Since the fall of 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has been working to create a renewed vision for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS). Finalized in October of 2011, the new vision, titled “Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation,” includes 24 recommendations, which incorporated extensive suggestions from the public,…
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) 24th Annual Banquet & Auction will be held Wednesday, September 11, 2013. The yearly Banquet & Auction provides an opportunity for the sportsmen’s community, supporters and friends of CSF to recognize the tremendous work of the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) and their efforts to protect and advance hunting, recreational…
Over the next two weeks, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) States Program Team staff members will be hosting booths at both the American Legislative Exchange Conference (ALEC) and National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL)’s Annual Meetings. From August 7-9 CSF staff will be manning booth #103 at ALEC in Chicago, IL. The following week, from…
On July 31, the House Committee on Natural Resources marked up two important sportsmen’s priorities for the 113th Congress: the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act (H.R. 1818) and the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H.R. 2463). Both of these bills have been identified as sportsmen’s legislative priorities agreed upon by the Congressional…
July 30, 2013 (Washington, DC) – The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce the hiring of David Kulivan as Development Director. In this role, David will focus on philanthropic support and will contribute to development efforts for CSF. He has over a decade of nonprofit and fundraising experience and is well-respected in the…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 17, 2013) — On August 22, 2011, the Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s Foundation (MLSF), the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) announced the formation of a partnership to determine the viability of elk reintroduction to Western Maryland. Few realize that elk once roamed all of Maryland;…