Why It Matters: The American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP) is a consortium of 52 of the nation’s leading hunting and wildlife conservation professionals, among other entities, that work to build unity and consensus around the most pressing issues facing sportsmen and women and wildlife. Every four years, AWCP develops a collective set our federal priorities known as Wildlife for the 21st Century (W-21), which is a blueprint for the conservation and access priorities of AWCP for the next two Congresses and new Administration.
Highlights:
- Last week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and some of our key partners hosted a policy briefing on Capitol Hill to speak to the American Wildlife Conservation Partners’ Wildlife for the 21st Century, the blueprint to the partnership’s priorities for the next four years for Congress and the Administration.
- CSF’s Director, Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz served as the 2024 Chair of the American Wildlife Conservation, a role that positioned him to oversee the development of W-21 and work with the 52-organization consortium to develop consensus around a set of priorities.
On Tuesday, March 25, CSF and some of our key partners – the Boone and Crocket Club, Delta Waterfowl, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and Wildlife Mississippi – hosted a policy briefing on Capitol Hill to convey our federal priorities for hunters, recreational shooters, and wildlife for the next four years.
The briefing provided an opportunity for key Members of Congress, Congressional staff, and representatives from federal agencies to hear from experts from various organizations as they highlighted key policy recommendations to advance the interests of sportsmen and women, enhance the conservation of our nation’s lands and waters, and bolster wildlife populations across the country. During the briefing, partners spoke to the priorities related to public access to public lands, wildlife migration and habitat connectivity, active management of federal public and private lands, and various private lands programs that are made available through the Farm Bill.
CSF thanks our partners for supporting this briefing and for their continued collaboration in advancing the priorities of sportsmen and women to enhance conservation, improve access, and to bolster our outdoor heritage.
