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On July 19, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined 14 other of the nation’s leading sportsmen’s conservation groups in a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke on the possible reorganization of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Specifically, the letter laid out six different directives that the sportsmen’s conservation community recommends for consideration…

By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator During this year’s annual Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) Directors’ meeting, North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Representative Todd Porter was honored with the 2018 MAFWA President’s Award. The award was presented to Rep. Porter by North Dakota Game and Fish Department Director Terry Steinwand,…

By John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On July 12, the Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus visited St. Paul, Virginia on a multi-day trip to experience Southwest Virginia’s rich outdoor resources and reflect on the Caucus’s successful 2018 legislative session.  The Caucus held weekly policy meetings during session under the leadership of Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Emmett…

On July 19, more than 20 wildlife conservation groups collectively submitted comments to the National Park Service (NPS), recommending the Service halt its proposed Management Plan for Developed Water Sources and Environmental Assessment in the Mojave National Preserve (MNP). As it currently stands, the proposed Management Plan would result in the NPS decommissioning and/or destroying…

Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) leaders Senators Jim Risch (ID), Joe Manchin (WV), and Heidi Heitkamp (ND), along with CSC Member Senator Lamar Alexander (TN) introduced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 3223). This bill aims to meet the increasing need for proactive state-based fish and wildlife conservation funding for the full array of our nation’s…

On July 11, the newly established Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (HSSCC) met with Secretary Ryan Zinke at the Department of Interior in Washington, DC, for its first meeting. The HSSCC is a federal advisory council that reports directly to the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture providing recommendations for policies and regulations benefitting the…