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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







No. 6
WETLANDS



Wetlands are important practically as well as aesthetically.  Estuaries, swamps, bogs, lagoons, salt and fresh water marshes, potholes, bottomlands and flood plains are breeding and spawning grounds for many animals, birds and fish important to man.  Wetlands are efficient water purification and erosion control systems.

Our nation loses about 500,000 acres of wetlands a year to development.  The laws and regulations which protect these fragile ecosystems and prevent their eventual destruction should be strengthened.
            
The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs, therefore resists attempts to weaken any aspect of the Clean Water Act.  It urges strengthening it to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters and wetlands.  It particularly asks that Section 404 of the 1972 Clean Water Act which has been weakened by regulatory decisions be restored.  The FWOC also opposes amendments to Senate Bill 1329 which would eliminate duck stamp fees and automatic funding for wetlands purchase.  It endorses the original bill without these crippling amendments.












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