 tons of trash.. "THANK YOU!" to all who came out and helped. And if you know someone littering this section of the LT Murray Wildlife Area, please ask them to stop. Fish Committee - Chair Lee Davis. Preparing for Free Fishing Weekend on June 7-8 at Fio Rito Lakes. Free instruction, bait and loaner poles for the kids. Enter your catch in the Kiwanis Kids Fishing Derby on Saturday morning! On-going coordination with state and county agencies re: Eurasion milfoil in area lakes. Coordinating with WDFW to "adopt" Mattoon and Fio Rito Lakes in the "Adopt an Access" program.. Hunter Ed Classes - Certified Instructors Mary Belbeck, Deborah Essman, Aaron Kuntz, Bill Essman, Neal Houser, Max Tilton and Lee Davis had three packed classes this year. Congratulations, Graduates! Field & Stream began its hunter ed classes in 1960. Land/Habitat Committee - Chair Bill Essman. Contact ongoing with planned habitat improvement; "Sportsmen Leave a Clean Camp" signs; installing green dot road signs. There are concerns about several DNR parcels that may have been removed from consideration for the DNR/WDFW land exchange. These parcels are near the Wild Horse Wind Farm. Membership Committee - Chair Leta Davis. Many thanks to everyone who has renewed their memberships; your ongoing support ensures our success. Also, thanks to the new members who've joined this year! Have an idea, question or comments about your membership? Email leerdavis@elltel.net or call 968-9337. Road Committee - Chair Gordon Blossom. Follwing review of the data and lengthy discussion, the committee determined the best course of action is to remain vigilant to new road closures and immediately act. This will be briefed and recommended to the board and membership at upcoming meetings. Life Member Scholarship - Membership voted to increase the scholarship amount to $1,500. The scholarship committee met, reviewed the three applications received and selected a winner. Congratulations, Michael McElroy of Kittitas High School for being selected to receive the 2008 Life Member Scholarship. Yakima River Recreation Maps - Chair Lee Davis. The 3rd Edition of our popular map is in stores. Thanks to Dick Thompson for many years of terrific service producing and distributing our valuable map. |
| 2006 Projects - Ellensburg High School Environmental Club "Salmon In The Classroom" - Winter Wildlife Feed Program - WDFW Hunter Ed classes - Durr Road Clean Up - Gamebird Program - Eyes In The Woods Training - Big Game Manangement Roundtable - Central Washington Sportsmen Show - "Cougarwise" - McCabe Pond fence improvements - Litter patrols - Washingtonians for Wildlife Conservation member - $1,000 Life Member Scholarship - Washington State Youth Conservation Camp - Free Fishing Weekend At FioRito Ponds - Children's Activity Museum - Youth Angler Education - Tread Lightly! member - Gladmar Park Meetings - RMEF Partnership to preserve public lands - Working to establish a shooting range |
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| 2007 Projects - A Sportsman Leaves a Clean Camp campaign - Camps clean up and litter patrol on Dawson - Support Cascade Land Conservancy - Replace "lost" Geocache and relocate - Washington State Youth Conservation Camp - Green Dot Road Signs in Skookumchuck - Join RMEF Quiilomene fence repair project - Durr Road Clean Up - CWU Outdoor Symposium - Gladmar Park Restoration Effort - Fish & Wildlife Commission Meeting - Eyes In The Woods CORT classes - Hunter Education classes - Local pond litter patrols - 4H On Target Archery and Shooting Club - Free Fishing Weekend & angling education - Central WA Sportsmen's Show Photo Contest - BGMR Public Meeting in Cle Elum to discuss the effects of people feeding elk - Worley-Bugger's Yakima River Clean Up - RMEF Habitat Partnership - Winter Feed Program - Eradicate Eurasion Watermilfoil from Mattoon, and Fio Rito Lakes - Life Member Scholarship - Gamebird Program |
| 2008 Projects - Tree Planting at Helen McCabe State Park - DNR/WDFW Land Exchange input - Life Member Scholarship - Durr Road Clean Up - Hunter Education classes - Winter Feed Program - Fish & Wildlife Commission input - Central WA Sportsmen Show Photo Contest - e3 Conference - Worley-Bugger's Yakima River Clean Up - Eyes In The Woods CORT classes - Local pond litter patrols - Health of the Yakima River - Lots in the works! |