-
This Land is Your Land: Public lands prevail
Celebrating the defeat of public land sales After a hard-fought battle, efforts to sell public lands through the Congressional budget reconciliation process have been defeated. Proposals to sell off America’s greatest treasure Efforts to sell public lands in reconciliation first emerged in May when the House Natural Resources Committee passed an amendment to sell off…
-
This Land is Your Land: Christy Fischer
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
-
This Land is Your Land: Drew Petrie and the river that raised him
In August, Drew Petrie can usually be found guiding clients on the Kenai River. As the owner and operator of Lost Boys Fishing, he works tirelessly from early June to late October
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
-
This Land is Your Land: The Uncivilized Outdoorsman Vidal Gonzales
Today, we are highlighting Vidal Gonzales, owner of The Uncivilized Outdoorsman (UO).
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
-
This Land is Your Land: Growing up on public lands…and sharing that with others
It’s a warm, sunny, southern evening and Zoe Mihalas is in her element, knee-deep in the Davidson River with a fly rod in hand.
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
-
Thanks Antiquities Act for a great hunting season
After a final trip to hunt Gambel’s quail in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in February, another hunting season ends. Once shotguns and rifles are given a final cleaning all that remains is storytelling with family and friends. This is often done around backyard barbeques and the dinner table over delicious meals of wild duck, quail,…
-
Public lands: key to America’s sporting legacy
There is no opportunity for productive fishing or hunting if there are no productive lands and waters in which to sling a line, spot and stalk or swing an over-under. Bottom line. This basic fact has been a part of the American sporting consciousness since Theordore Roosevelt inscribed it, if not before. It’s a cornerstone…
Category