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Conservation

Congress Considering Selling 500,000 Acres of Public Lands Through Rushed Budget...

America's public lands belong to the public, and all of us anglers, outdoorsmen, and conservationists have to defend these public resources....once again. The Republican...

Congress Authorizes Public Lands Sale

Republican lawmakers in Congress have added a provision to their new tax legislation that authorizes the sale of public land in Utah and Nevada.  According...

Alabama’s Mobile Bay Faces Imminent Threat from Dredge Project

The fourth largest estuary in the United States, Mobile Bay, supports a productive and diverse ecosystem that can only be described as a hidden...

Leaked Federal Lands Road Map Outlines Shocking Policy Objectives

A draft of a four-year plan for the Department of the Interior's objectives for "prosperity, security, and recreation" has been leaked online. This leaked...

5 Things to Read this Earth Day: the Good & the...

For this year's Earth Day, we'll highlight five issues relating to conservation, restoration, and general stewardship of the place we all call home. Over...

Tax Day is Here, But Fishing’s Tax Man Doesn’t Mind

To most Americans, April 15th is Tax Day, but for those of that fish in saltwater, Tax Days and interactions with the "Tax Man"...

Senate Blocks Public Lands Protection Amendment

The United States Congress is currently hammering out a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. As part of that budget, a proposal was made...

U.S. Court Unanimously Rules Against Big Sugar in Everglades Case

Last week, a federal court of appeals unanimously ruled in favor of Everglades restoration, dealing a blow to big sugar's attempts to erode the...

Pumped Hydropower Proposal–Threats to Wyoming’s North Platte Watershed?

A hydropower project of sorts in central Wyoming may stabilize energy demand during peaks but at the expense of the famed North Platte watershed....