Recently, members of the board of directors and NCWF staff developed a five-year
plan that will guide the organization's efforts through 2010. The plan is
based in four distinct program areas - land stewardship, water resources,
wildlife conservation, and resource-based recreation. Each of the programs
involves a variety of supporting projects that define ways we will work to
protect North Carolina's wildlife heritage. These programs, summarized in
"The (New and Improved) North Carolina Wildlife Federation," define
the current mission of the organization and explain how the continued support
of our members is an integral part of the strategy to protect and conserve
our wildlife species.
But a plan, no matter how important, is words on paper. It's the passion of
the individual North Carolinians working on behalf of wildlife that has been
the hallmark of NCWF's 60 years of history, and that heritage of hands-on
involvement will continue. In addition to the new five-year plan, NCWF leaders
have initiated several Resource Committees. These working committees will
monitor issues that affect wildlife across the state and promote our issues
of special interest, such as specific habitat types or wildlife species. With
the clout and resources of the NCWF to assist them, these committees will
have a direct impact on issues that are of the most concern to them.
These Resource Committees give you, as a NCWF member, a wide array of opportunities
to work directly for the wildlife issues you care most about. Have you ever
wondered how you could become more intimately involved with wildlife conservation?
Here's your chance. The following Resource Committees and their chairpersons
are seeking input and seeking volunteers.
· Wildlife Conservation Committee -Chair: Gene Vaughan (704)
875-5240, gevaugha@duke-energy.com
· Fisheries Committee- Chair: Buzz Bryson, buzz.bryson@pgnmail.com
· Land Use and Environmental Quality Committee- Chair: Lindsey
Hobbs, lhobbs@CMRplanning.com