Get Engaged In the Process - Be part of the solution!
Highly regulated furbearer trapping seasons are important to reaching Massachusetts conservation goals and objectives
Promoting Science Based Wildlife Management Decisions for a Better Massachusetts
Engagement. It can come in the form of being a conduit of information for promoting and conveying the importance of a balanced wildlife management strategy. Our focus is getting available for use - a few safe, effective, and humane trapping methods and devices that are currently banned during the established regulated furbearer harvest season in Massachusetts. Advocating for these reasonable and modest modifications to the current trapping law, voiced by constituents who have a stake in the game is extremely powerful. Senate Bill 634 is a game changer for furbearer wildlife management in Massachusetts. You can bet on the fact those advocating for maintaning the status quo will be doing the same.
Contact your Senator and Representative
Referencing local News stories that involve wildlife/human health related conflicts, TV broadcasts and eyewitness accounts to wildlife conflicts, or personal knowledge of situations that didn't make it to the media outlets are the types of information that will get your legislator's attention. While this type of citizen engagement it not time intensive, the power it can have in making change is exponential. The fact is that a very small portion of the voting public pick up the phone or write an email. If a Senator gets 10 correspondence about an issue - it is literally a 5 alarm fire. Getting timely, relevant information to our representatives at critical periods during the process can produce favorable results. Click on the link above to find your legislators. Make a phone call, or send an email. Click on the links above to develop a targeted, simple message that makes the positive impact for needed change to the existing Massachusetts furbearer trapping law.
Go to public hearings and speak for 3 minutes
It's not that scary if you go prepared and just hit the high points. We will make sure you have the basic bullet point to convey the message. Public hearings on the up and coming Senate Bill S.634 will be another great way to voice your support for a change in the current furbearer harvesting law. Weaving a personal, relevant storys into the broader message promoting the positive attributes of S.634 is another powerful way to get the message accross. You will be part of a growing local CRWM network of people willing to contact their representatives and the public, and be vocal at a public hearing in a organized, effective effort.