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Arizona Game and Fish celebrates 40th anniversary of Endangered Species Act
PHOENIX — While the Arizona Game and Fish Department has been working to conserve imperiled wildlife species for much longer, today the department celebrates Endangered Species Day and marks the 40th anniversary of the federal act.
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Ohio DNR adds 10 cadets to state park ranks
COLUMBUS, OH – Ten Ohio State Parks ranger cadets were sworn in today by Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Director James Zehringer and ODNR Deputy Director Glen Cobb at a ceremony held at the department’s headquarters.
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SCI selects executive committee leadership
Washington, D.C. -Safari Club International’s Board of Directors elected the organization’s Officers and Executive Committee during their meeting here May 11. The 12-member Executive Committee, comprised of volunteers within the organization, will work with SCI’s Chief Executive Officer Phil DeLone.
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Agencies announce funding for federal trout hatchery, TVA stocking
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and representatives from the Tennessee Valley Authority, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced Friday a new agreement that will continue popular trout stocking programs in reservoirs and tailwaters of certain TVA dams across the region.
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New federal triggerfish regulations begin June 10
On May 9, 2013, NOAA Fisheries approved Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Fishing access restrictions proposed in Everglades National Park
Send in your comments today in support of reasonable and responsible fishing access
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Crosman wins readers' choice award from Predator Extreme magazine
ROCHESTER, New York, (May 7, 2013) – Crosman Corporation (crosman.com), international designer, manufacturer and marketer of products for the shooting sports, received two Readers’ Choice Gold awards fromPredator Xtreme magazine; favorite airgun and preferred hunting pellet.
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Interdisciplinary conference to train adults to start youth fly-fishing programs
This summer, from June 24 – 27, 2013 is the second Children in the Stream Conference. Last year’s conference was a huge success and you can go to http://www.childreninthestream.com/the-2012-children-in-the-stream-conference.html to read more about the four-day event.
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OWAA Board of Directors Meeting
President Mark Taylor called the meeting to order at 9:29 a.m…
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Lake Placid: Where to find the fish
By Lisa Densmore — With five months between now and the 2013 OWAA conference in Lake Placid, I thought this might be a good time…
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Don't forget the 'Why?'
By Brett Prettyman — A good interview can, and often does, make the difference between a strong story and one that will be sent back by an editor for major revisions or a “thank you, but we are not interested at this time” note…
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Why give to a charity (like OWAA)
By Bill Powell — Since the 1950s OWAA has been classified as a tax-exempt public charity. Public charities are strongly favored by the Internal Revenue Code…