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Photo by Greg Kramos/, USFWS, male lesser prairie chicken
BY ELAINE GIESSEL, Sierra Club Kansas Chapter Chair
A big thank you to bill co-sponsors 3rd District Representative Sharice Davids and Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall.
For details and analysis, read this opinion piece in the Kansas Reflector - Bill offers opportunity to fund threatened wildlife in Kansas without new taxes - Kansas Reflector
Sierra Club now supports this bill. Successful lobbying by national Sierra Club staff resulted in significant improvements to the original proposal.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks also backs passage of H.R. 2773 (RAWA), which would provide an estimated $17.6 million per year to protect Kansas prairie habitats, wetlands, and forests. Because of Sierra Club's lobbying, the act now includes additional funds for non-game wildlife conservation.
Tell Representatives Tracey Mann, Jake LaTurner, and Ron Estes to support wildlife in Kansas and landowners who engage in conservation by backing Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, H.R. 2773.
Contact Representative Mann
Contact Representative LaTurner
Contact Representative Estes