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Drilling Impacts on Public Lands Missing from Presidential Debate
A spirited exchange at this week’s Presidential debate centered around energy development on public lands, specifically oil and gas drilling. Per usual, fact checkers immediately began investigating the claims by both Governor Romney and President Obama. What was completely lost in the discussion… Read more >
Visiting the Wild Western Arctic Reserve
The following is a guest post from Larry Bartlett from Fairbanks, Alaska—he gives a firsthand account of traveling in the Western Arctic Reserve (also known as the National Petroleum Reserve or NPR-A), the single largest unit of public land in the nation… Read more >
What Would Presidential Candidates Do To Protect America’s Public Lands?
Mitt Romney has launched Sportsmen for Romney, following Barack Obama’s Sportsmen for Obama effort. But will either campaign speak directly to the concerns of America’s outdoor enthusiasts? I called Land Tawney, the National Wildlife Federation’s senior manager for sportsmen leadership based in… Read more >
America’s Hunters Ask: Where are Clean Water and Healthy Wetlands in the Election Discourse?
Tonight, Congressman Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden will engage in a primetime debate on foreign and domestic issues. We remain hopeful that among the many important topics raised tonight will be a discussion of the protection of America’s… Read more >
Surveying Hurricane Isaac’s Impacts
Story and photos by Jared Serigné. The Delacroix Island where my grandfather was raised will never exist again. I’m okay with that. I’ve come to terms with it. I love Delacroix for what it is now, and that’s exactly why… Read more >
Montana Sushi Girl: My Fish Tale
The first time I took my daughter camping we went to Rock Creek, a blue ribbon trout stream just 30 minutes east of Missoula, Montana. My father took me there when I was a kid. Perhaps like him, I realized… Read more >
Great News for Conservation: More Hunters and Anglers in America!
Great news for Conservation! The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) just released their preliminary hunting and fishing numbers, showing that over the past 5 years there are 9% more hunters and 11% more anglers throughout the nation. These increases are proof… Read more >
Sportsmen Target Coal Exports
A new report released jointly by the National Wildlife Federation and the Association of Northwest Steelheaders says six port construction projects in Oregon and Washington that would expand U.S. coal exports to growing markets in Asia would bring serious consequences for… Read more >
Affiliate Program Aims to Empower Returning War Veterans Through Conservation and Angling
National Wildlife Federation’s Oregon affiliate, the Association of Northwest Steelheaders (ANWS), is preparing to launch an exciting and innovative program that aims to help returning war veterans develop new skills and ways of responding to stress while learning to preserve… Read more >
Ohio’s Steelhead and Walleye Left At Risk
Today, Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a bill (press release) that fails to protect Lake Erie’s rivers and impairs our rights as hunters and anglers and the public’s use of waters within the Ohio Lake Erie Basin. (Marc Smith Testimony… Read more >
