Regarding the funding of the license fees to keep the DNR programs up and running. Here are the following bills to reference in your letters, phone calls and emails. 

The following information is provided courtesy of the Michigan Duck Hunters Association website forum. The link to the Michigan Duck Hunters Association is:  www.midha.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1948

House Bill 4624 which is currently waiting on the appropriations committee. Matthew Gillard introduced the bill and is on the committee that it is currently stalled in. 

Matthew Gillard 
S1485 House Office Building 
P.O. Box 30014 Lansing, MI 48909-7514
matthewgillard@house.mi.gov
Phone: 517-373-0833 Fax: 517-373-8446

In addition Contact: 
George Cushingberry Jr.
georgecushingberry@house.mi.gov 
Phone: 517-373-2276 Fax: 517-373-7186

Senate Bill 0406 is the match to the House Bill and is also sitting in the there appropriations committee. Contact the following Senators: 

Liz Brater Office 
Phone: (517) 373-2406 
SenLBrater@senate.michigan.gov 

Ron Jelinek Office 
Phone: (517) 373-6960 
SenRJelinek@senate.michigan.gov 

Michelle McManus Office 
Phone: (517) 373-1725 
SenMMcManus@senate.michigan.gov 

You can also contact your representative by looking them up here. www.house.michigan.gov/find_a_rep.asp

You can contact your senator by looking them up here.
www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=MI

In addition it's important you contact the DNR and let them know how upset you are with the proposed closures. That contact can be made here to Sharon Schafer who is the budget chief for the DNR. Her phone number is 517-335-3276. Her email is schafesm@michigan.gov

A lot of pressure will be needed to make changes in such a short time but it has been done in the past and can be done again now. 

Your letter does not need to be long but it does need to be to the point. Something as simple as the following would work. 

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing today to express my concern over the proposed cuts the DNR will begin making on November 1st and specifically the closure of the Waterfowl Management Area's. These areas provide public access for many waterfowl hunters each year and are a valuable resource for the residents of this great state. These area's not only provide hunting opportunities for the hunters but they provide year round food, resting places and nesting cover for migrating waterfowl, song birds and many other animals. They are an important part of Michigan's wild places and need to continue to be maintained. Please take this letter to heart and work to keep the waterfowl management area's open to the public as well as the other key programs the DNR has targeted for closure.

Sincerely,

Thank you to Cindy Franklin and Jim Gosler for forwarding this alert.