For many sportsmen, the impacts of climate change already are becoming evident. From changes in seasonal distribution of waterfowl to diminished stream habitat for coldwater fish such as trout and salmon, sportsmen are the first to notice the effects of our changing climate. Consequently, hunting and fishing opportunities in places where we have enjoyed past successes and great memories are likely to be altered in the future.
Maintaining ecosystems capable of supporting fish and wildlife populations is critically important to the nation’s health, economy and natural services such as flood control, water filtration and groundwater security. Hunting and fishing are the dividends we reap when we exercise responsible management of our natural resources, and with each passing season the need to develop strategies to help fish and wildlife adapt to a warmer world becomes more imperative. The TRCP remains an active participant in developing and promoting such responsible practices and resources.
The TRCP, alongside the Climate Change Working Group, is working to ensure that the issue of climate change is properly addressed in congressional legislation. The working group has signed on to a set of principles to help guide federal decision makers as they craft policy to provide for wildlife adaptation in a changing climate.
The TRCP and a number of other national sportsmen’s groups produced a sucessful publication, Seasons’ End: Global Warming’s Threat to Hunting and Fishing, detailing the predicted impacts of global climate change in the habitat and distribution of fish and wildlife in the United States. In the sequel, Beyond Seasons' End: A Path Forward for Fish and Wildlife in the Era of Climate Change, the TRCP and its partners provide a clear path forward from the effects of climate change. Since the publication of these reports, the development of adaptive management strategies to help fish and wildlife cope with our changing climate had become increasingly evident.
The TRCP has developed the Sportsmen Values Mapping Project, which captures sportsmen's input to delineate important hunting and fishing areas and complements critical habitat maps already in use by federal and state agencies. The project shows politicians and decision makers the access opportunities sportsmen value the most and want to see managed for the future and continued use of hunting and fishing.
Federal funding challenges highlighted in annual report of sportsmen’s consensus priorities. Read More
TRCP and partners ask lawmakers to do their part to uphold the public’s hunting and angling opportunities by advancing climate adaptation components in Senate legislation. Read More
Federal funding challenges highlighted in annual report of sportsmen’s consensus priorities. Read More
In letter to Senate leaders, hunters and anglers praise elements of the SAFE Act that would enable responsive management of fish and wildlife populations. Read More
A summary of the TRCP's 2012 conservation policy agenda. Download the Report
A summary of the TRCP's 2012 conservation policy agenda. Download the Report
In the 21st century, our western wildlife habitats are being affected by energy development, impacts from climate change and hard-rock mining. The TRCP is working effectively – from the grass roots to Capitol Hill – to preserve our wild lands and wildlife habitats.
