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  • Fishing, hunting CEOs offer Antiquities advice to POTUS

    April 14, 2017 President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump: The undersigned organizations are writing in support of the Antiquities Act of 1906 and to express our opposition to any executive action that seeks to administratively overturn a national monument. Signed into law by Theodore…

  • Monuments: TU et CEO Letter to President Trump

    title="application/pdf" />170414_CEO Monuments Ltr President Trump.pdf 2017-04-14 Letter to President Trump from CEOs at Trout Unlimited (TU), American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA), Backcountry Hunters and Agnlers (BHA), Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), National Wildlife Federation (NWF) IN SUPPORT OF Antiquities Act and National Monuments. See also: Report: National Monuments: A Sportsmen's Perspective report from…

  • Short casts: Monuments in peril, gear that gives back, wildlife management

    Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado. This week, TU volunteers from around the nation are in Washington meeting with their states' federal delegations asking them to support the Antiquities Act and ensure a bright future for national monuments all across America. Many of th ese monuments harbor excellent fishing and hunting—two fairly new monuments designated during…

  • Economic impact of outdoor recreation is vital

    A new report from the Outdoor Industry Association shows anglers spend $35.7 billion annually on fishing. Brett Prettyman photo By Brett Prettyman “Priceless." It is a typical response from anglers when asked the value of being able to get out and stand in their favorite river hoping to hook up. But a value has been…

  • Why I #TUVolunteer

    Southern West Virginia chapter volunteers gather after the 20th Annual Elkhorn Creek Cleanup on April 15 in the community of Northfork, in McDowell County, W.Va. By Rob Shane When I was young, maybe 6 or 7, I had a tendency to act like a total brat — usually upset about not getting some toy that…