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Two members of the CSF staff recently continued their involvement and leadership in fish habitat policy and conservation efforts. CSF Vice President Gary Kania attended the American Sportfishing Association’s (ASA) Sportfishing Summit in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Kania joined key players in the fisheries conservation community to focus on management and policy and to discuss…

This past week, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed a proclamation and the California state legislature passed a resolution celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program – a key component of the “user pays-public benefits” American System of Conservation Funding. Throughout the year, CSF has been working on the celebration…

October 10, 2012 (Washington, DC) – The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) 8th Annual Wine, Wheels & Wildlife will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Childress Vineyards in Lexington, North Carolina. The event is being hosted by Richard Childress, Member of CSF’s Board of Directors and President and CEO of Richard Childress Racing.  The…

On September 18, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law bipartisan legislation (AB 638/SB 178: Hooked on Fishing not on Drugs) after it passed both chambers of the New Jersey Legislature unanimously earlier in the year. AB 638/SB 178 appropriates $200,000 to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to fund the program, which…

On September 25, the CSF Northeast regional event was held in Harrisburg, PA. This year’s event consisted of a breakfast briefing on the energy production-conservation nexus, and focused specifically on the issue of natural gas exploration and development throughout the Marcellus shale play. Over the years there have proven to be both drawbacks as well…

On Saturday, September 22, the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 (S.3525) advanced as the Senate voted 84 to 7 on the motion to proceed for a November vote. Introduced by CSC Co-Chair Senator Jon Tester, the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 is a package of 19 separate bills including the majority of CSF’s sportsmen’s legislative priorities for…