March 10, 2016
254 Groups Agree: Don’t Re-Open the Farm Bill
Congress needs to stay committed to funding levels set in 2014, and more sportsmen’s groups than ever before are joining the outcry. Yesterday, a broad coalition of 254 organizations—representing...
June 8, 2015
Glassing The Hill: June 8 – 12
The TRCP’s scouting report on sportsmen’s issues in Congress The Senate and House will be in session from Monday through Friday. The forecast calls for 100 degrees in Washington...
May 29, 2015
Good Call: New Conservation Reserve Program Acres Will Enhance Duck Habitat in a Big Way
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that an additional 800,000 acres will be eligible for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a Farm Bill initiative that has allowed...
March 5, 2015
Open Fields: Where Access and Habitat Coexist
Jared Wiklund is Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s public relations specialist. Contact Wiklund at jwiklund@pheasantsforever.org and follow him on Twitter at @wiklund247. Publicly accessible land is THE trending topic in the American...
February 3, 2015
From the good news desk: Sportsmen, farmers and feds team up on local solutions that make healthy watersheds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced close to $800 million in federal funding for locally led solutions to regional conservation challenges via its Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)....
December 17, 2014
South Dakota rancher lets the land point the way
TRCP Director of Government Relations Steve Kline reflects on his relationship with 2014 Leopold Conservation Award winner Lyle Perman of South Dakota. Read more about Lyle and the award...
Private Lands Primer: A SAFE place for wildlife
Just before Thanksgiving, the U.S. Department of Agriculture quietly announced an additional 86,000 SAFE acres across seven states: Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. These acres...
November 18, 2013
Call on Congress to Support Strong Conservation Policy in the New Farm Bill
Right now, members of a Congressional conference committee are debating the fate of the 2013 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill has a huge influence on our nation’s conservation funding...
November 4, 2013
After Shutdown, the Stakes are High for Hunters and Anglers
October was hardly Washington’s finest month. A government shutdown that served no purpose and cost Americans more than $20 billion. Hunters and anglers denied access to national wildlife refuges...
September 9, 2013
Video: Driftless Areas and the Farm Bill
Steven Rinella, host of the hit TV show “MeatEater” discusses the importance of private lands conservation programs in the Farm Bill and their role in ensuring hunting and fishing...
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