(Feb. 16, 2017) Washington D.C. A resolution introduced yesterday highlights the necessity of public lands for hunting and fishing, jobs, local economies and healthy fish and wildlife populations. Representatives Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Dave Reichert (R-WA), introduced the bipartisan, concurrent resolution Expressing the sense of Congress that Americas Federal public lands are…
Short casts: Fish ladders don’t work, public lands support in CO, whirling disease in the Bow
John Day Dam on the Columbia River. A new Yale University study provides some daunting news for water and dam managers across the country: fish ladders aren’t the “fix-it” solution to fish migration over irrigation or hydroelectric dams. The study, which took place on three East Coast rivers—the Connecticut, the Susquehanna and the Merrimack—showed that…
Keep the public involved in public lands management
Tell the Senate to keep the public in public land management: Support Planning 2.0 Please take a few minutes to contact your Senators and urge them to oppose efforts to do away with Planning 2.0 and ensure that the public has a voice in public land management. By Corey Fisher alt=”” title=”” />Last May, I…
Sportsmen Blast Attacks on Public-Lands Management
Unknown.jpeg Contacts: Judith Kohler, National Wildlife Federation, 720-315-0855, kohlerj@nwf.org;Kristyn Brady, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, 617-501-6352, kbrady@trcp.org; Brett Prettyman, Trout Unlimited, 801-209-5320, bprettyman@tu.org. Sportsmen Blast Attacks on Public-Lands Management WASHINGTON (Feb. 7 2017) Efforts to bring public-lands management into the 21st century by ensuring more public input and timely consideration of the impacts on fish, wildlife…
Chaffetz kills bill to sell public lands
Utahs Representative announced a surprising change in course last night (Feb. 2, 2017) Washington D.C.In a surprising reversal, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) announced last night he would withdraw HB 621, a bill that would sell off millions of acres of public lands. As pro-public lands rallies formed across the West this week, the bill drew…
Traditions: In search of fur and feathers
Taylor’s Sneaky Coyote. By Mark Taylor I’m off in a bit on a quest for fly-tying materials. Usually this mission involves a short drive down to the local Orvis store or nearby Sportsman’s Warehouse. But this time of year, it means I’m headed to the woods, bow or gun in hand. I wouldn’t go so…
For sale by Congress: YOUR LANDS
Congress has only been in session for a few weeks, but some members have wasted no time coming after America’s best idea – your public lands. On day one, the House of Representatives passed a rule change that eased procedural hurdles for handing over America’s public lands. Then we saw legislation introduced that would allow…