Why It Matters: Sustainable forest management creates quality habitat for wildlife and helps prevent the conversion of forests to other land uses, and the Disaster Reforestation Act offers support for forest landowners after a natural disaster to help them maintain the economic viability of managing their land as forests. As development pressures increase on landowners…
Why It Matters: Maryland House Bill 741 and Senate Bill 634 contain a provision that will require the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to create a lead hunting ammunition phase-out plan on or before July 1, 2029. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) encourages the legislature and the Department of Natural Resources to work together…
Why It Matters: Hunters are the backbone of conservation and to continue carrying that banner, new sportsmen and women must be exposed to the woods and fields. However, as fewer folks dress themselves in camouflage and orange, there are fewer to pass on our time-honored outdoor traditions to new generations. Allowing schools to instruct safe…
Why It Matters: Established in 2009, the bipartisan Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) is designed to improve communication between participating governors in an effort to support and enhance policies and regulations related to our time-honored outdoor traditions. Joining the GSC last week, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe brings a strong background as an outdoorsman and continues the…
Why It Matters: Active management activities are critical to maintaining forest health and habitat for many important wildlife species. Well managed forests also support jobs and provide important products through a vibrant forest industry. As such, opportunities to highlight and celebrate forests and their contributions should be appreciated by conservationists across the country. Highlights: On…
Why It Matters: As Americans realize the lure of living in a coastal state, like South Carolina, that provides seemingly limitless opportunities for outdoor recreation, it is critical to keep public access front of mind both now and into the future. South Carolina, like many other states on the East Coast, has been faced with…