A group of Oklahoma Senators are working to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. The bill is scheduled to be heard on April 24 by the Environment and Public Works Committee along side of several other conservation bills. A conservation group, Ducks Unlimited, is further reaching out in search of further support of this bill. NAWCA directly conserves waterfowl in North America, it also has many benefits to wildlife and fish, and economic benefits as well. NAWCA is supported by parterships between the government and other organizations. Every dollar given in support by the Federal government must be matched by a non-governmental organization. It has been shown that local level funding triples or even quadruples that which the federal government provides. In the past, NAWCA has contributed to the conservation of 25 million acres of habitat.
I think that this bill should have no trouble being reintroduced as long as it is presented in a proper manner. The amount of local support that contributes to this conservation movement is outrageous. To have such large statistics and support, I see no reason for the government to go against this bill.
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