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| Rep. Van De Wege fishing with his son off Sekiu. |
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SeasideJackP: The Peninsula Daily News mentions that the blog was named after a rehabilitated bald eagle. So, what are the candidates' ideas on ways government can help preserve and protect local wildlife from big business, over-development, and careless people?
Commissioner Steve Tharinger:
I think the combined efforts of the state and local conservation groups to restore ecosystems, wildlife corridors and protect endangered species are working. The key to maintaining the progress we have made over the past few decades is twofold. First, we must to continue to support local efforts to increase awareness and educated the populace about the importance of protecting and not abusing wildlife and the biodiversity we all depend on. Secondly, the populace must continue to support ecologically sensitive and informed public servants who take seriously their responsibility to protect the environmental splendor of the Pacific Northwest.
Representative Kevin Van De Wege:
From listening to my constituents, I know that a lot of folks live on the Olympic Peninsula to enjoy the incredible natural beauty we have here. As their representative, I have made it my job to protect the health of our local ecology while still making the compromises necessary to protect our natural resource-based local economy from collapse. We need to continue to make balanced, informed, and smart decisions about development to save open space, farmlands, and our wildlife, while still creating a progressive future for our local economy. Even if you're not a fan of the outdoors, I don't think most 24th District residents want a future where we lose control of our local environment to out-of-district Big Business interests who are not accountable to any of us.
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