Category Archives: Conservation
Sportsmen: Colorado Roadless Rule on the right track
From TU: DENVER, Colo. — The latest version of the Colorado Roadless Rule, announced today at a joint news conference between the U.S. Forest Service and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, will protect 4.2 million acres of Colorado backcountry … Continue reading
House rider on Clean Water Act guidance puts America’s waters at risk
From TU: A new rider inserted into the House Energy and water Appropriations Bill this week could have negative impacts on streams and wetlands all across the country, harming efforts to protect water quality and degrading angling opportunity in waters … Continue reading
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AFFTA Makes Positive Impact for Bristol Bay
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association’s new general manager Ben Bulis was part of a contingent of sportsmen and conservation organizations that recently visited Washington, D.C., to lobby on the Hill on behalf of Bristol Bay, Alaska, in opposition to … Continue reading
Sportsmen Laud Passage of House Conservation Legislation
From TRCP: Legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives will sustain hunting and angling opportunities and help secure sportsmen’s access to valuable public lands, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced today. The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012 (H.R. 4089), … Continue reading
Turneffe Atoll Trust Names Lindsay Garbutt Executive Director
TURNEFFE ATOLL, Belize – Lindsay Garbutt, a leader in marine conservation and tourism in Belize, has been named Executive Director of Turneffe Atoll Trust, announced Craig Hayes, Chairman of the Turneffe Atoll Trust Board. Garbutt has worked in commercial fishing, … Continue reading
