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July 15, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP), comprised of the nation’s top 50 sporting-conservation organizations, including founding member, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), have released Wildlife for the 21st Century, Volume 6 (W21). This publication will aid policymakers in the administration and the next two Congresses in making decisions that…

July 15, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Great American Outdoors Act is the largest public lands funding package to receive an up-or-down vote in Congress in a lifetime, and the U.S. House of Representatives is set to take a final vote on the bill next Wednesday, July 22, setting the bill up to be sent…

The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Fisheries Policy Director Chris Horton will be featured in a virtual conservation seminar series, “The Modern Fish Act: What Progress has been made 1.5 Years Later?” at the 2020 ICAST online event at 3:00 P.M. EST on Monday, July 13. Horton will specifically speak about sections 102 and 103 of…

Contact: Joe Mullin, Northeastern States Senior Coordinator On July 8, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) testified during a virtual hearing hosted by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), reaffirming our staunch opposition to the bear baiting ban petition that the MDIFW received. CSF’s New England States Senior Coordinator, Joe Mullin, spoke to…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager As of July 9, the Michigan (MI) Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is currently reviewing and seeking input on their statewide public land strategy. Originally created in 2013, the DNR is reviewing the success of their first public land strategy while identifying any necessary adjustments. An updated strategy…

Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On July 3, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined conservation partners to submit a letter to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commission (Commission) regarding the proposed rule on Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone Delineation. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an always-fatal, neurological disease in cervids that…