Draft Email to Aquatic Mgmt Plan
Chris,
I am writing in regards to the 2011 Aquatic Plant Mgmt Plan.
First I would like to commend SCDNR and Santee Cooper for their efforts in transplanting Vallisneria on Marion.
This program is crucial in rebounding wildlife habitat.
I am pleased at last year's efforts and look forward to helping this spring and summer.
I would also like to express my displeasure with the increase in white amur.
I believe the increase was due to hydrilla propoganda rather than sound biology, and had hydrilla never been brought up as a management tool, the responses last year would've never reached the number it did.
I request a return to the sustained 12k fish, rather than an increase to 20k, plus an additional 10k this year.
I fear that an increase of that magnitude may jeapordize the vulnerable vallisneria beds once the hydrilla has been controlled.
I realize plants such as coontail and vallisneria are not preferred by amur, but I also have seen them eat less than desirable plants when hydrilla was not present.
I hope that the benefit of wildlife is taken into account when drafting the plan. We have two wonderful lakes, capable of hosting the most diverse inland ecosystem in the state, and I think we should capitalize on it for the benefit of all South Carolinians.
Thank you,
Guys, your responses matter.
Please take the time to send a letter and Post "DONE" in this thread when you have sent it.
I would like to keep a record.
scducks has a lot of members.
Thanks JABIII for giving us a venue to assemble.
Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.
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