Winter 2003

President's Message

Your membership in Wildlife Mississippi demonstrates a strong commitment toward the future of fish and wildlife conservation in Mississippi. While this is an important first step, your involvement and input should not end there.

We want to reward you by offering you a job. It's not a full time job, you understand. It's not even a paying job. We are asking each member to enroll another member in Wildlife Mississippi. If everyone signs up another member, we will double our membership, from 1,500 to 3,000.

With additional members, the Foundation will enhance programs that will develop more habitat for fish and wildlife, educate more young people about the importance of conservation and improve access to those resources we all enjoy.

It is important to Mississippi's future that our children and grandchildren can enjoy the majesty of our state's forests, waters and wildlife. If we don't protect these treasures, our future quality of life will suffer. Because we have to compete with other states and other countries in order to attract industry to Mississippi, we have to factor quality of life in the equation. More and more quality of life involves the outdoors and country-style living. Everything we do at Wildlife Mississippi fits that description and our projects help Mississippi grow in a variety of ways.

We know our economy is slow, but we must work together to conserve the irreplaceable natural resources of our beautiful Mississippi. If we don't, we'll have fewer bass, ducks, deer, turkey and backyard wildlife. And these are what makes Mississippi a great place to live - fantastic hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing.

I'm proud of what Wildlife Mississippi is doing. With additional members we can do more. Wildlife Mississippi needs your help. Please ask one to two of your friends to join Wildlife Mississippi by making a tax-deductible contribution to the Foundation. You can give them a copy of this magazine, or for a membership brochure and information, go to our web site at www.wildlifemiss.org, call us at (662) 686-3375 or write us at P.O. 10, Stoneville, MS 38776.

Remember, home-based conservation organizations like the Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Foundation are doing the most effective job for conservation, thanks to you.

Leila C. Wynn
President