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“This is a financial ‘perfect storm’ of events we are facing. We recently received a license increase from the Legislature, but the floundering economy, unstable fuel costs, uncertain license sales, and ever-increasing personnel and benefit costs have strained our ability to continue the current level of operations into the future.” Stacey Norris Senior Accountant July 2009 GPS | Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division 4
Getting Started Speaking to employees “Rather than waiting for a full-blown crisis to adapt, we will proactively deal with the situation. To make the best decisions, I need your help. You see things with far greater clarity than I do.” Corky Pugh Former Director July 2009 Beginning in early 2009, the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF) undertook a comprehensive review of the way we were doing business and how to adapt to the changing financial times. Staff played an important role by providing recommendations on how to operate more effectively in serving Alabamians. Staff were asked to provide recommendations by answering the question, “What are the things we can do to operate more effectively in order to meet public demands for service within available funding?” Our State’s fish and wildlife is a resource that belongs to all of us and provides recreation, enjoyment, and reflection. It shaped how our state was settled; it impacts our state’s economy, attracts tourists, and is critical to our future. The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is responsible for managing this public resource to be enjoyed today and managed for tomorrow. We are on a journey to ensure that wildlife and aquatic resources continue to play a defining role in Alabama. This document, Guiding Principles and Strategies, or GPS, sets strategic direction for the next leg of this journey. We are truly fortunate in this country that fish and wildlife belongs to the public. Because the public owns wildlife, the government is given the privilege and responsibility for managing fish and wildlife for the benefit of everyone. This public trust doctrine, along with dedicated funding sources established in 1937, 1950 and 1984, is at the core of wildlife and fisheries restoration and management in the United States. Success in Alabama has mirrored success at the national level. After several changes, what began as the Department of Game and Fish in 1907 became the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division in 2000. Throughout our history, we have worked to fulfill our public trust responsibilities to enhance, restore, and conserve the State’s wildlife resources. Highly visible success stories include white-tailed deer, wild turkey, bald eagle, alligator, and numerous fishes, all of which were practically lost in the early 1900s. Management throughout most of the 20th century focused on restoring populations GPS | Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division 5
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