Panel Discussion 1. Complex natural resource issues make education both critical to citizen understanding and difficult for citizens to comprehend. It is a proven fact that powerful things can happen when fisheries professionals team up together to activate programs and projects. A unique relationship is created when a federal agency, a local community, school district, private industry and a service club work together toward a common goal. Partnerships offer invaluable benefits when the sharing of resources accomplishes a challenging task.
Partnerships offer financial benefits and rewards.
Partnerships build pride both internally and externally. A major goal of our Outreach Strategy in the Fish and Wildlife Service is to more favorably position ourselves as competent, well informed, credible and cooperative partners in resource conservation. The answer lies in stepping beyond the boundaries to develop partnerships that serve us all. Partnerships pack a powerful punch when we open ourselves and our organizations to their strength. Many fisheries professionals don't fully recognize the importance of youth angler education in building support for their programs and their profession.