Sent To: Senator Risch, Senator Crapo, Representative Fulcher,: Governor Little
Subject: Federal Funding Cuts and Firing of Federal Natural Resource Scientists and Managers
Synopsis: The proposed federal personnel reductions and funding cuts will adversely affect natural resource programs that directly benefit fisheries and water quality. Our federal science and management partners have been critical to the collaborative successes of restoring and enhancing cold-water fisheries in the Clark Fork/Pend Oreille, Coeur d’ Alene Kootenai River basins.
