‘WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET TO WORK DAY’ MAY 17

This Casual Friday marked a fun way to show support for water safety by joining “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day.” Throughout the nation today, people promoted water safety while sporting a totally different look at work by wearing their favorite life jacket in honor of “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day,” a [...]

COAST GUARD FOUNDATION FALLEN HEROES SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO BENEFIT FROM COAST GUARD REMEMBER

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education, welfare and morale of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that the Coast Guard Remember movement – which raises funds to support the Coast Guard Foundation’s Fallen Heroes Scholarship Program – will hold the majority of its events the weekend of [...]

Man On Fire: Fans Have Chance To Fish With Skeet

Bassmaster Elite Series angler Skeet Reese caught his first bass at 8 years old, an experience that set him on a course to be a top bass fishing pro. The California angler is on a winning streak during the 2013 season, already securing a victory in the May 2-5 Elite Series West Point Lake Battle [...]

B.A.S.S. Joins Folds Of Honor To Assist Families Of Military Service Members

Continuing a long tradition of supporting America’s servicemen and servicewomen, B.A.S.S. has signed an agreement with Oklahoma-based Folds of Honor Foundation to assist in its mission to provide educational scholarships to the dependents of soldiers killed or disabled while serving our country. Under the cross promotional agreement, B.A.S.S. will raise awareness of Folds of Honor [...]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENT MORE TAXPAYER MONEY ON 2012 EXTREME WEATHER CLEANUP THAN ON SCHOOLS OR ROADS

WASHINGTON (May 14, 2013) – U.S. taxpayers paid nearly $100 billion responding to damages caused by last year’s extreme weather events associated with climate change, about $1,100 per taxpayer, according to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council released today. By paying nearly $100 billion, taxpayers — through the federal government — spent more [...]

ATTENTION SUPPORTERS: WE NEED YOU TOMORROW!

The Delta Stewardship Council is preparing next week to vote on the Delta Plan, which we see as a totally inadequate effort for restoring the Delta.  This is your last chance to get your statement on the public record regarding the inadequacies of the plan. The meeting will be held at Thursday, May 16, 2013 [...]

THE ANGLER’S HUB ADDS BASS ANGLER MAGAZINE AND FISHADDIX TO ITS LINEUP

Kalamazoo, MI, – On May 14, 2013 The Angler’s Hub will be adding two new sponsors to its growing line up. Bass Angler Magazine was the first of last week to strike up a deal with The Angler’s Hub. Offering up BAM’s content to The Angler’s Hub subscribers on a weekly basis. When you’re ready [...]

Marine Recreational Fishing’s Economic Impact Rivals Commercial Sector

A report released today by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) makes a powerful case that from an economic perspective, recreational fishing is just as important as commercial fishing, despite a much lower overall impact on the resource. According to the report, anglers landed just two percent of the total saltwater landings compared to ninety-eight percent [...]

Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts in Communities Across the Nation

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal partners, announced that the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is adding 11 new [...]

New Study Quantifies U.S. Investment in Conservation and Its Economic Impacts

WASHINGTON – A new study provides a revealing look at America’s economic stake in conservation, totaling the total public and private investments in fish, wildlife and natural resources conservation at $38.8 billion per year – monies that, once spent, circulate through the economy and stimulate an impressive $93.2 billion in economic activity. “The Conservation Economy [...]

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