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Over the last week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and partners from the sportsmen’s conservation community worked closely with Congressional leadership to ensure that several funding priorities for the sportsmen’s community are included in the FY2018 Omnibus appropriations bill. “The inclusion of provisions such as a fix to fire-borrowing, reauthorization of the Federal Land Transaction…

On March 14, representatives from sportsmen’s organizations and other forest conservation groups participated in the United States Forest Service’s (USFS) Environmental Assessment and Decision-Making (EADM) National Partner Roundtable in Washington, D.C. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Central Appalachian States Manager John Culclasure attended the Roundtable. The EAMD National Partner Roundtable was part of an USFS agency-wide…

By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager  On March 14, the Idaho Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted an informational briefing for legislators on the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA).  RAWA would dedicate $1.3 billion annually in existing funding from the royalties and fees collected from offshore and onshore energy and…

By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On March 13, the Maryland Senate Committee on Education, Health, and the Environment convened to hear public input on several issues, including expanding Sunday Hunting opportunities throughout the state. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator Brett Stayton testified in support of S.B. 817, which would permit the Maryland…

By Brent Miller, Northeastern States Senior Director On March 6, the bipartisan and bicameral New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted Sportsmen’s Day at the Capitol in the Legislative Office Building in Albany. The event served as an opportunity to showcase the benefits that hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping provide to the Empire State. The…

By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director On March, 8 the South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted an informational meeting at the Statehouse in Columbia. Chaired by Representative Russell Ott and Vice-Chaired by Representative Alan Clemmons, the Caucus gathered together to discuss current legislation and ways to work together to further sportsmen’s priorities.   Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation…