Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

“Their bodies made no wasted movements. Their heads were held high carrying the Dr. Suess-esc antlers. Their fur, still a dark, summer coat, popped against the willows going yellow and the blueberries and Labrador tea burning red.” Read about the full caribou hunt through the link below. https://lnkd.in/gGzHVKQ7

“Wildlife and habitat cannot speak so we must, and we will.” – Theodore Roosevelt One of the most precious freedoms we Americans have is the right to vote for the people we feel should lead us and today is but one simple occasion for us to demonstrate our commitment to conservation, fish, wildlife, habitat, and access. Theodore Roosevelt believed that access to the outdoors was fundamentally American and for more than a century, hunters and anglers have been the driving force in conversation in America. Together we can strengthen broad-based conservation efforts, protect wildlife and fish habitat, and ensure public access to natural resources for generations to come. 🇺🇸 #Vote

TRCP Opposes the Blanket Sale or Transfer of Federal Land to States Recent efforts from states to transfer federal lands mean risks for hunter and angler access and wildlife habitat management. This past August, leading Utah officials petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Utah’s case that argues for the transfer of Bureau of Land Management acres to state ownership. The action was recently backed by amicus briefs filed by Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. “This is a lose-lose situation for states and all Americans for which these lands are held in the public trust,” said Joel Webster, chief conservation officer for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. “There have been several efforts over the past four decades to sell or transfer federal lands. None have been successful, and all have been unpopular. States simply do not have the resources to manage the vast acres that make up federal lands.” TRCP recognizes that there is tension over how some federal public lands are managed, but the sale or transfer of public lands is not the answer, We believe that the best way for people to address these challenges is by rolling up their sleeves and finding common ground. TRCP is committed to being a part of that dialogue, and we encourage others to take a similar approach. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g5G_7_Ti

Here's to unforgettable moments this fall! How did you spend your weekend?

Billy Molls grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin dreaming of hunting and exploring Alaska. At 19, he answered the “call of the wild” and went north to make good on that dream. He’s spent the last two and a half decades guiding hunters across Alaska for everything from brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula to Dall sheep in the Brooks Range. A film producer, author, public speaker, and hunting consultant, Molls has a deep appreciation for wild country and wildlife and has seen firsthand how good they are for the soul. https://lnkd.in/grVEh5Fi

Federal restoration funds and volunteers help increase the wildlife value of Idaho’s Pine Creek Bench. At the southern end of Idaho’s Big Hole Mountains, the Pine Creek Bench lays tucked between the South Fork of the Snake River and Stouts Mountain. This picturesque bench provides invaluable winter range for deer, elk, and moose, and is also fertile ground that has attracted farmers for over a century who have grown diverse crops: wildflowers to alfalfa, potatoes to winter wheat. Like much of eastern Idaho, the plow has ruled for generations, largely relegating the bench’s wildlife value to the back burner. https://lnkd.in/gEgRbwaP

Southern Louisiana’s Neptune Pass, which formed naturally during higher Mississippi River flows since 2018, provides a real-world example of the benefits of sediment diversions for a healthy delta. Neptune Pass didn’t even exist six years ago. Today, the newest connection between the Mississippi River and its fish and wildlife-generating marshes moves enough water by volume into Breton Sound that it dwarfs all but about 15 other rivers in the world—and it’s a living laboratory for how a healthy, properly functioning Mississippi River is supposed to work. Learn more by visiting : https://lnkd.in/gS5paFBi

“We flew over 150 miles from the airstrip, and once the Dalton Highway faded from view, the full expanse below was wild country. For 150 miles it was great mountains and long rivers and jeweled lakes and no roads or trails. To get out from where we were going was a distance that my brain was having trouble comprehending. I’d backpacked in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. I’d hunted wild country in the Rocky Mountains. But this place, the Brooks Range of northern Alaska, held a remoteness to a magnitude I’d never experienced.” Read more about this hunting and fishing trip in Alaska’s Brooks Range 👉 https://lnkd.in/gGzHVKQ7

TRCP asked Captain Steve Huff about his thoughts on South Florida fishing, Everglades restoration, and the importance of clean water. "The solution to Everglades restoration is clean water coming down from the core of the state, from Orlando south through the Kissimmee, Lake Okeechobee, and delivering clean water to the Gulf and the Shark River system and Florida Bay system." Read more at https://lnkd.in/gW-bB9An

Today, we celebrate a president, a conservationist, and a man whose vision we have to thank for America’s vast wilderness and wildlife populations. It’s Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday – his 166th, to be exact. As an avid hunter, angler, and all-around sportsman, Theodore Roosevelt saw the writing on the wall well over a century ago; if the sporting community wanted public lands to hunt, public waters to fish, and wildlife held in the public trust for all Americans, they would have to protect these resources themselves. Thus began America’s long journey of scientific inquiry, legislative, executive, and judicial action, and wildlife management that now bolsters our conservation ethic. We thank you for your continued commitment to TRCP’s ideals. We work hard every day to ensure they mirror those of the man whose namesake we dedicate our efforts to. Happy Birthday, TR.