While clean water is important for everyone, it is essential for hunters and anglers. Wetlands provide quality habitat for fish and wildlife, sequester carbon, recharge aquifers and reduce flooding.
Our nation has been losing wetlands and streams at an alarming rate and sportsmen are often the first to see the impacts of these losses. The Clean Water Act was adopted at the behest of hunters, anglers and conservationists to safeguard the nation’s supply of healthy water and wetlands.
Beginning in 2001, a series of Supreme Court decisions and administrative actions left many of our most important wetlands and streams unprotected and vulnerable to destruction and pollution. To stem the tide of wetlands conversion, in April 2011, the administration took an important first step towards restoring those protections, and as before, sportsmen are on the front lines. As of spring 2012, administrative guidance is approaching the finish line, with sportsmen's support we can ensure success.
Please take the time to review some of the materials to learn more about this important issue, and please consider taking action at the link below to encourage your member of Congress to support clean water!
Take action and help restore our nation's clean water and wetlands!
Hunting and fishing are not simply traditions or hobbies – they are fundamental components of our nation’s economy. Read more.
Find out more about lost protections for our wetlands and waters and the need for new Clean Water Act guidance. Read more.
Fact sheet: What Does Clean Water Act Guidance Mean for Farmers?Learn how the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have worked to ensure that concerns raised by farmers and the agricultural industry have been addressed in the proposed guidance. Read more.
For more information, contact TRCP Center for Agricultural and Private Lands Director Steve Kline at Skline@trcp.org.
While gun control debates dominate the news cycle, conservation continues to demand our attention and advocacy. Read Full Story on the TRCP Website
The money that will eventually be coming into Louisiana through fines levied on BP and other companies for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill will quite possibly make fishing better in the state. Read Full Story on the Times-Picayune Website
Your support is needed to uphold our hunting and fishing heritage and outdoors-reliant economy. Take Action
Early restoration efforts address priorities of sportfishing community, dovetail with angler recommendations from TRCP workshops. Read More
Workshops to focus on recreational fisheries conservation, habitat and economic restoration in wake of oil spill. Read More
A rundown of conservation policy issues for the TRCP's 2013 outlook. Download the Report
The Delmarva Peninsula’s natural areas provide a number of measurable economic benefits for the peninsula and surrounding areas. Download the Report
Sportsmen are keenly aware of the value of clean rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands and the crucial habitat they provide for our favorite critters. It is imperative that we restore the protections for these waters that have been lost in recent years.
