The potential that exists, quite frankly, for CRP to go away is there in 2007. In the wildlife world, we recognize it as the best conservation program there's ever been. |
The potential to lose half in 2007 and another 800,000 acres the following year is a tremendous impact to natural resource opportunities in the state. |
There's an entire generation of hunters in North Dakota that are just accustomed to CRP being there. We're talking 21 years, and that's what they know on the landscape. I remember what the landscape looked like in the '70s, and believe me, I prefer the conservation activities on cropland remain, and also, CRP is an integral part of what is out there now. |
What I'm trying to do is light a spark under folks to take it into their own hands a bit and make those personal stories known. That relates very well at the congressional level. |