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Hunting & Fishing Access

America’s 640 million acres of national public lands provide irreplaceable hunting and fishing opportunities to millions of Americans.

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What TRCP is Doing

We’re working to safeguard America’s public lands so hunters and anglers always have quality places to pursue their passions.

MAPping Public Access

Enhancing access to your public lands and waters by digitizing public access records and paper maps.

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Unlocking Public Lands

The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership teamed up with onX to determine the scope of the landlocked problem and propose solutions for unlocking public lands.

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Public Land Access

America’s 640 million acres of national public lands – including our National Forests and Bureau of Land Management lands – provide irreplaceable hunting and fishing opportunities to millions of Americans.

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How Sportsmen Are Doing It Right

Brian Flynn, Two Wolf Foundation's Story

Following a distinguished career in the U.S. Army, lifelong outdoorsman Brian Flynn returned home from a deployment in Afghanistan and…
Hunting
Why It Matters

Key Issues for America’s Hunters

Your source for the latest policy updates, conservation challenges, and opportunities shaping America’s hunting traditions.

What TRCP is Doing

We’re fighting for meaningful policy changes that benefit wildlife, our waters, and the American landscapes that make our outdoor traditions possible.

Chronic Wasting Disease

CWD is the biggest threat to the future of deer hunting.

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Wildlife Corridors

This critical habitat ensures elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and other migratory species are able to move between their summer and winter ranges, and take full advantage of the spring greenup.

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Sage Grouse Conservation

The TRCP has been on the front lines of sage grouse conservation for years.

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Ryan Sparks
How Sportsmen Are Doing It Right

Ryan Sparks's Story

TRCP’s “In the Arena” series highlights the individual voices of hunters and anglers who, as Theodore Roosevelt so famously said,…
Fishing
Why It Matters

Key Issues for America’s Anglers

Your source for the latest policy updates, conservation challenges, and opportunities shaping America’s fishing traditions.

What TRCP is Doing

We’re fighting for meaningful policy changes that benefit wildlife, our waters, and the American landscapes that make our outdoor traditions possible.

Forage Fish Recovery

If you want great sportfishing, you need healthy forage fish.

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Restoring the Mississippi River Delta

Nearly 2,000 square miles of prime fish and wildlife habitat have vanished along Louisiana’s coast.

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Colorado River

Hunters and anglers are in this together, we know that collaborative solutions can provide relief for the strained Colorado River and safeguard hunting and fishing in this important watershed.

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David Mangum
How Sportsmen Are Doing It Right

David Mangum's Story

Capt. David Mangum is a YETI ambassador and outdoor photographer who utilizes his talents to produce media that inspire a…
Private Land
Why It Matters

Stewardship on America’s private lands

With 70 percent of U.S. lands in private hands and many of our best hunt and fish opportunities occurring there, investing in voluntary conservation on working lands safeguards access, strengthens habitat and water quality, and ensures resilient landscapes.

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What TRCP is Doing

We champion policies and programs that restore wildlife habitat, improve soil and water health, and keep working lands productive.

Farm Bill Conservation Programs

Explore our model farm to learn how each conservation program benefits landowners, wildlife, and sportsmen and women.

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Wildlife Corridors

This critical habitat ensures elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and other migratory species are able to move between their summer and winter ranges, and take full advantage of the spring greenup.

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Sage Grouse Conservation

The TRCP has been on the front lines of sage grouse conservation for years.

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Ward Burton
How Sportsmen are Doing It Right

Ward Burton's Story

Ward Burton’s NASCAR driving career stretched across most of two decades. As an avid sportsman and conservationist, he founded the…
Special Places
Why It Matters

Special Places Worth Protecting

America’s most iconic landscapes provide unmatched habitat and unforgettable days afield. These places sustain wildlife, anchor local economies, and define the hunting and fishing traditions we pass down.

What TRCP is Doing

We’re working to conserve special places that provide world-class habitat and unforgettable opportunities for hunters and anglers.

Alaska

When it comes to quality places to hunt, fish, and trap, Alaska is unique and—in the minds of many—unparalleled. 

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Colorado River

Hunters and anglers are in this together, we know that collaborative solutions can provide relief for the strained Colorado River and safeguard hunting and fishing in this important watershed.

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Pennsylvania

The TRCP currently focuses its conservation efforts on the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River, and Ohio River watersheds within Pennsylvania.

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The Lolo and Bitterroot National Forests

The Lolo and Bitterroot National Forests stretch across approximately 3.5 million acres in western Montana and provide important wildlife habitat, coldwater fisheries, and recreational opportunities that support thousands of jobs in the region.

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The Pacific Northwest

From the Puget Sound to the Snake River’s Hell’s Canyon, and on to the high divide in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the Pacific Northwest is blessed with millions of acres of public lands and thousands of miles of public water. 

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Restoring the Mississippi River Delta

Nearly 2,000 square miles of prime fish and wildlife habitat have vanished along Louisiana’s coast.

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Franklin Adams
How Sportsmen Are Doing It Right

Franklin Adams's Story

As a true Gladesman, conservationist, and historian, Capt. Franklin Adams has spent more than six decades championing Everglades restoration efforts…
Habitat & Clean Water
Why It Matters

Healthy Habitat Powers Every Pursuit

All hunting and fishing opportunities depend on quality habitat, from clean water and healthy wetlands to winter and summer habitats and the migration corridors that connect them.

All About Habitat & Clean Water
What TRCP is Doing

We are working to safeguard the habitats that power every hunting and fishing opportunity.

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Wildlife Corridors

This critical habitat ensures elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and other migratory species are able to move between their summer and winter ranges, and take full advantage of the spring greenup.

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Colorado river

Colorado River

Hunters and anglers are in this together, we know that collaborative solutions can provide relief for the strained Colorado River and safeguard hunting and fishing in this important watershed.

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Nature Based Solutions

How hunters and anglers can play a major role in advocating for habitat-driven solutions.

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Alex Harvey
How Sportsmen Are Doing It Right

Alex Harvey's Story

Alex Harvey, founder of Legacy Land Management, is a registered professional forester in Mississippi and Alabama with a Master's degree…
Science
Why It Matters

Science That Guides TRCP

From conserving migration corridors and wetlands to ensuring clean water and resilient landscapes, science provides evidence that turns conservation goals into effective action.

Science for Conservation
What TRCP is Doing

For hunters and anglers, science safeguards the experiences we treasure including resilient big game populations, abundant fish, and wild places that endure changing social landscapes.

Science Speaker Series

The TRCP Science Speaker Series facilitates discussions around integrated science and research that better inform integrated conservation policy and management decisions and strategies.

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Science Snapshots

Each Science Snapshot translates credible research on key conservation issues into what it means for fish, wildlife, and America’s hunting and fishing traditions.

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Science Blogs

TRCP’s science blogs break down new research and on-the-ground findings to show how conservation science directly affects fish, wildlife, habitat, and our hunting and fishing opportunities.

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Jamelle Ellis
Your Science Expert

Jamelle Ellis's Story

Jamelle Ellis joined the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership in 2022. Jamelle spent the last three years as an environmental sustainability…
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Conservation Across America

TRCP works across the country to ensure hunters and anglers can enjoy healthy fish and wildlife and quality days afield, no matter where they live.

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TRCP works across the country to ensure hunters and anglers can enjoy healthy fish and wildlife and quality days afield, no matter where they live.

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Our Mission

To guarantee all Americans quality places to hunt & fish

We unite and amplify our partners’ voices to advance America’s legacy of conservation, habitat, and access.

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    Our staff and board members unite and amplify our partners’ voices to advance America’s legacy of conservation, habitat, and access.

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    ‘Partnership’ is in our name. We work with 64 diverse partner groups that represent today’s leading hunting, fishing, and conservation organizations in order to strengthen the sportsman’s voice in Washington, D.C.

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    TRCP’s Corporate Council is made up of diverse corporations that share a common passion for conservation.

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    The CCAD is one of Washington's best-attended conservation celebrations, featuring dinner, cocktails, and a silent auction.

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Why TRCP Works to Conserve America’s Special Places

TRCP works to conserve special places like the Boundary Waters and landscapes that define hunting and fishing. Here's why.

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February 18, 2026

TRCP’s Lead Scientist on Why Everglades Restoration Matters

Hunters and anglers benefit from long-term Everglades restoration efforts; TRCP’s Senior Scientist Jamelle Ellis summarizes the current state of the system, how restoration efforts will improve it, and details on an upcoming presentation where you can learn more.
February 18, 2026

TRCP Urges Renewed Collaboration on Colorado River Management

Missed deadline highlights continued need for durable agreement that sustains water, fish, and wildlife - and the outdoor traditions central to the Basin's identity and economy.
February 13, 2026

House Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson Introduces Farm Bill Proposal 

Hunters and anglers depend on strong Conservation and Forestry Titles, and TRCP will closely evaluate the bill's impacts as it moves forward.

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Timely information on major conservation issues, organizational news, and policy developments that matter to America’s hunters and anglers.

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Expanding Public Access

Tackling the biggest access challenges to improve hunting and fishing on public land

As blessed as we are with incredible public land resources, American hunters and anglers are not free from difficulties and confusion when it comes to public access. That’s why the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is working to solve the most pressing public land access challenges. Steps are being taken to identify and make known the location of existing public access routes, while opening inaccessible public lands to expand your opportunities. 

A TRCP film, Paper Trails, unpacks the challenges that hunters, anglers, and other outdoor recreationists face when accessing and navigating their public lands and what’s being done to improve that access.

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Sportsmen and sportswomen know all too well how complicated and daunting it can be to navigate access to the millions of public land acres that the West holds. To begin to cure this problem, better, more accurate mapping resources need to be developed and recorded to open up the full spectrum of public access options available, including state walk-in programs and public road easements.

— Guy Eastman, Eastmans’ Hunting Journal

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Four Steps Lawmakers Can Take to Expand Public Land Access

These measures will unlock hunting and fishing opportunities and provide clarity to public land users.

Prioritize Full Implementation of the MAPLand Act.

On April 29, 2022, the Modernizing Access to our Public Land Act (MAPLand Act) was signed into law, directing federal land management agencies to consolidate, digitize, and make publicly available recreational access information as geospatial files. This includes access easements across private lands, as well as detailed road and trail information on public lands. The MAPLand Act will increase the power of GPS mapping apps commonly found on smartphones, but this information must be implemented before public users will benefit. American hunters and anglers are urging federal lawmakers to appropriate $13.5 million toward MAPLand Act implementation in Fiscal Year 2024, and land management agencies must prioritize the law’s implementation by 2026.

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Set Voluntary Public Access Funds at $150 Million in the 2023 Farm Bill.

The federal Farm Bill is up for reauthorization in 2023. As part of that debate, Congress is reconsidering the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP), which provides money to states and Tribes to open public hunting and fishing opportunities on private lands. Many state walk-in access programs leverage additional value by unlocking inaccessible public lands, and dozens of states have utilized this Farm Bill grant program to bolster public access. The sporting community is requesting that Congress fund the VPA-HIP at $150 million in the 2023 Farm Bill to triple its previous impact.

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Prioritize Land Exchanges and Acquisitions to Unlock Public Lands.

From 2018 through 2020, TRCP and onX teamed up to spotlight 16.42 million acres of landlocked local, state, and federal lands across 22 states that are entirely surrounded by private land with no permanent legal means of access. These landlocked parcels are remnants of westward expansion, a period when the federal government conveyed land to other entities in an arbitrary, disjointed fashion. This history has left confusing land ownership patterns on the landscape, where public and private parcels often alternate like the squares on a checkerboard. In order to fix the checkerboard legacy and reduce the acreage of landlocked public lands across the country, federal land management agencies must prioritize the exchange of public parcels in cooperation with neighboring landowners to consolidate public holdings. Simultaneously, the agencies should use the Land and Water Conservation Fund to purchase strategic parcels and easements that open other lands where exchanges aren’t appropriate.

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Digitize the Locations of County Roads and State-Held Access Easements.

As federal agencies work to digitize their access easements, countless other state and county public roads remain unmarked and indistinguishable from private lanes, resulting in widespread confusion and conflict with private landowners. County roads are public roads that have been established by formal local government action. Some county roads were established over a century ago and, because of a general lack of maintenance, they can be difficult to identify. Additionally, states—which own tens of millions of acres across the nation—are responsible for an unknown number of access easements to their wildlife management areas, trust lands, forests, and parks. County road and state access easement locations need to be digitized to inform GPS mapping applications and eliminate confusion over public road and land access.

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Better Mapping for Better Access

Mapping of public lands has been slow to match the current pace of today’s technology. This often means that sportswomen and sportsmen are left in the dark when trying to access some public land. Handheld GPS units allow us to pinpoint exactly where we are on the landscape using real-time location services.

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Why TRCP Works to Conserve America’s Special Places

TRCP works to conserve special places like the Boundary Waters and landscapes that define hunting and fishing. Here’s why.

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TRCP’s Lead Scientist on Why Everglades Restoration Matters

Hunters and anglers benefit from long-term Everglades restoration efforts; TRCP’s Senior Scientist Jamelle Ellis summarizes the current state of the system, how restoration efforts will improve it, and details on an upcoming presentation where you can learn more.

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TRCP has partnered with Afuera Coffee Co. to further our commitment to conservation. $4 from each bag is donated to the TRCP, to help continue our efforts of safeguarding critical habitats, productive hunting grounds, and favorite fishing holes for future generations.

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