On September 9, nearly 50 leading organizations from the hunting and angling conservation community urged movement of two comprehensive sportsmen’s packages through Congress. The first letter was sent to the Senate Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Environment and Public Works in support of the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act (S. 405), which was introduced in…
Under the authority of the Antiquities Act, the Obama Administration is currently considering the establishment of a National Marine Monument off the coast of New England that would protect three deep-sea canyons and four sea mounts. Though the area under consideration is far off shore, the waters above these canyons and sea mounts do provide…
Recently, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane was re-appointed by Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to serve on the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (WHHCC). Crane, who has served on the Council since it was first established in 2010, joins 17 other conservation leaders to advise the…
Plan makes strides to improve habitat conservation while maintaining reasonable boating and fishing access The National Park Service recently released the final General Management Plan (GMP) for Everglades National Park, which includes several changes that will affect recreational boating and fishing access and habitat conservation in the park. The recreational fishing and boating community expressed…
Nominations are currently being accepted for the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Executive Council (EC). The nomination period will remain open until September 18. The EC is comprised of state sportsmen’s caucus leaders who advise NASC program development. EC members are elected to serve two-year terms and are not limited to a number of…
This week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) welcomed Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval as the newest member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). Sandoval becomes the 32nd member of the GSC, joining a group of bipartisan governors from across the country who work to protect and advance the interests of America’s sportsmen and women. Each year,…