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To: Boggess, Ed (DNR)[ed.boggess@state.mn.us]; Bill Moritz[bmoritz@wildlifemgt.org]; aurelia_skipwith@ios.doi.gov[aurelia_skipwith@ios.doi.gov]; dave_walker@fws.gov[dave_walker@fws.gov]; gregory_sheehan@fws.gov[gregory_sheehan@fws.gov]; tom_melius@fws.gov[tom_melius@fws.gov]; MoritzW@michigan.gov[MoritzW@michigan.gov]; Claire.Beck@dnr.state.oh.us[Claire.Beck@dnr.state.oh.us]; brian.klippenstein@osec.usda.gov[brian.klippenstein@osec.usda.gov] From: Ryan Yates Sent: 2018-01-26T10:29:19-05:00 Importance: Normal Subject: RE: Farm Bureau MAFWA letter Received: 2018-01-26T10:29:57-05:00 FB follow up to MAFWA 1 25 18.pdf All Please see the attached letter from Farm Bureau regarding withdrawal from participation in the MAFWA Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy. Following lengthy discussions, we have concerns about the Agriculture/Private Working Lands Technical Work Group and its recommendations concerning changes to farm program policy in the Farm Bill. We thank you for your time and the offer of participation. We hope our organizations can continue to inform each other as we work to promote monarch conservation. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. RYAN R. YATES | Director of Congressional Relations American Farm Bureau Federation 600 Maryland Ave, SW Suite 1000W | Washington, DC 20024 Office 202.406.3664 | Mobile 202.641.1416 From: Boggess, Ed (DNR) Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 4:27 PM To: 'Ryan Yates' <ryany@fb.org> Cc: Aurelia Skipwith <aurelja_skipwjth@jos.doj_.gov>; dave walker@fws.gov; gregory sheehan@fws.gov; 'Melius, Tom' <tom melius@fws.gov>; MoritzW@michigan.gov; Claire.Beck@dnr.state.oh.us Subject: RE: Farm Bureau MAFWA letter Mr. Yates, Please see attached response to your letter of October 23, 2017, sent on behalf of the Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy Board of Directors and chair Bill Moritz. Please share as appropriate and we look forward to your response. Edward K. Boggess, CWB MAFWA Monarch Conservation Liaison email: ed.boggess@state.mn.us phone: 651-308-6283 From: Ryan Yates [mailto:ryany@fb.org] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 9:16 AM To: MoritzW@michigan.gov; Boggess, Ed (DNR) <ed.boggess@state.mn.us>; Claire.Beck@dnr.state.oh.us Cc: Aurelia Skipwith <aurelia skipwith@ios.doi.gov>; dave walker@fws.gov; gregory sheehan@fws.gov Subject: Farm Bureau MAFWA letter Good Morning - Please see the attached letter written on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation and the state Farm Bureaus of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas outlining concerns regarding the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) effort to develop the Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy (Strategy). I look forward to working with you to rectify these important concerns. Thank you. RYAN R. YATES | Director of Congressional Relations American Farm Bureau Federation 600 Maryland Ave, SW Suite 1000W | Washington, DC 20024 Office 202.406.3664 | Mobile 202.641.1416