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An Introduction to the
San Diego County Wildlife Federation
SDCWF Membership
Approximately
Conservation
A
i t l 17 C
ti /
Outdoor Recreation Organizations
Representing Approximately 12,000
San Diego County Families
Recognized at Local and State Level
as a “Player”
y
SDCWF’s Mission
Support
the Public’s
S
t th
P bli ’ Right
Ri ht to
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in Hunting, Fishing, Shooting Sports
and
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Recreation
R
ti Pursuits
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Maximize the Opportunities for
Outdoor Recreation on San Diego’s
Public Lands
Implementing SDCWF’s Mission
Advocate
Outdoor
Recreationist’s
Ad
t O
td
R
ti i t’
Interests with Government Entities
Educate the Public on Outdoor
Recreation Organizations in the San
Diego Area
Sponsor Projects which Further
Outdoor Recreational Opportunities
In San Diego
SDCWF’s
SDCWF s Government Contacts
San Diego County Fish and Wildlife Advisory
Commission
Dept of Fish and Game (South Coast Region)
Dept.
Bureau of Land Management
U S
U.
S. Forest Service
California Fish and Game Commission
Al T
Taucher
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Preserving
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Hunting
ti and
d Sport
S
t Fishing
Fi hi
Opportunities Advisory Committee
California Legislative Outdoor Caucus
Bi-Monthly DFG/SDCWF/FWAC
Meetings
Plan
Pl and
d Implement
I
l
t Joint
J i t Projects
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Hollenbeck Canyon Habitat Improvement
H
Honey
S
Springs
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Sporting
ti Dog
D Training
T i i Facility
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Present Concerns of Our Members
Steelhead
S
lh d Recovery
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Programs
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Wildlife Area Regulations
Hunting/Fishing Access on DFG Lands
AL TAUCHER’S “PRESERVING HUNTING
AND SPORT FISHING OPPORTUNITIES”
OPPORTUNITIES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Assists the California Fish and Game
Commission on proposed regulations and
management policies
Helps focus management of the state's diverse
fish and wildlife heritage
Influences Commission policy to enhance fishing
and hunting opportunities, and its directions to
DFG to prevent loss of these opportunities
DFG,
SDCWF is a voting member on the Al Taucher
Advisory Committee
Recent Activities &
Accomplishments
Voting Member –
“Al Taucher Committee”
Influenced Commission Policy re Hunting and
Fishing on DFG-owned Lands
Proposed “Index of Hunting Opportunity” to
Measure Level of Achievement
Voting
g member of the "Youth in the Outdoors",,
"Game Bird Heritage" & "Legislative Affairs"
Subcommittees
Supported
S
t d IIncrease iin Pheasant
Ph
t Hunting
H ti Season
S
by Two Weeks (PF)
Member of Marine Life Protection Act
Region Stakeholder Group (UASC)
COMMISSION POLICY ON LANDS ADMINISTERED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
It is the policy of the Fish and Game
Commission that:
Lands under the administration of the Department be
made available to the public for fishing, hunting or other
forms of compatible recreation use, and for scientific
studies whenever such use or uses will not unduly
interfere with the primary purposes for which such
lands were acquired.
Furthermore, hunting and fishing do not constitute
Furthermore
undue interference, even if the land was acquired
primarily to protect threatened and endangered species
Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve
DFG organized family/junior/women hunts
SDCWF member organizations
g
support
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DFG with Dogs, Handlers, Planters, etc.
Dove & Quail Hunting
Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area
Acquired with the Encouragement of
SDCWF
T
Type
C Wildlif
Wildlife Area
A
Designation
D i
ti
Open for Upland Hunting & Equestrian
Use
Habitat Enhancement Project
Completed(QU
p
(Q has lead))
Sporting
p
g Dog
g Training
g Areas Established
Wildlife Habitat Improvement at
Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area
Volunteer projects include:
Trenches dug & irrigation pipes & sprinklers
i t ll d
installed
Wheat, milo & barley planted
Dove roost poles placed & wires strung
Public dove hunting opportunity created
Wildlife drinker placement ongoing project
Dog Training Area at Hollenbeck
Canyon Wildlife Area
With SDCWF encouragement, DFG established
new dog training area
SDCWF members repaired fences & posted signs
around perimeter
Now available for personal & formal group
training sessions
Honey Springs Training Area Being Developed
Honey
Honey Springs Sporting
Dog Training Facility
A Joint SDCWF/DFG Project:
DFG has Agreed to Dedicate Honey Springs
R
Ranch
h Exclusively
E l i l as a Sporting
S
ti Dog
D Training
T i i
Area, complete with Ponds for Water Work
Water Source has been Restored to Area using
g
SDCWF Grant from FWAC
Currently Developing Detailed Topographic
Map to Use in Pond Design
DFG has Assigned Employees to Project using
Pitmann-Robertson Grants
Additi
Additional
l Grant
G
t Funds
F d Needed
N d d for
f Completion
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l ti
Boden Canyon Ecological Reserve
Open for Upland Hunting
Access via County
y Land is Being
g
Pursued by DFG with FWAC Help
Management
g
Plan Under
Development
San Felipe Wildlife Area
Additional Lands Have Been Acquired
Management Plan Under Development
New Areas
Will Be Open
For Hunting
1 Sep
Sep., 2009
Proctor Valley (Villages 14 & 16)
Acquisition
Sent Letter of Support to WCB
Within 44,000-acre
,
San Diego
g
National Wildlife Refuge
Management
g
by
y USFWS
Provides Public Access to Additional
BLM Lands
San Diego National Wildlife
Refuge
An East Co
County
nt Refuge
Ref ge being De
Developed
eloped
by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Briefed USFWS Advocating Hunting on
the Refuge (there are no fishing
opportunities on this refuge)
Participated in Public Input Meetings on a
Comprehensive
p
Conservation Plan
Will Submit Public Comment on the Draft
CCP when it is Issued ((late 2009))
National Hunting & Fishing Day
Celebration
Led Effort w/ San Diego City Lakes
Tremendous Success ((Thanks to
Committee’s Hard Work)
SDCWF has Sponsored
p
8 NHFD Celebrations
Opportunity
pp
y to Educate
Public on Local Outdoor
Recreation Organizations
Summaryy
Continue
Contin
e to Protect O
Ourr O
Outdoor
tdoor
Recreation Rights
Work Cooperatively with Other
Organizations while Protecting the
Outdoor Community
Community’s
s Interests
Contacts with Government Organizations
and Other Groups
p are Bearing
g Fruit
Sustained Membership is Key to Being
Effective and Having
g Our Voices Heard
To Learn More About
San Diego County Wildlife Federation
Visit
Our Web
Vi it O
W b Site
Sit (www.sdcwf.org)
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Describes SDCWF’s Objectives,
A
Accomplishments
li h
t and
d Activities
A ti iti
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Lists Member Organizations and
Contacts
Li k to
Links
t Government
G
t and
d Other
Oth Outdoor
O td
Recreation Organizations