We need your help, the local biologist for California Department of Fish and Game has informed me that, DFG is getting ready to negotiate with the Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Rivers council about removal of certain bodies of water from the no-stocking list. That would be good news, but she indicated that the Kern would not be included in those negotiations. She also indicated that she did not understand why not but the decision came from the head of Fishery Department.

We need letters, telephone calls, emails or any other form of communication to various media outlets (newspapers, TV news casts, Blogs), local and state elected representatives and the Director of Fish and Game to try and get stocking returned to the Kern River.

Thank you in advance, Jim Hunt

PO Box 661

Kernville, CA 93238

(760) 376-2895

email: 4jamh@earthlink.net

Here are some contacts that need to helping us with this issue:

Donald Koch , Director of the Department of Fish and Game

CA Department of Fish & Game

1416 Ninth Street

Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 653-7667

(916) 653-7387 fax

Director@dfg.ca.gov

Honorable Kevin McCarthy

Congressman California's 22 District

4100 Empire Drive, Suite 150

Bakersfield, CA 93309

Phone: (661) 327-3611

Fax: (661) 637-0867

Honorable Jean Fuller

California State Assemblywoman, 32nd District

4900 California Avenue, Suite 100-B

Bakersfield, CA 93309

Phone (661) 395-2995

Fax (661) 395-3883 fax

Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

State Capitol Building

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: 916-445-2841

Fax: 916-558-3160

Mike Chrisman

California Secretary for Natural Resources

Natural Resources Agency

1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1311

Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 653-5656

(916) 653-8102 fax

Honorable Dean Florez State Senator

Senate Majority Leader

State Capitol, Room 5061

Sacramento, CA 95814