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Thank You, Clean Water Act, for Our Fishable Waters!

Conservation, Get Outside, Wildlife Facts | Oct 19, 2012

Forty years ago, Ohio’s Cuyahoga River was in flames and Lake Erie was a biological wasteland. Many of the nation’s rivers were little more than open sewers. On October 18, … Read more

The Clean Water Act: Up Close and Personal

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Oct 18, 2012

There’s an adage about the sport of fishing that suggests a person can pursue this national pastime for an entire lifetime and never come to the realization that catching fish has … Read more

Fishing the Nottoway: A Clean Water Blessing

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Oct 18, 2012

This is a guest post by Jeff Turner, Blackwater/Nottoway Riverkeeper My Dad and I were fishing the Nottoway River in Virginia a few years ago, a river I grew up on … Read more

Hunters and Anglers Favor Restoring Clean Water Act Protections for Wetlands and Streams

Conservation, Get Outside | Oct 2, 2012

This is a guest post by G. Richard Mode from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. Just last week a national poll of hunters and anglers reaffirmed what we all know: regardless … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – September 7, 2012

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Sep 7, 2012

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Climate Threat to America’s Future Can’t be Laughed Off … Read more

Montana Sushi Girl: My Fish Tale

Conservation, Students and Nature, Wildlife Facts | Sep 5, 2012

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 … Read more

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