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RMEF Joins Wyoming, Feds in Next Step toward Possible Wolf Appeal
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, along with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the State of Wyoming, filed a notice of appeal in the Wyoming wolf case issued by the District Court of the District of Columbia.
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Vital Ground, Father/Daughter Team Protect Habitat ‒ Complete Missoula County's 200th Voluntary Private Land Conservation Easement
The Vital Ground Foundation and a father-daughter team have partnered to permanently protect 240 acres of wildlife habitat at the confluence of the Ninemile and Clark Fork valleys of western Montana.
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TRCP Welcomes Four New Board Members
Rod Nelson, Eric Schwaab, George Thornton and Paul Vigano bring broad skill set, expertise to leadership of national sportsmen-conservation group.
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The forgotten millions, a case for reactivation
I’ve been an active member of the outdoor industry for about a year and a half. While I’ve hunted and fished my whole life, it wasn’t until I started Powderhook that I began to learn how the industry really worked.
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House Passes Bill Funding Key Conservation Programs, Tacks on Harmful Riders
Despite a number of damaging policy riders and funding cuts, a $1 trillion-plus spending bill advanced by the House of Representatives last night represents a necessary step for natural resources conservation and sportsmen’s priorities, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced today.
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Elk Camp Closes, Record Expo Attendance
Fresh off closing out a highly successful national convention, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is setting a course toward 2015 with a goal of better carrying out its mission.
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Congress Advances Public Lands Measure Via Defense Bill
While not without shortcomings, the first significant public lands package in five years conserves vital fish and wildlife habitat in the Intermountain West.
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Association Updates moved to Members-Area
As of 2015, all association updates can be found on the Members-Area website. The most recent association updates can now be found here: https://owaa.org/members-area/category/association-update/.
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Don’t be that guy: Pause before you hit reply
By Tom Keer — About a year ago I woke up really early every morning for a week…
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Letters to the Editor
Standing by thoughts on self-publishing…
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The importance of outdoor communication
By Tom Sadler — It’s no secret that as outdoor communicators we have a great job…
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2014 Norm Strung Youth Writing Awards
Winning entries from the 2014 Norm Strung Youth Writing Awards – prizes awarded for both prose and poetry, in junior and senior categories.
