Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On January 29, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter in opposition for Senate Bill 266 (SB 266) and joined a letter of opposition for Senate Bill 373 (SB 373) in Indiana. If passed, both bills would have negative effects on sportsmen and women in the state. SB …
CSF Weighs in on Hoosier State Legislation Impacting Access, Conservation Read More »
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On January 11, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined several other conservation organizations in signing an amicus brief (brief) in the U.S. District Court’s Southern District of Indiana. The brief supports the U.S. Forest Service’s Houston South Vegetation Management and Restoration Project (Houston South Project) in the Hoosier National …
CSF Joins Federal Court Brief with Eye toward Improving Forest Management Read More »
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On October 15, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Upper Midwestern States Manager Nick Buggia coordinated a meeting with the new Director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Dan Bortner, at Clark State Forest in Henryville, Indiana (IN). Members of the IN-Forest Forever Coalition and DNR staff were …
CSF Meets with Indiana’s New DNR Director to Discuss the State of Indiana’s Forests Read More »
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director, and Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to limit the ability of people to gather in large group settings, conservation organizations are exploring new ways to raise revenue as traditional in-person fundraising events, like banquets, have been canceled this year. Online raffles are one …
CSF Coordinates with Conservation Partners to Remedy Hurdles to Online Fundraising Read More »
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On August 14, Governor Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the addition of two new state forests in the Hoosier State. The 1,500-acre Ravinia State Forest was previously part of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest, and the 1,153-acre Mountain Tea State Forest was formerly a …
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On July 29 and 30, the Indiana Natural Resource Commission held public hearings regarding their Biennial Wildlife Amendments, which are proposed changes to the state’s wildlife regulations. Included in the amendments was the listing of the ruffed grouse as a state Endangered Species in Indiana. CSF submitted a letter …
Restoring Ruffed Grouse in Indiana remains Goal for CSF in Midwest Read More »
Contacts: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager; Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Since many Midwestern states have either wrapped up their 2020 legislative sessions or remain suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s States Program Team will be providing brief regional legislative updates over the next few weeks. Below …
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On May 19, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Upper Midwestern States Manager, Nick Buggia, submitted a letter supporting two citizens’ petitions requesting regulatory changes before the Indiana Natural Recourse Commission (NRC). The first would allow the use of .28 gauge and .410 bore shotguns loaded with Tungsten Super Shot …
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Back in January, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation reported about Indiana Senate Bill 325. This bill would have ensured that the public had access to the Lake Michigan shoreline, one of the Hoosier State’s most precious resources. Unfortunately, Senate Bill 325 never made it out of the Senate. Late in …
Indiana: 2020 Legislative Session Ends with Big Wins for Sportsmen and Women Read More »
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On January 13, Senator Susan Glick introduced Senate Bill 325. This bill would ensure that the public has access to the Lake Michigan shore line, one of the Hoosier state’s most precious resources. This bill is consistent with the Indiana Supreme Court’s 2018 finding in Gunderson v. State, which held that …
Indiana: Lake Michigan Shoreline is Held in the Public Trust Read More »
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