Supporting Group News Tips

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation maintains that elk and elk habitat need to be the major points of focus regarding a proposed land exchange in central Montana involving two major land parcels: one south of Grass Range and one north of the Missouri River in the CMR Monument with additional smaller parcels added in both areas.

Executives from many of the nation’s firearms companies are in Washington, D.C. this week for the seventh annual congressional “fly-in” sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry.

There’s a lot to pack before you head out for the spring fishing season. Just don’t forget the camera to take shots of your catch to submit to the BoatUS Angler “Catch of the Month” photo contest at BoatUS.com/angler/contest, which kicks off today and runs monthly through October 31, 2014.

The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) has hired a Communications Director to effectively message to members and the general public to further AFFTA’s mission of promoting sustained growth of the fly fishing industry.

Join us for a webinar to explore the sustainable agriculture and conservation wins in new Farm Bill – The Agricultural Act of 2014 – and how we move from policy to effective implementation on the ground.

A coalition of conservation organizations announced today the launch of a coordinated, partner-driven “Prairies Conservation Campaign” to bring public attention to the dramatic conversion of grasslands and wetlands to cropland in one of America’s last intact grassland ecosystems – the prairie pothole region.

As the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act reauthorization advances on Capitol Hill, Bass Pro Shops Founder Johnny Morris and Maverick Boats President Scott Deal, leaders in the recreational angling industry and co-chairmen of the Commission on Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Management, will present “A Vision for Managing America’s Saltwater Recreational Fisheries” at the National Press Club on March 26, 2014, from 9:30–10:30 a.m.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation presented its highest honor posthumously to long-time volunteer, board member, avid hunter and conservationist Rodger Fleming.

The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is looking to the public to help it select the winning projects in the competitive 2014 Grassroots Grants Program, which provides local non-profit groups up to $10,000 to help educate boaters on safe and clean boating topics.