Category: Outdoor Economy

Appropriators in Congress recently began passing fiscal year 2024 funding bills that contain both highlights and disappointments for conservation.

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program is a Farm Bill conservation program that protects wildlife habitat and maintains open spaces.  But what exactly is ACEP and how does it benefit hunters and anglers? 

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program is a crucial Farm Bill program focused on helping farmers, ranchers and forest landowners integrate conservation into their working lands.  But what exactly is EQIP and how does it...

Since its introduction in the 1985 Farm Bill, the Conservation Reserve Program has been one of the nation's most important conservation programs. But what is the CRP and how does it benefit hunters and...

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act would extend and increase funding levels aimed at safeguarding, restoring, and protecting the Great Lakes ecosystem and the commercial and recreational fishery it supports. 

Decades-old offshore oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico, no longer involved in extraction, still provide critical marine habitat and prime fishing – and bipartisan legislation is aimed at protecting these rigs-turned-reefs.

Lawmakers have introduced a bill to improve outdoor recreation facilities at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managed areas. 

If you’ve used a state walk-in access program to hunt or fish on private land, you’ve experienced what the Voluntary Public Access program can do. But what is VPA-HIP and how does it benefit hunters...

With the expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill in the news, you may be asking, what is the Farm Bill? Why does it matter to hunters and anglers?

In America, aquatic invasive species (AIS) issues range from Asian carp and zebra mussels to lake-choking hydrilla and blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay. Professional bass fisherman Ish Monroe shares his personal perspective and...