Why It Matters: California’s law-abiding hunters and shooters have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays – public benefits” structure, California’s sportsmen and women generate tens of millions of dollars each year for the California …
Hunting Coalition Files Preliminary Injunction Over California Firearm Marketing Law Read More »
Why It Matters: The Thirty by Thirty (30×30) Initiative is a global initiative started by the environmental community that seeks to protect the earth’s biodiversity and address climate change by protecting 30% of the planet’s lands and waters by the year 2030. 30×30 proposals were originally linked to global land and water protected area targets …
California Natural Resources Agency to Host 30×30 Partnership Event Read More »
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Manager, Pacific States & Firearm Policy Why It Matters: California’s law-abiding hunters and shooters have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays — public benefits” structure, California’s sportsmen and women generate tens …
California Firearm and Ammunition Tax Bill Fails As Legislative Session Adjourns Read More »
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Manager Pacific States and Firearm Policy Why It Matters: California’s law-abiding hunters and recreational shooters have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays — public benefits” structure, California’s sportsmen and women generate …
California Firearm and Ammunition Tax Bill Once Again Poised for a Floor Vote Read More »
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Manager, Pacific States & Firearm Policy Why It Matters: California’s hunting and fishing license sales have been declining over the last several decades, which has resulted in decreased funding for conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays- public benefits” …
Caucus Co-Chair Senator Dodd Advancing Youth Hunting License Bill in California Read More »
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Manager, Pacific Region Why it matters: Hunting bears is a part of California’s culture, heritage, and is an important part of CDFW’s ongoing hunting recruitment, retention and reactivation (R3) efforts to maintain and increase the number of Californians in the outdoors. Continuing to harvest bears will not only provide CDFW with the …
California Commission Unanimously Votes to Reject HSUS Petition to Ban Bear Hunting Read More »
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager Why 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 maintain and increase the number of Californians in the outdoors. Continuing to harvest bears will not only provide CDFW …
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager Why it matters: California’s law-abiding hunters and shooters have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays-public benefits” structure, California’s sportsmen and women generate tens of millions of dollars …
California Firearm and Ammunition Tax Bill Could Receive a Floor Vote on Monday Read More »
California: American System of Conservation Funding Fact Sheet
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager Highlights Why it Matters: California’s law-abiding hunters and recreational shooters have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays — public benefits” structure, California’s sportsmen and women generate tens …
California Legislative Session Adjournment Marks the Defeat of Anti-Sportsmen Tax Bill Read More »
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