•Junior D. Kerns, NMFWA President discussed change in our lives •March 26-31,1995 NMFWA Annual Meeting and DoD Fish/Wildlife Training Workshop will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota •Three of DoD’s environmental pillars – conservation, compliance and pollution prevention are under new leadership •Need to work hard now to ensure that the value of our Conservation program to the military mission is clearly communicated to all key decision-makers •Need to complete this upcoming year’s nomination slate •Tentative plans for offering the Legacy sponsored Natural Resources Communications Workshops are underway •Working toward a goal of good ecosystem management on the areas we manage •Fort Devens, Ma – University of Massachusetts Botany Department will publish a vascular plant flora for the installation •Patuxent River Nas, MD – Ash -throated Flycatcher has taken up temporary residence •Fort McCoy, Wi – Plan for the endangered Kamer Blue Butterfly awaits final approval by the USF & WS •Yuma Proving Ground, Az – Successfully demonstrating methods for using native plants to rehabilitate disturbed lands on YPG and the lower Sonoran Desert •Fort Pickett, Va – Joe Proffitt is trying to put a better edge on an increasingly important tool in our resource management toolbox -Joe is the GIS “guru” coordinating the Land Condition Trend Analysis (LCTA) program at Fort Pickett •Fort Riley, Ks – Efforts to reintroduce elk to the Flint Hills of Kansas •Fort Sill, Ok – Eagle Scouts do various fish and wildlife projects on post – bluebird nest box project, building raptor nesting structures, constructing nature trails and putting fish structure in ponds •Camp Bullis -Fort Sam Houston, Tx – dominant vegetation- two endangered bird species •Information on joining the DoD Bird Club that is being formed •1996 North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference – International Bat Research Conference - Veterinary Wildlife Management Course – Wildlife Capture, Immobilization, and safety course – Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists •Speedy and full recovery for Ms. Libbie Borgatti •List of Job Announcements •The $34,000 Christmas Tree at Fort Wainwright, Alaska •Plight of several installations found in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act •Chart of membership Growth •NMFWA Board of Directors •NMFWA Committee Chairs