Number: 1977-03   WHEREAS, the sane and intelligent use of pesticides can bring benefits to all Americans; and WHEREAS, the improper use of pesticides can result in immediate poisoning, kidney and liver damage, lowered resistance to disease, damage to the central nervous system, cancer, genetic mutations, and birth defects with enormous human, societal and monetary costs; and WHEREAS, pestici ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-02   WHEREAS, the Bicentennial observance is highlighting the history of the Nation and those factors, including natural resources, which were significant in its development; and WHEREAS, the conservation-environmental movement evolved from documented needs for better husbandry and wise management of both renewable and non-renewable resources which have contributed so much to our ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-24   WHEREAS, Public Law 93-320, known as the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to proceed with a program of works, including a desalinization plant, for the enhancement and protection of the quality of water available in the Colorado River for use in the United States and the Republic of Mexico; and WHEREAS, it is est ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-04   WHEREAS, the basic principles of scientific wildlife management usually provide for complete protection of those species classed as “endangered” or “threatened” or are dwindling drastically in numbers; and WHEREAS, scientific wildlife management provides for hunting of suitable game species when harvestable surpluses exist; and WHEREAS, wildlife manag ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-26   WHEREAS, the State of Indiana under the Dept. of Natural Resources has formed a study group known as the Kankakee River Basin Study; and WHEREAS, the Study Group is made up of representatives of the U.S. Department of the Interior and Geological Survey, and are using Public Law 83-566 as their authority; and WHEREAS, this study was originally designated to cover nine countie ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-05   WHEREAS, fishing long has been a desirable activity which enhanced outdoor experiences for many visitors to units of the National Park System; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to plant fingerlings to sustain fishable populations of trout in many lakes located within units of the National Park System, particularly those in mountainous areas of the West; and WHEREAS, the National ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-09   WHEREAS, non-game species of fish and wildlife (including those which are threatened or in danger of extinction) merit scientific management; and WHEREAS, wildlife agencies in most states devote significant amounts of money and effort to the management of non-game species; and WHEREAS, most state fish and wildlife resource management agencies are supported primarily by licen ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-17   WHEREAS, with the passage of time the expanding needs for energy have increased with our population and economic growth; and WHEREAS, the projection of world petroleum reserves indicate they will be depleted within the next fifty years; and WHEREAS, many new sources of energy are needed to maintain our future economic well-being; and WHEREAS, potentials for new sources of en ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-12   WHEREAS, a majority of the young people in the United States dwell in urban areas; and WHEREAS, a majority of young people no longer receive personal field training from members of their own families; and WHEREAS, many citizens develop a desire to hunt, and to purchase a license to hunt, without the benefit of proper training; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-20   WHEREAS, the South Carolina State Port Authority has applied for a permit to dredge, fill, and construct a marine terminal on the Wando River at Charleston, S.C.; and WHEREAS, the Wando estuary is comprised of some 10,000 acres of high quality marsh, one providing excellent habitat for numerous species of fish and wildlife; and WHEREAS, importance of the Wando estuary for th ...[Read More]