•Why biologist and natural resource managers in DoD do the jobs they do •Meeting called to order by President Thomas Wray II •Meeting from 1993 Board and Business Meetings – Committee report •New Business – Sikes Act – Conservation Pilar Funding – By-Law Amendments – Larry Adams Memorial Donations – Board of Directors handbook – 1995 Training Workshop – Endorsement letters early – 1994 Law Enforcement course – Wildlife Society Annual Meeting – Delineates employee activity in professional organization business – Presidential Award – Wildlife Refuge Organic Act •Purposes of the Sikes Act – Funding – Internal audits – Promotion budget awareness -Seek State and USFWS Support – What happens if Sikes Act funds stay on installation – What can NMFWA do to work with other organizations to promote the Sikes Act – Where is dissension form the members on the bill – Problem with some USFWS Field Offices – Need to resolve ignorance of decision makers, improve knowledge •Minutes NMFWA Business Meeting March 24,1994 called to order by President Thomas Wray •Minutes NMFWA Board of Directors Meeting March 24 1994 •View from ODS – Changes in OSD Organization – the Legacy program – volunteer and partnership efforts – the Sikes Act – Ecosystem management •Information on the Legacy Resource Management Program project • Where to order Wildlife videos •Information on Nominations committee •Who to Contact for your address change •The 10th International Conference on Bear Research and Management •Ms Goodman visited Fort Sill about it’s Environmental Training Center •Winner of Natural Resource Awards •The department of Defense has an ongoing program of wildlife conservation assistance to the government of Zimbabwe in southern Africa •List of Job openings •Information of 1994 NMFWA Game Law Enforcement Refresher course – Preregistration Form •List of NMFWA Board of Directors •List of NMFWA Committee Chairs