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Re: Costa Bonita open yet?

Author: teresa (---.direcpc.com)
Date: 09-02-04 09:17

In response to "what can we do"? In my opinion the best thing to do is to educate yourself as to who is responsible for what and, as a group of citizens, express your concerns to those that can take action on given situations. The Culebra NWR office has prepared a list of agencies that pertain to Culebra issues with contact names and numbers for each. In our inter-agency meeting in a couple of weeks we will be updating this handout and it will be available, as it has been, to the public.

Having worked for an agency the past almost 14 years and being contracted by one the 5 years prior to that, I have learned that they respond to the public much more rapidly than they might respond to another agency. Inguiries or concerns expressed in a positive way, not in an attacking or accusatory tone, will get results. It reminds us that we really are public servants and owe the public our best in doing our jobs in managing the public resources for the benefit of all. We all get caught up in overwhelming tasks and sometimes lose sight of the most important element of our job in being available to the public. And letters sent that are signed by numerous parties get more attention. And, believe it or not, agencies can use your help in providing input on issues of concern. Noone expects or wants anyone to be a watch dog, but it is impossible for someone to see what is occurring when they are not in Culebra or are in a position such as mine where I am responsible for a refuge scattered over 80 square miles and have to access most of it by boat. All the eyes out there are appreciated and anonymous citizen-provided reports have prevented major problems such as fires, sea turtle nest damage, and massive clearcutting.

If you would like to attend an activity to meet Culebra-associated agency reps please let me know and I will provide information for you. I will be hosting one soon. It is an outreach activity to try to provide an opportunity for the public to see agency reps as human beings instead of faceless bureaucratic robots and talk calmy over a plate of food; it will occur within the same time frame as our inter-agency meeting. If you would like to be invited please let me know via email at Teresa_Tallevast@fws.gov.

Thanks for another moment on the soapbox

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