Tag Archives: Public lands

Embracing an icon: Rio Grande del Norte monument designation

Rio Grande del Norte from Our Sporting Heritage on Vimeo. By Garrett VeneKlasen As you head north out of Santa Fe on US-285 there is a prominent overpass spanning the highway. Stamped deep in its massive upper concrete support beam, … Continue reading

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Like Father – Like Son

I grew up in a fam­ily where my father used to do a lot of trav­el­ing for work. He would usu­ally leave very early on Mon­day and return home on Friday. Dad was like most dads. He would spend the … Continue reading

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Public Lands Energy Development: Working Together to Protect Fishing and Hunting

By Shane Cross, Western Energy Counsel, TU’s Sportsmen’s Conservation Project During the second Presidential debate, Governor Romney and President Obama engaged in a heated exchange about energy development on public lands.  My ears perked up and my eyes went from … Continue reading

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Public land … your land

I grew up in Colorado. And even now that I live in Idaho (which is today what Colorado was like when I was a kid), I consider Colorado “home.” As a kid, my grandfathers trucked me, my brothers and my … Continue reading

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Fishermen to Forest Service: Grow Jobs, Protect Salmon

Salmon anglers and U.S. taxpayers, take notice. It’s time to tell the U.S. Forest Service to stop misspending your money in one of America’s Best Wild Places, the Tongass National Forest of Southeast Alaska.  That’s the message from a group of … Continue reading

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Hey, Presidential campaigns! We love our lands and so should you

As the Presidential campaigns start to gather steam toward the general election, it has become clear that we as sportsmen conservationists, Democrats and Republicans alike, need to ensure the candidates promote the value of our public lands and reinforce the … Continue reading

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