7805

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7805
• Author: Colorado River Wildlife Council.
• Title: Minutes, Colorado River Fish & Wildlife Council.
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: July 9, 1988.
• Copyright Material: NO

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MINUTES
COLORADO RIVER WILDLIFE COUNCIL
July 9, 1988
. Pyramid Plaza Convention Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico-
The annual meeting of the Colorado River Wildlife Council was convened at 8
a.m. by Mr. William H. Geer, Chairman. Mr. Geer welcomed all delegates and
representatives and those interested in business of the council who were
attending the meeting and had each attendee introduce himself and his
position and organization. Representatives of the Colorado River Wildlife
Council were then introduced by Mr. Geer.
William Geer Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
William Morris Wyoming Game & Fish Department
Fred Worthley California Fish & Game Department
William Molini Nevada Department of Wildlife
Temple Reynolds Arizona Game & Fish Department
Jim Ruch Colorado Division of Wildlife
Richard McClesky New Mexico Game & Fish Department
Roderick Stone, Secretary Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
A list of attendees is provided as Appendix A.
INFORMATION SESSION
1987 Minutes
Minutes of the 1987 annual meeting held in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1987 were
distributed to all members of the Council and Council's various working
committees as well as all attendees of the annual meeting. Copies were also
distributed to main offices of the cooperating council agencies.
Financial Report
Rod Stone provided the council and attendees with the financial statement of
the council for activities since the 1987 annual meeting (copy attached,
Appendix B). There being no questions on the minutes or financial statement,
. Rod Stone made a motion to accept the minutes and the financial statement.
Motion seconded by Jim Ruch and carried unanimously.
At the mid-winter meeting, there was considerable discussion regarding what
avenues the council should consider for funding the increased operations
needed to meet council objectives to have a more effective council dealing in
at least fisheries but possibly wildlife matters throughout the Colorado
Basin and becoming a more effective and positive force for wildlife. Several
different alternatives were pursued in discussion; however, the council
decided to try an approach for Walloup-Breaux administrative funds first and
if that procedure failed, then to subsequently discuss several of the other
funding proposals for operation of the council in another mid-year meeting,
probably during the winter of 1989. There was some concern that a proposal
for administrative funds would meet considerable resistance through the
review procedure in spite of the fact that other fishery management councils
and organizations appear to have received approval for operating funds for up
to three year intervals. The proposal does provide some explanation of the
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