The Great American Outdoors Act Enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) represents the single greatest financial commitment to our nation's sportsmen and women in a lifetime and accomplishes a number of long-standing priorities for...
Why It Matters: AWCP is a coalition of 50 national wildlife conservation groups that collaborate on national policy issues for the betterment of professional wildlife and natural resource management, as well as outdoor recreation, including hunting and...
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States CoordinatorWhy It Matters: Louisiana now has a new conservation funding source where the state can leverage significantly more federal funds to implement conservation programs that benefit fish and wildlife resources and by...
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States CoordinatorWhy It Matters: The passage of HB 762 positions Louisiana to establish a new conservation funding source where the state could leverage significantly more federal funds to implement conservation programs that benefit...
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States CoordinatorWhy It Matters: Contingent on the passage of HB 762, the Louisiana Outdoors Forever Fund will receive $10 million from the State General Fund. These funds would be made available for projects...
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States CoordinatorWhy It Matters: States without a dedicated conservation funding mechanism, like Louisiana, often leave millions of dollars on the table because they cannot provide the match funding to qualify for federal conservation...
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States CoordinatorWhy It Matters: States without a dedicated conservation funding mechanism, like Louisiana, often leave millions of dollars on the table because they cannot provide the match funding to qualify for federal conservation...
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant ManagerWhy It Matters: Hunting bears is a part of California’s culture and heritage and is an important part of CDFW’s ongoing hunting recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) efforts to...
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Assistant Manager, Pacific StatesHighlightsWhy It Matters: Oregon’s hunters, anglers, and trappers have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of...
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States CoordinatorRecently, Senator Tyler Harper accepted the leadership position of Senate Co-Chair for the Georgia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus). Senator Harper steps into this position with the retirement of National Assembly...
Contacts: Chris Horton, Midwestern States Senior Director; Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager; Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States CoordinatorAs firearm deer season approaches throughout much of the Midwest, experienced hunters are encouraged to use this...
October 30, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, the 116th Congress was solidified as one of the most productive for conservation and sportsmen and women in a lifetime with the enactment of the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act...