This Policy Change Means Habitat Lost to Development Stays Lost
With public-land agencies weakening their stance on habitat mitigation, sportsmen and women may see unnecessary loss of habitat and opportunity.
Category: Sportsmens Access
Our blog is where we break down the conservation issues that sportsmen and women need to know about. Get the latest intel from Capitol Hill, learn more about complex science and policy, and follow along with field reports from our staff on the ground. This is where conservation gets personal.
Featured Podcast: Shortlisting the Most Critical Conservation Issues We Face Today
Our own President and CEO, Whit Fosburgh, covers everything from current updates on the Farm Bill, LWCF, Utah Senator Mike Lee’s public land transfer threats, invasive species, menhaden, and Adirondack deer hunting.
Utah Senator Compares America’s Public Lands to Elite Playgrounds and We’re Not Having It
Looking out on an impressive public lands vista may make you feel like a king, but the argument that America’s public lands are akin to England’s “royal forests” is completely ridiculous.
This Farm Bill Program Builds a Conservation Community Working for Rivers and Fish
There’s tremendous demand for landscape-scale water conservation projects that involve farmers, ranchers, urban communities, and sportsmen—now, the program that makes these projects possible could see a boost in the 2018 Farm Bill.
House Passes Farm Bill with Some Positives for Habitat and Access, Troubling Outlook for Conservation Funding
Big wins for the hunting and fishing community are undercut by unacceptable provisions that sap long-term conservation funding and threaten headwaters, forests, and wetlands.
After Unlocking 16,000 Acres of Public Land, What’s Next?
Opening New Mexico’s Sabinoso Wilderness has given sportsmen and women tremendous new opportunities, but support for one conservation tool will be critical to future access wins When it comes to conservation success stories, we...
Proposed Energy Bills Would Limit Sportsmen’s Role on Public Lands
Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development say draft legislation pushes ‘pay to have a say’ approach to permit decisions.
This State Has One-Third of the Country’s Abandoned Mines (and It’s Bad News for Fish)
Abandoned mines have harmful effects on water quality and fish habitat across the country, but lawmakers can make it easier for volunteers to shoulder some of the cleanup effort without taking on big risks....
Experts Respond to the Top Seven Gripes We See from Chronic Wasting Disease Skeptics
There is a lot of misinformation out there, so we had three experts clarify exactly what will and won’t help stop the spread of CWD.
Revamping a Key Conservation Funding Program So There Are More Hunters to Pay In
With participation in hunting declining, an important source of conservation funding is also at risk—unless we can invest more in recruiting the next generation of sportsmen and women.
