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>From: "Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS" <Jan.J.Hoover-in-erdc.usace.army.mil>
>Reply-To: nanfa-in-aquaria.net
>To: "'nanfa-in-aquaria.net'" <nanfa-in-aquaria.net>
>Subject: RE: NANFA-- Membership
>Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 11:48:19 -0700
>
> >>>I am not a card carrying member of NANFA, never have been. I have
>been a subscriber to this list for many years, enjoyed it and...<<<
>
>A fair number of list subscribers (and frequent participants) are not
>members and this puzzles me. Membership costs very little and brings with
>it both tangible and intangible benefits.
>
>The tangible benefit is "American Currents." It is the only natural
>history
>publication that addresses the interests of native fish enthusiasts-in-
>every
>possible level of their involvement - whether they be armchair
>ichthyologists, aquarists, amateur naturalists, or professional fish
>biologists - and it does so in a way that is entertaining as well as
>informative. I cannot think of any other magazine or journal that
>provides
>such even-handed coverage of sturgeons, shad, salmonids, shiners, and
>sunfishes. The thematic and taxonomic breadth of the AC is extraordinary,
>and makes even a casual reader a "fish expert."
>
>The intangible benefit is our contribution to (and eligibility for) the
>Conservation Research and Corcoran Education Grants. What better way to
>express an interest in native fishes than to help understand and promote
>them ?
>
>Please do not think of this post as a "commercial." Its a public service
>announcement.
>More members in our organization means a broader readership for AC, more
>secure funding for our grants programs, and brighter future for our native
>fish fauna.
>
>I hope that the subscribers who are not members will go to
>http://www.nanfa.org/join.htm
>and join today.
>
>- Jan Hoover
> Vicksburg, MS
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