Contact: Robert Matthews, Senior Coordinator Upper Midwestern States Why It Matters: As the original conservationists, sportsmen and women should be informed on threats that invasive species pose to their local ecosystems. With that information, anglers can inform their state wildlife management authorities when they observe one of these species in a place it doesn’t belong….
Why It Matters: AWCP is a coalition of 50 national wildlife conservation groups that collaborate on national policy issues for the betterment of professional wildlife and natural resource management, as well as outdoor recreation, including hunting and recreational shooting. Every four years, AWCP publishes a set of recommendations known as Wildlife for the 21st Century (W21) that is developed…
Contact: Joe Mullin, Manager, Northeastern States Why It Matters: CSF has a tenured history of working alongside the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus, and in-state and national partners in the Granite State to support our time-honored outdoor sporting traditions, and 2022’s regular sessions were no different. Though primarily defensive, CSF fought to protect…
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Manager Pacific States and Firearm Policy Why It Matters: Wild horse and burro management is critical to conserving public lands, vegetation, and riparian areas. Overpopulation causes severe damage to the ecosystems and habitat upon which the horses rely, along with other wildlife and fish populations. Existing water and vegetation resources cannot sustain…
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Why It Matters: An increase in access would not only benefit Florida’s sportsmen and women, but it would also assist in the management of natural resources located within the Big Cypress National Preserve. Off highway vehicles can be an important tool for accessing backcountry destinations, managing wildlife habitat, and giving youth, elderly, and those with…
Why It Matters: Marine Protected Areas are useful tools for protecting marine and cultural resources, and while a very small percentage do prohibit activities like recreational fishing, the vast majority of MPA’s in U.S. waters allow and encourage recreational fishing. CSF’s position on any new MPA designation has always been that science should drive fishery…