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LWCF funding and dollars for maintenance backlog moves forward
The Great American Outdoors Act would fund LWCF and restoration projects across the country. On Monday a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and help tackle the multi-billion-dollar public lands maintenance backlog. The legislation follows a press conference…
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Ice fishing for the converted
Ice fishing in Montana When I was a kid, I had this recurring nightmare. I was probably around 7 or 8 at the time. In it, I would be walking down a dirt road with my dad and in the road were a series of big, muddy puddles, the kind you get after a long…
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LWCF up for full and permanent funding?
A bill introduced today by a bipartisan group of Senators may end the decades-long effort to permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The bill, called the Great American Outdoor Act, is a package of two bills that have already cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support. By…
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What can salmon advocates learn from the Iowa Caucuses?
Let me begin by saying that nothing in the following paragraphs is an endorsement or indictment of any political campaign or political process. I realize that saying anything that remotely smells political puts a big bullseye on your back these days, so let's be clear: Republican or Democrat, I don't care; Pete or Bernie, primary…
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“There’s no low-hanging fruit left” for Snake River salmon and steelhead
Steelhead on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho Stakeholders gathered for the last of three meetings in the Tri Cities Monday night to discuss recovery of Snake River salmon and steelhead. The meetings were part of the Washington Lower Snake River Stakeholder Process. Rob Masonis, vice president for western conservation at Trout…
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On Break
I find little shame to admit That even with all the bustle of the year I can't but help to glance longingly backwards To the time where we were all --Just a little-- On break. Back when lights twinkled in windows And meals felt sumptuous And everything was just a little less January. On break.…
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Five takeaways on Snake River salmon and steelhead
Salmon River, Idaho After decades of lawsuits, recovering Snake River salmon and steelhead is inching closer to reality. This week a series of meetings kick off in Washington to gather public input on the impacts of dam removal on the Lower Snake. In preparation, Rob Masonis, vice president for Western Conservation at Trout Unlimited, and…
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