TRCP Community: Conservation Field Notes

The TRCP has teamed up with Steven Rinella, host of the show MeatEater on the Sportsman Channel, to serve you up a helping of conservation. Paired with each exciting new episode where Rinella follows in hot pursuit of great hunts and killer food, the “TRCP’s Conservation Field Notes” features Rinella on location talking about key conservation issues related to that hunt. Watch the latest video below and sign up to get involved today… because great habitat means great hunting!

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Conserving Water in the West

Steven discusses water issues in the West and how numerous factors, including increased water use and drought, can negatively impact fish and wildlife populations.

  • The Colorado River supplies water to more than 25 million people, irrigates more than 3.5 million acres of farmland and is a primary water source for Las Vegas, Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson.
  • The West’s population is expected to double in the next 20 years; this will stretch further the already taxed watershed.
  • Ninety percent of the water used in the West is for irrigated agricultural fields.
  • Of the 1,200 species listed as threatened or endangered, 50 percent rely completely on rivers and streams for survival.

Click HERE to learn how TRCP partner, Trout Unlimited, works to conserve water in the west.
Click HERE for news on water conservation from our corporate partner, Orvis.

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