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New Backcountry Conservation Measure Elicits Sportsmen’s Support

Sportsmen Welcome Lucas as House Ag Committee Chair

TRCP Fetes Conservation Leaders at Awards Event

Wednesday Teleconference: TRCP Appeals Court Decision on Pinedale Anticline

TRCP Appeals Court Decision on Wyoming Energy Project

Sportsmen Welcome Stabenow as Leader of Senate Ag Committee

TRCP Promotes Adaptation Funding at House Climate Hearing

Thagard Joins TRCP Energy Staff

Mule Deer Losses in Wyoming Gas Field Deemed “Unacceptable” by Sportsmen

Decision to Remove Backcountry Lands from Colorado Energy Sale Draws Sportsmen’s Praise

Task Force Urges Adaptation Strategies in Addressing Climate Change on Fish and Wildlife

USDA publication promotes Farm Bill conservation programs

TRCP’s Franklin Appointed to Federal Council to Promote Hunting, Conservation

TRCP Commends Conservation Measures in Renewable Energy Bill

TRCP Hails USDA Decision to Release Open Fields Funds

TRCP Convenes Panel to Improve Marine Recreational Angling Data

As House Weighs 2012 Farm Bill, Sportsmen Promote Conservation Funding

TRCP Commends USDA Decision to Fund Private-Lands Conservation Programs

Arizona Hunter Supports the TRCP, Wins Benelli Shotgun

TRCP Facebook Page Exceeds 1,000 Fans

TRCP Lauds Renewal of USDA Roadless Directive

The TRCP and the Gulf Oil Spill

Regan, Cooper Join TRCP Board of Directors

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Sportsmen Assert USDA Roadless Decision Justifies Mining Law Reform

Sportsmen Stress Conservation Concerns Following Introduction of Senate Energy, Climate Change Bill

TRCP Names Whit Fosburgh New President/CEO

TRCP Objects to Deficient Colorado Energy Leasing Proposal

Sportsmen Commend Introduction of House Clean Water Bill

Sportsmen Meet With Members of Congress, Labor Leaders to Promote Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

Sportsmen Identify Persistent Problems with State Petition for CO Roadless Rule

In Response to New Offshore Drilling Plan, Sportsmen Urge ‘Precaution, Planning and Investment’

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Outlined in New Report

90,000 Americans Call for Wetlands Conservation

As Court Weighs Roadless Rule, TRCP Reasserts Value of Backcountry Lands

TRCP Union Sportsmen’s Alliance to Launch as Stand-alone Entity

Sportsmen Call Sage Grouse ESA Decision an ‘Opportunity’ for Science-based Conservation

Sportsmen Urge Congress to Maintain Full Funding for Farm Bill Conservation Programs

TRCP Lauds Appointment to Key Federal Fisheries Post

Federal Council to Promote Hunting, Conservation Draws Praise From the TRCP

TRCP Releases Position Description in Search for New President and CEO

Jim Range Wins 2010 Budweiser Conservation Award

Industry Decision to Forgo Montana Energy Leases Draws Sportsmen's Praise

TRCP Announces Ambitious Policy Agenda for 2010

Conservationists Support Salazar’s Energy Leasing Reforms

TRCP CEO Steps Down, Board Begins Search for Replacement

TRCP Supports Forest Jobs and Recreation Act

Jim Range Nominated for Budweiser Conservation Award; Public Vote to Determine 2010 Winner

Sportsmen Commend Salazar for Calling for Balance in Public Lands Management

Sportsmen Praise BLM Decision to Defer Oil and Gas Lease

Clean Water Critical for Sportsmen as Hunting Seasons Open Across the Country

TRCP Advances Suit against BLM over Wyoming Energy Project

TRCP Honors Conservation Giants at Annual Awards Dinner

TRCP’s Life in the Open Season Five Premieres on VERSUS Country on Oct. 4

Economic Value of Roadless Areas Touted by Sportsmen

Administration Nominates Sherman as USDA Undersecretary; Sportsmen Urge Roadless Area Conservation

Sportsmen Celebrate Decision on Contested Leases Affecting Prime Habitat in Wyoming Range

Sportsmen Urge Congress to Renew Its Commitment to Conservation in Highway Bill

Federal Court Ruling Supports National Roadless Rule

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TRCP Protests Utah Energy Leases Over Habitat Concerns

Colorado Releases Recommendations on State Roadless Rule; Backcountry Areas Remain Vulnerable

Labor Unions Promote Conservation Measures in Climate Change Legislation

Senate Progresses Toward Mining Law Reform at Hearing

Governor’s Decision to Slow Colorado Roadless Rule-making Praised by Sportsmen

Sportsmen Press USDA to Slow Colorado Roadless Rule-Making

Sportsmen Laud House Passage of Climate Change Legislation

Utah Energy Leases Deferred in Response to Sportsmen’s Concerns

Sportsmen Laud the Senate Advancement of the Clean Water Restoration Act

Coalition Urges Congress to Support USDA Conservation Programs

Administration Takes Action to Safeguard Roadless Areas

Sportsmen Applaud Administration Support of Clean Water Act Protections

Climate Change Bill Provides Funding for Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife

Some Key Sportsmen Programs Get Funding Boost in President Obama’s 2010 Budget

TRCP Board Elects New Chair

Secretary Vilsack Addresses Conservation Goals With TRCP Board

Sportsmen Urge USDA Intervention in Colorado Roadless Plan

BLM Development Plan a Mixed Bag for Utah Fish and Wildlife

$68,000 Grant to Grouse Partnership Supports Nebraska Grassland Projects

Sportsmen Laud Conservation Measures in Climate Change Bill

Senate Bill Advances Mining Law Reform

Leader of Conservation Coalition to Speak at ‘State of the Rockies’ Conference

Coalition Calls for Restored Clean Water Protections

Federal Court Ruling on Atlantic Rim a Setback for Responsible Management Efforts

Outdoor Community Urges Responsible Backcountry Management

President Builds Conservation Legacy in Signing Historic Lands Bill

Sportsmen Commend House Passage of Public-Lands Bill

Senate Vote Advances Public-Lands Bill

Sportsmen’s Organizations Partner Around Grasslands and Prairie Grouse

TRCP Promotes ‘Precaution, Planning and Investment’ at Senate Hearing on Energy Development

TRCP Welcomes Four New Board Members

Sportsmen Protest Federal Energy Leases in Utah

TRCP Addresses Impacts of Climate Change at House Hearing

Conservationists Commend President’s Efforts to Boost the Role of Science in Federal Decisions

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TRCP and Chevrolet Announce New Partnership

Congress to Revisit Hard-rock Mining Reform at House Hearing

Study Confirms Negative Impacts of Drilling on Mule Deer

TRCP Heralds Habitat Help in Stimulus Bill

Federal Actions on Energy Lauded by Sportsmen

Anglers Introduce “CAST Principles”

Angling Community Advocates Change in Federal Energy Protocol

BLM Takes Step Backward on Utah Energy Leasing

TRCP, Labor Unions Urge Leaders to Heal Habitat While Healing Economy

TRCP Names New Interim Board Chairman

Colorado Energy Leases in Critical Habitat Draw Protests

Sportsmen’s Coalition Urges Salazar to Revise Energy Paradigm

TRCP Chairman James D. Range Dies at 63

TRCP Protests Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases, Calls for Balance in Federal Energy Policy

Public-Lands Bill Receives Final Senate Approval

Conservationists Recommend Shift in Public-Lands Energy Policy

Conservationists Promote Focus on CRP, Open Fields

Conservation Coalition Urges Focus on Clean Water

TRCP Lauds Senate Passage of Public-Lands Bill

New TRCP Roadless Campaign Targets Backcountry Economics

50,000 People Sign "We Are Wetlands" Petition

Conservation Coalition Releases 2009 Policy Agenda

BLM Defers Utah Lands from Drilling Following TRCP Protest

TRCP Praises Decision to Extend Roadless Rule Review

TRCP Protests Controversial Utah Energy Leases

BLM Scraps Wyoming Energy Leases Following Protests

TRCP Promotes Backcountry Conservation at D.C. Meeting

Threats to Wildlife Drive TRCP Objection to Montana State Leases

Changes to Sage Grouse Guidelines in Wyoming Welcomed by TRCP and NAGP

Big-Game Migration Routes and Winter Range, Trout Waters Spur TRCP Protest in Colorado

Colorado Sportsmen Target Roadless Plan in New Report

TRCP Offers Blueprint for Strengthening Colorado Roadless Rule

1 Million-Plus Acres in Wyoming Comprise TRCP Protests

Sportsmen Welcome New Access Incentive in Conservation Reserve Program

TRCP Supports Idaho Roadless Rule

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Mule Deer Migration Route at Risk in Wyoming Gas Field

TRCP Applauds EPA Decision to Veto Yazoo Pumps

TRCP and NAGP Commend New BLM Sage Grouse Protections in WY

Sportsmen Criticize Judicial Action Against Roadless Rule

Threats to Wildlife Compel TRCP Protest of Utah Energy Leases

Hunters, Anglers Decry Colo. Roadless Plan

‘Conservation’ Survives in the Conservation Reserve Program

TRCP Protests Energy Leases in Montana, Blue Ribbon Fishery at-risk

Sportsmen Urge Better Approach to Colorado Roadless Area Management

TRCP Protests Wyoming Energy Leases

TRCP and NAGP Request Interior Action to Avert Sage Grouse Listing

TRCP Sues Interior Department over Mismanaged Wyoming Energy Project

Hunters, Anglers Urge Funding for Wildlife Management in Climate Change Bill

Threats to Habitat Drive TRCP to Protest Utah Energy Leases

Orvis Contribution Surpasses Major Milestone

TRCP Protests Wyoming Energy Leases over Concerns for Sage Grouse, Big-Game Habitat

Sportsmen Hail Inclusion of Open Fields in Farm Bill

Wyoming Governor Criticizes Public Land Management Plan

BLM Reverses Plans for Colorado Leases Following TRCP Protest

TRCP Lauds New BLM Plan to Protect Rare Species in Southeastern New Mexico

Conservationists Urge Leaders to Finalize Farm Bill

Former Fish and Game Directors Support Mining Reform

TRCP Marks Earth Day with Chairman Dingell

Coalition Calls for Renewed Protection of Wetlands

Coalition Launches "We Are Wetlands" Campaign

TRCP Files First Lease Protest in New Mexico; BLM Responds by Withdrawing 60,000-plus Acres from Sale

TRCP Files Second Wyoming Lease Protest of 2008

Following TRCP Protest, BLM Defers Utah Energy Leases

TRCP Leader Named to First-Ever EPA Agricultural Advisory Committee

TRCP, Labor Union Pan Oil and Gas Development Plan for Pinedale, Wyo.

Unions Continue Push to Grow Conservation in Farm Bill

Utah Energy Leases Would Harm Crucial Habitat, Compel TRCP Protest

Mule Deer, Sage Grouse Concerns Prompt TRCP Protest of Colorado Energy Leases

TRCP Announces 2008 Conservation Policy Agenda

Press Releases


Sage Grouse Concerns Drive TRCP Protest of Wyoming Energy Leases

With Congress Soon to Conference, Coalition Comments on Growing Conservation in the Farm Bill

Triton Boats Joins Union Sportsmen's Alliance as Corporate Partner

TRCP’s Escape to the Wild Returns for Season Two

Draft Idaho Roadless Plan Released; Sportsmen Encouraged to Comment

Hunting, Fishing, Conservation Groups Commend Senate for Passing Farm Bill, Sturdy Conservation Title

TRCP Issues Clarification on Atlantic Rim Legal Developments

TRCP Welcomes Federal Withdrawal of Wyoming Energy Leases

TRCP Spearheads Protests of Wyoming Energy Leases

TRCP Protests Energy Leases in Montana

Sportsmen Commend Wyoming Governor for Urging BLM to Withhold Energy Leases

Sportsmen Applaud House Passage of Mining Reform Bill

TRCP Protests Federal Energy Leases in Colorado

TRCP Partners Welcome Senate Farm Bill Proposal, Urge Additional Progress

As Mining Reform Bill Moves Through Congress, Sportsmen Endorse Conservation Measures

TRCP Sues Interior Department over Wyoming Drilling Plans

BLM Withdraws Energy Leases on 42 Parcels in Utah

TRCP Protests Federal Energy Leases in Utah

Coalition Sees Progress, Potential in House Farm Bill

TRCP Protests Large Energy Leases in Wyoming, Colorado

TRCP Welcomes BLM Turnaround on Some Lease Plans,

TRCP Protests Oil and Gas Leases on 300,000 Acres in Montana

House Farm Bill Proposal Good Starting Point for Conservation Debate, Group Says

TRCP Appeals Federal Plans to Accelerate Energy Development on Wyoming’s Atlantic Rim

Open Fields Bill Introduced in Congress, Sportsmen Urge its Inclusion in Farm Bill

Coalition Sees Progress, Room for Improvement in Farm Bill Conservation Proposal

Unions Take Unprecedented Farm Bill Stance, Ask Congress to Grow Conservation, Access Programs

Energy Development Harming Fish and Wildlife, Sportsmen’s Access on Public Lands, TRCP Partners Tell Congress

American Hunters and Anglers Support House Push to Expand Conservation Tax Incentives, Easements

Veteran Actor/Hunter Gerald McRaney Named Honorary Chairman of Union Sportsmen’s Alliance

TRCP Names New President/CEO, Board Members

BLM Budget Falls Short for Fish and Wildlife


TRCP Releases Growing Conservation Report

On Conservation Tax Incentives, Good News Comes in Twos

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BLM Revokes Plans to Lease Some Lands for Drilling; TRCP Calls for More Action on Planned Leases

Hunters, Anglers, Conservationists Call President’s Farm Proposal a “Mixed Bag for Fish and Wildlife”

TRCP Protests Plans to Lease 34,000 Acres of Public Lands for Oil and Gas Drilling

Strong Clean Water Act Funding Makes Good Economic, Environmental Sense

TRCP Launches Union Sportsmen’s Alliance

Recreational Anglers and Conservation Groups Applaud Passage of Key Fisheries Law

Sportsmen Applaud President's Signing of Rocky Mountain Front Protections

Hunters, Anglers Praise President’s Signing of Valle Vidal Protections

Major Victory for Marine Fisheries Conservation

TRCP Applauds Passage of Rocky Mountain Front Protections

TRCP Supports Magnuson-Stevens Act Renewal

TRCP Makes Final Push for Rocky Mountain Front Protections

New Report Documents Dramatic Success of Sportsmen-Supported Conservation Tax Incentive Programs

Sportsmen Applaud Senate Passage of Valle Vidal Protection

Sportsmen Call on Federal Agency to Heed Leading Biologists, Stop Winter Drilling Near Pinedale, Wyoming

Sportsmen Applaud President’s Signing of Conservation Bills

Sportsmen Offer Initial Reaction to U.S. District Judge's Decision on New Mexico's Otero Mesa

New Season of TRCP’s Life in the Open Debuts Friday on VERSUS Network

TRCP Supports Congressional Approval of Wetlands Program

The Orvis Company Announces New Clothing Line to Benefit Conservation Group

Sportsmen Offer Initial Reaction to BLM Proposed Management Plan for the Roan Plateau

Elimination of Conservation Reserve Program Proven Costly to Taxpayers

TRCP, Agriculture and Wildlife Working Group Welcome Lancaster Appointment as NRCS Chief

Sportsmen’s Coalition Makes New Push to Conserve Public Lands Facing Energy Development

President Bush Signs Pensions Bill that Expands Conservation Tax Incentives

TRCP Announces New Policy Council Chair and Members

Congress Expands Conservation Tax Incentives

Congress Examines Supreme Court Wetlands Fallout

House Passage of Marine Fisheries Bill on Hold with Improvements Under Consideration

Coalition Applauds Ruling on BLM Mineral Leases

Coalition Calls on Congress to Better Fund NOAA Programs to Open and Restore Rivers and Streams

Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Groups Take Stand on Alternative Energy Issue

Hunters, Anglers, Economy Sustained by Protected Public Lands

Senate Subcommittee Restores Critical Fish and Wildlife Funding

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TRCP Pleased with Wetlands Action in Senate

TRCP Troubled by Supreme Court Decision on Wetlands

U.S. Senate Targeted for Keeping Critical Wetlands Reserve Program Whole in 2007

Good News and Bad News from Capitol Hill on Conservation Funding

House Hearing on Marine Fisheries Bill a Critical Step as Legislative Clock Ticks

Energy Development Impact On Fish and Wildlife Not Dealt With In BLM Budget

Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Groups Weigh In On Proposed Land Sales

Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Groups Urge Strengthening of Conservation Tax Incentives

Quality Differences Important to Note in New Wetlands Inventory Report

House Version of Magnuson-Stevens Act Introduced

TRCP Board and Policy Council Members Appointed to Interior Department Hunting Advisory Committee

BLM Drilling Permit Announcement Underlines Need for Change

TRCP Marine Conservation Working Group Applauds Call to Action on Magnuson-Stevens Act

Better Funding Needed To Address Fish and Wildlife Energy Development Impacts

Wildest Dreams to Debut on OLN

Magnuson-Stevens Act Debate to Begin Anew with Congress’ Return – TRCP Partners to Promote Sportfishing Interests

Several TRCP Working Groups Pleased With Administration’s 2007 Budget Proposals

TRCP Partners Put Forth 2006 Conservation Policy Agenda

Leading Conservation Organizations Weigh In On Crucial Supreme Court Wetlands Case

TRCP’s Life In The Open Top-Rated Weekend Hunting and Fishing Show on OLN

TRCP Marine Conservation Working Group’s Priorities Included in Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Bill Passed by SenateCommittee

TRCP Signs On Mining Letter from Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Community

Fisheries Conservation Community Urges Administration to Give New Open Rivers Initiative Better Funding

TRCP Working Group Applauds Administration’s Response to Farm Bill Conservation Program Cuts

Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Budget Reduction Plan – Conservation Programs Suffer

Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation Groups Call on Senate Agriculture Committee to Make Equitable Conservation ProgramCuts

Life In The Open Debuts Sunday

NOAA Version of Magnuson-Stevenson Legislation Seen as Good Starting Point for Future Discussion

Life In The Open to Debut October 2

NOAA Announces "Open Rivers Initiative"

President Signs Fish and Wildlife Friendly Transportation Bill

Congress Passes Most Fish and Wildlife Friendly Highway Bill Ever

TRCP Expands Board and Welcomes New Members

TRCP Joins Leading Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Groups in Urging Preservation of Vital Conservation Tax Incentive

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FRWG Disappointed In New Roadless Rule but Supporting New Advisory Committee and Urging Maximum PublicInvolvement

New and Improved "Open Fields" Bill In Congress

TRCP Brings on Initiatives Manager

TRCP Announces New Executive Director

OLN, TRCP and Orion Introduce "Life In The Open"

Bush Administration Stands By "No Net Loss" of Wetlands

President Meets with Conservation Community Leaders

"SAFETEA" a Big Boost for Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Important New Support for Rocky Mountain Front Protection

TRCP Joins Ducks Unlimited, Other Leading Conservation Groups To Sign Wetlands Letter to President Bush

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners compile a fish-barrier database

Sportfishing Champions To Be Honored At Capitol Hill Reception Celebrating National Fishing And Boating Week

Hunters, Anglers Build on Legacy As America's Premier Conservationists

TRCP Takes Part in Ad Supporting Hunting and Fishing on Refuges

TRCP Attends 2003 SHOT Show in Orlando, Florida

Forest Roads Working Group Submits Proposal to the Bush Administration for Protecting Roadless Area Values

Revenues Generated by Hunters and Anglers Would Rank #11 on the Fortune 500

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Founder to Receive Outdoor Life Magazine's Prestigious Conservation Awardat Shot Show

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2008 PRESS RELEASES

Conservation Coalition Releases 2009 Policy AgendaBLM Defers Utah Lands from Drilling Following TRCP ProtestTRCP Praises Decision to Extend Roadless Rule ReviewTRCP Protests Controversial Utah Energy LeasesBLM Scraps Wyoming Energy Leases Following ProtestsTRCP Promotes Backcountry Conservation at D.C. MeetingThreats to Wildlife Drive TRCP Objection to Montana State LeasesChanges to Sage Grouse Guidelines in Wyoming Welcomed by TRCP and NAGPBig-Game Migration Routes and Winter Range, Trout Waters Spur TRCP Protest in ColoradoColorado Sportsmen Target Roadless Plan in New ReportTRCP Offers Blueprint for Strengthening Colorado Roadless Rule1 Million-Plus Acres in Wyoming Comprise TRCP ProtestsSportsmen Welcome New Access Incentive in Conservation Reserve ProgramTRCP Supports Idaho Roadless RuleMule Deer Migration Route at Risk in Wyoming Gas FieldTRCP Applauds EPA Decision to Veto Yazoo PumpsTRCP and NAGP Commend New BLM Sage Grouse Protections in WYSportsmen Criticize Judicial Action Against Roadless RuleThreats to Wildlife Compel TRCP Protest of Utah Energy LeasesHunters, Anglers Decry Colo. Roadless Plan‘Conservation’ Survives in the Conservation Reserve ProgramTRCP Protests Energy Leases in Montana, Blue Ribbon Fishery at-riskSportsmen Urge Better Approach to Colorado Roadless Area ManagementTRCP Protests Wyoming Energy LeasesTRCP and NAGP Request Interior Action to Avert Sage Grouse ListingTRCP Sues Interior Department over Mismanaged Wyoming Energy ProjectHunters, Anglers Urge Funding for Wildlife Management in Climate Change BillThreats to Habitat Drive TRCP to Protest Utah Energy LeasesOrvis Contribution Surpasses Major MilestoneTRCP Protests Wyoming Energy Leases over Concerns for Sage Grouse, Big-Game HabitatSportsmen Hail Inclusion of Open Fields in Farm BillWyoming Governor Criticizes Public Land Management PlanBLM Reverses Plans for Colorado Leases Following TRCP ProtestTRCP Lauds New BLM Plan to Protect Rare Species in Southeastern New MexicoConservationists Urge Leaders to Finalize Farm BillFormer Fish and Game Directors Support Mining ReformTRCP Marks Earth Day with Chairman DingellCoalition Calls for Renewed Protection of WetlandsCoalition Launches "We Are Wetlands" CampaignTRCP Files First Lease Protest in New Mexico; BLM Responds by Withdrawing 60,000-plus Acres from SaleTRCP Files Second Wyoming Lease Protest of 2008Following TRCP Protest, BLM Defers Utah Energy LeasesTRCP Leader Named to First-Ever EPA Agricultural Advisory CommitteeTRCP, Labor Union Pan Oil and Gas Development Plan for Pinedale, Wyo.Unions Continue Push to Grow Conservation in Farm Bill


2008 Press Releases

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Utah Energy Leases Would Harm Crucial Habitat, Compel TRCP ProtestMule Deer, Sage Grouse Concerns Prompt TRCP Protest of Colorado Energy LeasesTRCP Announces 2008 Conservation Policy AgendaSage Grouse Concerns Drive TRCP Protest of Wyoming Energy LeasesWith Congress Soon to Conference, Coalition Comments on Growing Conservation in the Farm BillTriton Boats Joins Union Sportsmen's Alliance as Corporate Partner



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2007 Press Releases

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2007 PRESS RELEASES

TRCP’s Escape to the Wild Returns for Season Two

Draft Idaho Roadless Plan Released; Sportsmen Encouraged to Comment

Hunting, Fishing, Conservation Groups Commend Senate for Passing Farm Bill, Sturdy Conservation Title

TRCP Issues Clarification on Atlantic Rim Legal Developments

TRCP Welcomes Federal Withdrawal of Wyoming Energy Leases

TRCP Spearheads Protests of Wyoming Energy Leases

TRCP Protests Energy Leases in Montana

Sportsmen Commend Wyoming Governor for Urging BLM to Withhold Energy Leases

Sportsmen Applaud House Passage of Mining Reform Bill

TRCP Protests Federal Energy Leases in Colorado

TRCP Partners Welcome Senate Farm Bill Proposal, Urge Additional Progress

As Mining Reform Bill Moves Through Congress, Sportsmen Endorse Conservation Measures

TRCP Sues Interior Department over Wyoming Drilling Plans

BLM Withdraws Energy Leases on 42 Parcels in Utah

TRCP Protests Federal Energy Leases in Utah

Coalition Sees Progress, Potential in House Farm Bill

TRCP Protests Large Energy Leases in Wyoming, Colorado

TRCP Welcomes BLM Turnaround on Some Lease Plans,

TRCP Protests Oil and Gas Leases on 300,000 Acres in Montana

House Farm Bill Proposal Good Starting Point for Conservation Debate, Group Says

TRCP Appeals Federal Plans to Accelerate Energy Development on Wyoming’s Atlantic Rim

Open Fields Bill Introduced in Congress, Sportsmen Urge its Inclusion in Farm Bill

Coalition Sees Progress, Room for Improvement in Farm Bill Conservation Proposal

Unions Take Unprecedented Farm Bill Stance, Ask Congress to Grow Conservation, Access Programs

Energy Development Harming Fish and Wildlife, Sportsmen’s Access on Public Lands, TRCP Partners Tell Congress


2007 Press Releases


American Hunters and Anglers Support House Push to Expand Conservation Tax Incentives, Easements

Veteran Actor/Hunter Gerald McRaney Named Honorary Chairman of Union Sportsmen’s Alliance

TRCP Names New President/CEO, Board Members

BLM Budget Falls Short for Fish and Wildlife


TRCP Releases Growing Conservation Report

On Conservation Tax Incentives, Good News Comes in Twos

BLM Revokes Plans to Lease Some Lands for Drilling; TRCP Calls for More Action on Planned Leases

Hunters, Anglers, Conservationists Call President’s Farm Proposal a “Mixed Bag for Fish and Wildlife”

TRCP Protests Plans to Lease 34,000 Acres of Public Lands for Oil and Gas Drilling

Strong Clean Water Act Funding Makes Good Economic, Environmental Sense

TRCP Launches Union Sportsmen’s Alliance

Recreational Anglers and Conservation Groups Applaud Passage of Key Fisheries Law



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2006 Press Releases




2006 PRESS RELEASES

Sportsmen Applaud President's Signing of Rocky Mountain Front Protections

Hunters, Anglers Praise President’s Signing of Valle Vidal Protections

Major Victory for Marine Fisheries Conservation

TRCP Applauds Passage of Rocky Mountain Front Protections

TRCP Supports Magnuson-Stevens Act Renewal

TRCP Makes Final Push for Rocky Mountain Front Protections

New Report Documents Dramatic Success of Sportsmen-Supported Conservation Tax Incentive Programs

Sportsmen Applaud Senate Passage of Valle Vidal Protection

Sportsmen Call on Federal Agency to Heed Leading Biologists, Stop Winter Drilling Near Pinedale, Wyoming

Sportsmen Applaud President’s Signing of Conservation Bills

Sportsmen Offer Initial Reaction to U.S. District Judge's Decision on New Mexico's Otero Mesa

New Season of TRCP’s Life in the Open Debuts Friday on VERSUS Network

TRCP Supports Congressional Approval of Wetlands Program

The Orvis Company Announces New Clothing Line to Benefit Conservation Group

Sportsmen Offer Initial Reaction to BLM Proposed Management Plan for the Roan Plateau

Elimination of Conservation Reserve Program Proven Costly to Taxpayers

TRCP, Agriculture and Wildlife Working Group Welcome Lancaster Appointment as NRCS Chief

Sportsmen’s Coalition Makes New Push to Conserve Public Lands Facing Energy Development

President Bush Signs Pensions Bill that Expands Conservation Tax Incentives

TRCP Announces New Policy Council Chair and Members

Congress Expands Conservation Tax Incentives

Congress Examines Supreme Court Wetlands Fallout

House Passage of Marine Fisheries Bill on Hold with Improvements Under Consideration

Coalition Applauds Ruling on BLM Mineral Leases

Coalition Calls on Congress to Better Fund NOAA Programs to Open and Restore Rivers and Streams


2006 Press Releases


Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Groups Take Stand on Alternative Energy Issue

Hunters, Anglers, Economy Sustained by Protected Public Lands

Senate Subcommittee Restores Critical Fish and Wildlife Funding

TRCP Pleased with Wetlands Action in Senate

TRCP Troubled by Supreme Court Decision on Wetlands

U.S. Senate Targeted for Keeping Critical Wetlands Reserve Program Whole in 2007

Good News and Bad News from Capitol Hill on Conservation Funding

House Hearing on Marine Fisheries Bill a Critical Step as Legislative Clock Ticks

Energy Development Impact On Fish and Wildlife Not Dealt With In BLM Budget

Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Groups Weigh In On Proposed Land Sales

Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Groups Urge Strengthening of Conservation Tax Incentives

Quality Differences Important to Note in New Wetlands Inventory Report

House Version of Magnuson-Stevens Act Introduced

TRCP Board and Policy Council Members Appointed to Interior Department Hunting Advisory Committee

BLM Drilling Permit Announcement Underlines Need for Change

TRCP Marine Conservation Working Group Applauds Call to Action on Magnuson-Stevens Act

Better Funding Needed To Address Fish and Wildlife Energy Development Impacts

Wildest Dreams to Debut on OLN

Magnuson-Stevens Act Debate to Begin Anew with Congress’ Return – TRCP Partners to Promote Sportfishing Interests

Several TRCP Working Groups Pleased With Administration’s 2007 Budget Proposals

TRCP Partners Put Forth 2006 Conservation Policy Agenda

Leading Conservation Organizations Weigh In On Crucial Supreme Court Wetlands Case



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2005 PRESS RELEASES

TRCP’s Life In The Open Top-Rated Weekend Hunting and Fishing Show on OLN

TRCP Marine Conservation Working Group’s Priorities Included in Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Bill Passed by SenateCommittee

TRCP Signs On Mining Letter from Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Community

Fisheries Conservation Community Urges Administration to Give New Open Rivers Initiative Better Funding

TRCP Working Group Applauds Administration’s Response to Farm Bill Conservation Program Cuts

Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Budget Reduction Plan – Conservation Programs Suffer

Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation Groups Call on Senate Agriculture Committee to Make Equitable Conservation ProgramCuts

Life In The Open Debuts Sunday

NOAA Version of Magnuson-Stevenson Legislation Seen as Good Starting Point for Future Discussion

Life In The Open to Debut October 2

NOAA Announces "Open Rivers Initiative"

President Signs Fish and Wildlife Friendly Transportation Bill

Congress Passes Most Fish and Wildlife Friendly Highway Bill Ever

TRCP Expands Board and Welcomes New Members

TRCP Joins Leading Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Groups in Urging Preservation of Vital Conservation Tax IncentiveTools

FRWG Disappointed In New Roadless Rule but Supporting New Advisory Committee and Urging Maximum PublicInvolvement

New and Improved "Open Fields" Bill In Congress

TRCP Brings on Initiatives Manager

TRCP Announces New Executive Director

OLN, TRCP and Orion Introduce "Life In The Open"


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2003 Press Releases




2003 PRESS RELEASES

Bush Administration Stands By "No Net Loss" of Wetlands

President Meets with Conservation Community Leaders

"SAFETEA" a Big Boost for Fish and Wildlife Conservation

TRCP Joins Ducks Unlimited, Other Leading Conservation Groups To Sign Wetlands Letter to President Bush

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners compile a fish-barrier database

Sportfishing Champions To Be Honored At Capitol Hill Reception Celebrating National Fishing And Boating Week

Hunters, Anglers Build on Legacy As America's Premier Conservationists

TRCP Takes Part in Ad Supporting Hunting and Fishing on Refuges

TRCP Attends 2003 SHOT Show in Orlando, Florida

Forest Roads Working Group Submits Proposal to the Bush Administration for Protecting Roadless Area Values

Revenues Generated by Hunters and Anglers Would Rank #11 on the Fortune 500

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Founder to Receive Outdoor Life Magazine's Prestigious Conservation Awardat Shot Show

PARTNERSHIP TO PURSUE SOLUTION-ORIENTED CONSERVATION



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New Backcountry Conservation Measure Elicits Sportsmenʼs Support

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NEW BACKCOUNTRY CONSERVATION MEASURE ELICITS SPORTSMEN’SSUPPORT

News for Immediate ReleaseDec. 23, 2010Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, [email protected]

New Backcountry Conservation MeasureElicits Sportsmen’s Support

Secretarial order reinstates BLM’s ability to safeguard highest-quality federal lands;

helps fulfill the BLM’s multiple-use mandate for public lands management

DENVER – A directive issued today by the federal government should help safeguard high-quality public lands central to maintainingfish, wildlife and recreational values important to hunters and anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announcedtoday. The sportsmen’s group praised the secretarial order, which reinstates the ability of the Bureau of Land Management todesignate wilderness-quality lands, thereby conserving those areas and their fish and wildlife resources until Congress determinesthe areas’ long-term management.

U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar released the guidance measures at a gathering in Denver this afternoon;speakers at the event included Salazar, BLM Director Bob Abbey and TRCP President and CEO Whit Fosburgh.

“The clean waters and undisturbed fish and wildlife habitat provided by pristine public lands enable sportsmen to continue enjoyingdays afield,” said Fosburgh. “We commend the federal government’s efforts to permanently safeguard America’s finest backcountrylands and the outdoor opportunities they offer sportsmen all across the nation by taking this necessary action.”

The BLM’s ability to administratively protect areas with pristine qualities has been restricted since 2003 when the Interior Departmentrelinquished the agency’s authority to set aside lands as wilderness study areas. Today’s secretarial order advances a process thatwill provide BLM state offices with direction to determine how to identify, designate and manage lands with wilderness characteristicsas required under the BLM’s multiple-use mandate.

The TRCP reiterated the importance of public lands management that balances and sustains a range of uses, such as energydevelopment, fish and wildlife habitat and hunting and fishing.

“America’s public lands form an invaluable natural resources legacy,” continued Fosburgh, “and responsible management of thoselands – developed and undeveloped alike – is critical if we are to continue enjoying this legacy. While commendable, this decisionshould not be construed as a license for carte blanche development of other undeveloped lands.

“Public lands administered by the BLM in Wyoming’s Upper Green River Basin host one of the nation’s largest natural gas fields –and have seen 60-percent declines in mule deer numbers in the decade since energy development began,” Fosburgh concluded.“Sportsmen remain concerned that other high-value lands are destined for a similar fate if the BLM does not follow a newdevelopment model. We seek a commitment that the agency will engage in practices that uphold the fish, wildlife and recreationalvalues central to our outdoors heritage.”

Inspired by the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, the TRCP is a coalition of organizations and grassroots partners working together to preserve the traditions

of hunting and fishing.

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SPORTSMEN WELCOME LUCAS AS HOUSE AG COMMITTEE CHAIR



Oklahoman’s leadership critical as Congress formulates 2012 Farm Bill and

agricultural- and private-lands conservation programs important to fish and wildlife

WASHINGTON – Sportsmen-conservationists across the country are welcoming news that Rep. Frank Lucas has been elected chairof the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced today.

With jurisdiction over federal agriculture programs, the House Committee on Agriculture administers funding for critical naturalresources policy such as the Farm Bill, the conservation title of which is the single-largest source of federal funding for conservationon private lands in the country. A lifelong farmer, Lucas is the first Oklahoman to chair the committee, on which he has served as amember since he first was elected to Congress in 1994.

Agricultural- and private-lands conservation remains a cornerstone of the TRCP’s policy work, and the efforts of the TRCP and itspartner groups were instrumental in the inclusion of and improvements to vital conservation programs in the 2008 Farm Bill. TheTRCP’s farm policy work is guided by the Agriculture and Wildlife Working Group, a coalition of representatives from the nation’sleading conservation and sportsmen’s organizations that currently is developing recommendations on conservation programs for the2012 Farm Bill.

“Representative Lucas is taking on leadership of the House Committee on Agriculture at a watershed moment for our nation,” saidJennifer Mock Schaeffer, Farm Bill coordinator for the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and chair of the TRCP Agriculture andWildlife Working Group. “The 2008 Farm Bill increased total spending on conservation by approximately $4 billion to about $7.9 billionthrough 2012, and citizens are relying on Congress to sustain these important programs in the 2012 Farm Bill.”

“The House Committee on Agriculture plays a crucial role in establishing and continuing conservation programs that sustainAmerica’s private-lands fish and wildlife populations – and consequently in maintaining our hunting and fishing traditions,” said TomFranklin, TRCP director of policy and government relations. “Sportsmen look forward to advising the committee about fish and wildlifeneeds as we work together to develop a new Farm Bill, and we extend our willing support of Chairman Lucas’s efforts to conservethese irreplaceable resources.”

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Sen. Al Franken, TRCP President and CEO Whit Fosburgh, Congressman

Collin C. Peterson and Pheasants Forever Vice President of Government

Affairs Dave Nomsen at the TRCP Capitol Conservation Dinner. Photo by Ben

Zweig.

TRCP FETES CONSERVATION LEADERS AT AWARDS EVENT



Third annual Capitol Conservation Dinner unites sportsmen-conservationists,

recognizes Rep. Collin C. Peterson, Orvis’s Dave and Perk Perkins

WASHINGTON – At its third annual Capitol Conservation Dinner, held last night in Washington, D.C., the Theodore RooseveltConservation Partnership lionized the achievements of giants in the sportsman community and brought together influentialpolicymakers, union leaders and conservationists to celebrate the TRCP’s work in guaranteeing all Americans quality places to huntand fish.

The flagship TRCP event honored the conservationaccomplishments of Minnesota Congressman Collin C.Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, andDave and Perk Perkins of the Orvis Company. The dinner alsospotlighted the Jim Range Conservation Fund, whichcommemorates the life’s work of the TRCP’s former chairmanand co-founder.

“Through the TRCP’s Capitol Conservation Dinner, thesportsmen’s community celebrates the incalculable contributionsof our nation’s most dedicated conservationists,” said WhitFosburgh, TRCP president and CEO. “Following a trail blazedby President Theodore Roosevelt, the sportsmen honored at thisyear’s event exemplify the uniquely American drive toresponsibly manage and enjoy our irreplaceable fish and wildliferesources.”

Chairman Peterson was presented with the James D. RangeConservation Award for his persistent efforts to conserve thenation’s natural resources, particularly on funding private andagricultural lands management programs via the federal FarmBill. In lively introductory remarks by Peterson’s Minnesota colleague Sen. Al Franken and Pheasants Forever Vice President ofGovernment Affairs Dave Nomsen, the congressman was cited as an unparalleled champion of fish and wildlife resources and oursporting culture.

“American communities depend on the smart use of our agricultural lands and on balancing the protection of natural resources withthe needs of the nation’s farmers,” said Franken. “No one understands that balance better then Collin Peterson.”

“The last Farm Bill did more for conservation than any previous Farm Bill,” said Peterson. “Looking ahead to the next Farm Bill, wewill work together to do the best we can to further conservation efforts and the way of life that are central to our great nation.”

Orvis Vice Chairman Dave Perkins and Orvis Chief Executive Officer Perk Perkins were honored with the TRCP LifetimeConservation Achievement Award for their commitment to natural resources conservation as embodied in the mission of the OrvisCompany and its hunting and fishing product lines. Johnny Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops and recipient of the 2009 Lifetime

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Conservation Achievement Award, presented the 2010 award to the Perkinses.

“Orvis is simply a conduit for the hard work being done in the name of conservation by agencies, individuals and groups such as theTRCP,” said Dave Perkins in accepting the award. “We are proud to help advance these efforts that help sustain America’s fish andwildlife resources and long-held outdoor traditions.”

“Theodore Roosevelt once said, ‘I am only an average man, but, by George, I work at it harder than the average man,” said TRCPBoard Chair Jim Martin, conservation director of the Berkley Conservation Institute. “Our 2010 honorees give credence to Roosevelt’sbelief that our most valuable contributions arise from a simple desire to ‘work hard at work worth doing.’”

Lead sponsors of the 2010 Capitol Conservation Dinner included Bass Pro Shops and the High Lonesome Ranch.

A hero of modern conservation, Jim Range was instrumental in the crafting and passage of a string of landmark natural resourcelaws, including the Clean Water Act, and served on the boards of directors for numerous conservation groups. Range’s dedication tothe conservation of fish and wildlife in support of the nation’s sporting traditions remains entrenched in sportsmen’s lives through theTRCP. Launched in October 2009, the two-year Jim Range Conservation Fund has raised more than $500,000.







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WEDNESDAY TELECONFERENCE: TRCP APPEALS COURT DECISION ONPINEDALE ANTICLINE

News AdvisoryNov. 30, 2010Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, [email protected]


Wednesday, Dec. 1 @ 11 a.m. Eastern/9 a.m. Mountain

Dial-in number: 800-311-9403

Passcode: 175716

The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is appealing a court decision in its suit against the Department of the Interior overthe government’s mishandling of a southwestern Wyoming energy development and the resulting impacts to wildlife.

The Pinedale Anticline natural gas project encompasses approximately 200,000 acres of the Upper Green River Basin in SubletteCounty, Wyo., and includes valuable sage grouse habitat and mule deer crucial winter range. A recently released federal reportdocuments declines of 60 percent in mule deer numbers in the project area in the decade since development began. These declineswill have serious repercussions for northern Wyoming Range mule deer hunting.

Join TRCP staff and board members to learn about the group’s strategy for the Pinedale suit, results of the mule deer report andvision for responsible energy development – on the Pinedale Anticline and elsewhere.

Speakers to include

Whit Fosburgh, TRCP president and CEO

Dr. Rollin Sparrowe, TRCP board member, past leader of the Pinedale Anticline Working Group Wildlife Task Group, former federalbiologist

Steve Belinda, TRCP energy policy manager, former Bureau of Land Management biologist

Moderator: Katie McKalip, TRCP associate director of communications







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TRCP APPEALS COURT DECISION ON WYOMING ENERGY PROJECT

News for Immediate ReleaseNov. 29, 2010Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, [email protected]


Sportsmen’s group vows to continue fight for wildlife in the Upper Green River Basin

WASHINGTON – The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is appealing a court decision in its suit against the Departmentof the Interior over the government’s mishandling of a southwestern Wyoming energy development and the resulting impacts towildlife, the sportsmen’s group announced today.

The TRCP suit, filed in 2008 in U.S. District Court, contends that the BLM failed to implement “adaptive environmental management”and mitigation activities as committed to in decision documents for the Pinedale Anticline natural gas project, which encompassesapproximately 200,000 acres of the Upper Green River Basin in Sublette County, Wyo.

Sometimes referred to as an “American Serengeti” because of its seasonal and migratory use by wildlife, the Upper Green RiverBasin comprises crucial winter range for one of the state’s largest mule deer populations and has been identified by wildlife expertsas one of the last, best habitats for sage grouse. A recently released federal report documents declines of 60 percent in mule deernumbers in the project area in the decade since development began, which will have serious repercussions for northern WyomingRange mule deer hunting.

The TRCP maintains that BLM decisions regarding development in the Pinedale Anticline consistently ignore current science aboutthe impacts of natural gas projects on these and a host of other species and lead to unnecessary impacts to wildlife. Dr. RollinSparrowe, TRCP board member and past leader of the Pinedale Anticline Working Group Wildlife Task Group, cited the report as a“prime example” of the federal government’s misguided approach to resource management and evidence of its failure to sustain muledeer numbers in the region.

“Current science, along with lessons learned from past actions, enable us to practice a balanced approach toward management oftwo world-class resources – wildlife and natural gas – located on the Pinedale Anticline,” said Sparrowe, a former U.S. Fish andWildlife Service biologist and lifelong hunter who lives near the project site. “Yet the government’s failure to implement practices thatconserve seasonal habitat for mule deer are furthering this population’s decline.

“Our appeal is rooted in our interest in assuring the responsible development of these energy resources,” continued Sparrowe, “andin our desire to see the BLM address mitigation, monitoring and adaptive management in a way that is both meaningful and effectivefor species prized by American sportsmen.”

“Why should we care about Pinedale, Wyoming?” said TRCP President and CEO Whit Fosburgh. “In short, because this project,touted as a paragon of public lands energy development, instead exemplifies a broken, out-of-balance management system.

“The court’s ruling essentially states that BLM can concoct a management plan, fail to implement that plan, rewrite the plan, andhave the plan affirmed by a federal court, despite its failure to live up to the BLM’s contract with the American people,” Fosburgh said.

“The needs of fish and wildlife – and the interests of sportsmen and other public lands users – remain at the mercy of the BLM and itssubjective interpretation of its mission,” Fosburgh concluded. “The nation’s public lands should be held and managed in trust for allAmericans and for future generations to use and enjoy; the BLM’s failure to do this in Pinedale is setting a dangerous precedent formanagement of our shared natural resources.”

The TRCP supports responsible public-lands energy development that is pursued in accordance with federal law and ensures

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citizens’ continued ability to access our shared lands and natural resources.

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SPORTSMEN WELCOME STABENOW AS LEADER OF SENATE AGCOMMITTEE



TRCP and partners pledge support of USDA conservation programs

that sustain hunting, fishing opportunities on agricultural and private lands

WASHINGTON – Members of the sportsman-conservationist community joined in welcoming Sen. Debbie Stabenow as chair of theU.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced today.

Responsible for legislative oversight of matters relating to the nation’s agriculture industry, farming programs and forestry, thecommittee plays a key role in determining funding for private-lands conservation programs central to American hunting and anglingtraditions. Stabenow has served on the agriculture committees in the Michigan legislature, the U.S. House of Representatives and theU.S. Senate.

“The nation’s sportsmen welcome Senator Stabenow in her new role as leader of this important committee,” said Tom Franklin,TRCP director of policy and government relations, “and we pledge our support of her efforts to ensure the foresighted managementand conservation of agricultural lands that provide habitat for fish and wildlife and are relied upon by hunters and anglers.”

Agricultural- and private-lands conservation forms a cornerstone of the TRCP’s policy work, and the efforts of the TRCP and itspartner groups were instrumental in the inclusion of and improvements to critical conservation programs in the 2008 Farm Bill. TheTRCP’s farm policy work is guided by the Agriculture and Wildlife Working Group, a coalition of representatives from the nation’sleading conservation and sportsmen’s organizations that currently is developing recommendations on conservation programs for the2012 Farm Bill.

“The 2008 Farm Bill increased total spending on conservation programs by approximately $4 billion to about $7.9 billion through2012,” said Jennifer Mock Schaeffer, Farm Bill coordinator for the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and chair of the TRCPAgriculture and Wildlife Working Group. “Senator Stabenow’s leadership in these crucial months leading up to the 2012 Farm Bill willbe essential in assuring that the advances we’ve made in agricultural-lands conservation are sustained in the time to come.”

“Ducks Unlimited applauds Senator Debbie Stabenow in her new role as chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition andForestry,” said Dan Wrinn, director of public policy for Ducks Unlimited and TRCP working group member. “She has a proven trackrecord as a strong supporter of waterfowl conservation and sportsmen.”

“We are pleased to welcome the senator as committee chair – and note her support of vital conservation programs and America’shunting traditions as solid foundation,” said Dave Nomsen, vice president of government affairs with Pheasants Forever and QuailForever and TRCP working group member. “Senator Stabenow understands the passions of hunters and our investment in fish andwildlife conservation, and we look forward to working with her and the other committee members on the challenges that lie ahead.”

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TRCP Promotes Adaptation Funding at House Climate Hearing




TRCP PROMOTES ADAPTATION FUNDING AT HOUSE CLIMATE HEARING


Sportsmen’s group presents testimony in support of management practices

that help fish and game species adjust to effects of climate change

WASHINGTON – At a House of Representatives hearing today, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership issuedrecommendations for adaptation measures and management actions that would minimize or prevent the adverse effects of climatechange on fish and wildlife and their habitats. The sportsmen’s group called on House lawmakers to support legislation fundingspecific conservation approaches that would help species maintain self-sustaining populations through ongoing adaptivemanagement approaches.

At the hearing of the House Science and Technology Committee, William Geer, director of the TRCP Center for Western Lands,urged immediate action to enable state managers to help fish and wildlife populations adapt to climatic shifts. The committeeconvened to consider the current state of climate science and evidence of climate change in the United States.

“I meet frequently with hunters and anglers to discuss climate change and its impacts on fish and wildlife,” said Geer, “and they tellme that they both feel and see the effects of temperature increases, declining winter snowpack, increas