Friends? What are we all about?
Answer: POLICY. Policy that impacts recreation, economic and environmental resources
If you're interested in preserving and developing a long-term fishery, then you will be interested in:
- ANS. We are the most effective organization working in a peer-to-peer attempt to control ANS from reaching Lake Sakakawea. We are the organization that is entrusted by the state's Game & Fish Department to reach the public with this important message.
- Our relationship with ND agencies like the Game & Fish, Water Commission, Commerce and federal agencies like the Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish & Wildlife. We're consulted, informed and working together to come up with policies and regulations that work for the lake's stakeholders.
- Our role at the table on the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study and Missouri River Implementation Committee. We're there to make sure that recreation, water supply, water quality, hydropower and fish & wildlife are not overshadowed by navigation. Our board members' commitment to these causes gives us a strong foothold to protect our recreational interests.
If you're interested in access, then you will be interested in:
- Public policy development. We're at the table when the access policies are developed by the Corps of Engineers. We're ask the tough questions when road closures are discussed, park fees are considered and when releases are scrutinized.
- What we've learned. We've been through two droughts during the Friends' existence: the tale of one and six years of another. We're older and wiser. We know how to fight to keep the lake at a liveable level. We know where to go to protect our fishery.
- The fact that we'll lobby to keep track of state bills impacting Lake Sakakawea. We'll track legislation, testify and lobby for better roads and funding for recreational development. We've learned how to compromise while protecting our interests.
If you're interested in being knowledgeable about Lake Sakakawea, you will be interested in:
- The E-Newsletter. Members and potential Friends receive the newsletter at least bi-weekly. It's our way of sharing the news about water-related issues that impact or could impact Lake Sakakawea. During the past two years, the E-Newsletter has also served as an excellent way to inform readers about the threats of ANS.
- Being part of the organization that bring agencies and stakeholders together, working toward making a good lake great.
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