Please call your Natural Resource Committee Members, and ask them to vote ‘yes’ on H.R. 2647 on Thursday, June 11.
On Thursday, June 11, the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee will vote on H.R. 2647, the “Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015.” Introduced by Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR), this legislation will improve forest management as well as habitat for big game, game birds, and other wildlife.
This bill would also allow the U.S. Forest Service to carry out multiple forest health projects and allows states and other entities to contribute funds for forest management. This bill benefits sportsmen and women by improving forest and wildlife health, and therefore opening access to federal lands and expanding opportunities for hunting, angling, and other outdoor recreation.
On June 10, 17 national sportsmen’s and other conservation organizations sent a letter to the Natural Resources Committee in support of the bill, stating that, “Our nation’s federal lands play a vital role in maintaining healthy forests that are resilient to threats at a landscape level. The draft legislation will help ensure that timber harvest, and the creation of young forest habitat for wildlife, remains viable on both federal and non-federal lands.”
Please call your Natural Resource Committee Members, and ask them to vote ‘yes’ on H.R. 2647 on Thursday, June 11.
Studies conducted at both the state and federal level have found that the number of hunters and trappers have been on a generally declining trend over the past several decades. To increase recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) of hunters and trappers, which initiative do you think would have the greatest impact?
