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Make Plans Now To Attend The 13Th Annual Arizona Outdoor Hall Of Fame Banquet
Tickets on sale now for Aug. 28 event.

Arizona Game and Fish Department

PHOENIX, AZ – -(Ammoland.com)- The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation invite you to join your fellow wildlife conservationists in honoring Arizona’s 2010 Outdoor Hall of Fame Inductees at the 13th annual Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet.

The banquet will be Saturday, August 28, 2010 at the Chaparral Suites, 5001 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Ariz. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour, then dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with awards to follow.

2010 inductees are Michael Golightly, William Cordasco, Liberty Wildlife, and Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club. We invite you to join us in honoring these deserving individuals and organizations for their many contributions to Arizona’s natural outdoor heritage.

The Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame was established in 1998 by the Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation to honor those who have made significant contributions to Arizona’s wildlife, the welfare of its natural resources, and the state’s outdoor heritage. Selections for induction are made each year by the board of directors of the Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation from a list of nominations submitted.

Tickets are $70 each or $700 for a table of 10. Table and advertisement sponsorship opportunities are available as well for $1,200. To download an order form, go to http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/ArizonaOutdoorHallofFame.shtml or contact Duane Wellnitz at duane.wellnitz@intel.com, or call (623) 204-2130 for more information.

For more information about the Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation or the Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame, visit www.wildlifefortomorrow.org.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs and activities. If anyone believes that they have been discriminated against in any of the AGFD’s programs or activities, including employment practices, they may file a complaint with the Deputy Director, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086-5000, (602) 942-3000, or with the Fish and Wildlife Service, 4040 N. Fairfax Dr. Ste. 130, Arlington, VA 22203. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation or this document in an alternative format by contacting the Deputy Director as listed above.

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Arizona Game and Fish Commission Meeting June 25-26

Arizona Game and Fish Department

PHOENIX, AZ – -(Ammoland.com)- The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow and Saturday, June 25 and 26 at the Arizona Game and Fish Department headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix (1.5 miles west of I-17).

The meeting begins both days at 8 a.m. with an executive session followed by the public meeting.

The meeting agenda has been amended since it was first released. The additions to the agenda include:

On Friday:
The Commission will receive a briefing on current Mexican wolf conservation issues and consideration of an interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by which to coordinate Mexican wolf reintroduction in Arizona and New Mexico.
On Saturday:

The Commission will consider a possible amendment to Commission Order 26 – Population Management Season.

The Commission will consider the Statewide Shooting Range Grant requests for FY 2011.
The public has three options for viewing the meeting:

1. Attend the meeting in person in Phoenix;
2. View it via video stream at one of five Game and Fish regional offices (Note: The Flagstaff office is temporarily unavailable for viewing the meeting due to office construction);
3. View it over the Web at www.azgfd.gov/commissioncam.

Those wishing to submit “blue slips” to present oral comment during the meeting must do so either in person at the Phoenix meeting or at one of the five Game and Fish regional offices showing the video stream.

For the complete agenda, visit www.azgfd.gov/commissioncam and click on the meeting agenda link.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs and activities. If anyone believes that they have been discriminated against in any of the AGFD’s programs or activities, including employment practices, they may file a complaint with the Deputy Director, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086-5000, (602) 942-3000, or with the Fish and Wildlife Service, 4040 N. Fairfax Dr. Ste. 130, Arlington, VA 22203. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation or this document in an alternative format by contacting the Deputy Director as listed above.

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