Does anybody wanna sign up for a posse or am I gonna have to go out there like Gary Cooper? We have to do something about what's starting to happen
Last winter as the RISAA show I held a raffle with the proceeds to go to the NCSWFC Children's Fishing Derby and the establishment of a shoreline access defense fund. Unfortunately, my placement at the booth I was in wasn't great and everyone was in a plug-mugging frenzy, so I only ended up with enough to make a donation from the Angler's Art to help with our Children's Derby.
But the establishment of a defense fund was - and still is - high on my list.
It will take volunteers, raffles, etc for fund-raising to pay for public awareness things and perhaps attorney's fees - I'm gonna try to get it rolling, but I need help.
I'm not doing this to set myself up to be head potato of the outfit, but I do know a lot of people statewide and particularly on the Island (Aquidneck) who could help us.
I know there are other clubs and organizations that try to do what they can but there needs to be - I think - a watch-dog pro-active organization to see that access and fishing rights are maintained by us everywhere in Little Rhody.
Anyone up for it? It's an idea whose time has come, I think - you've got a lot of places that are on the ragged edge of being shut down to fishing by way of parking bans and some that already have right now - expect more to come soon if we don't do anything.
Does anyone have any ideas on this - I like the Save Our Shore name (SOS - RI) -
Sorta catchy....
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