Highlights Why it Matters: The National Wildlife Refuge System has a tenured history of serving as a vehicle of access and opportunity for generations of sportsmen and women. As the Hunting and Fishing Plan recognizes, the Refuge System Improvement Act established the mission of administering “a national network of lands and waters for the conservation,…
Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States and States Program Assistant Highlights Why it Matters: The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s (MassWildlife) ability to balance its books and remain financially solvent hinges on its ability to implement sporting license fees that account for inflation and the many variables that have changed since its last license…
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Assistant Manager, Pacific States Highlights Why It Matters: Oregon’s hunters, anglers, and trappers have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays — public benefits” structure, Oregon’s sportsmen and women generate tens of…
Highlights Why it matters: This bill represents a critical step in efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change, man-made infrastructure, and natural disasters on our nation’s coastal communities. The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources estimates that 640,000 acres, approximately the size of Rhode Island, will be under water by the year 2050. Unfortunately, this…
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Highlights Why it Matters: Michigan Senate Resolution 68 (SR 68), which declares July as “Conservation Month” in the state, celebrates the American System of Conservation (ASCF) and the role that sportsmen and women play in both funding conservation and helping to manage wildlife populations. In 2020 alone, hunters and…
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director Highlights Why It Matters: Sunday hunting prohibitions are Blue Laws with no basis in wildlife management that impede hunter recruitment, retention and reactivation efforts (R3). Other user groups are not prohibited from accessing WMAs on Sundays like hunters are, and South Carolina hunters want equal access to their…