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Nov 22, 2024 | 
louisianasportsman.com | Chris Macaluso
Neptune Pass didn’t even exist six years ago. Now, Louisiana’s newest connection between the Mississippi River and its fish and wildlife-generating marshes moves enough water by volume that it dwarfs all but about 15 other rivers in the world. It’s a living laboratory for how a healthy, properly functioning Mississippi River Delta is supposed to work and a window into what can be expected from man-made diversions.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Ryan Lockwood |Chris Macaluso |Jaclyn Higgins
The Mississippi’s Massive Catfish, Tasty Drums & Bountiful Crabs: Video Compilation TRCP recently hosted several well-known, river-savvy angling influencers on a two-day fishing and crabbing excursion on the Mississippi River, to talk about the importance of restoring the functionality of the river, throughout the basin from the Gulf of Mexico to Minnesota. The video-makers got an up-close look at freshwater and sediment diversions to see firsthand how effective they are at improving...
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Joel Webster |Chris Macaluso |Rob Thornberry |Noah Davis
TRCP Opposes the Blanket Sale or Transfer of Federal Land to States Recent efforts from states to obtain federal lands mean risks for hunter and angler access & 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,...
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Chris Macaluso |Rob Thornberry |Noah Davis |Michael O'Casey
Mississippi River Diversion Builds Land, Enhances Fishing Opportunities Neptune Pass didn’t even exist six years ago.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Liz Rose |Ryan Lockwood |Dan Morgan |Chris Macaluso
Final Plan Amendments Align Colorado BLM Big Game Habitat Management with Colorado Oil and Gas Development Regulations Plan amendment creates consistency between federal and state jurisdictions for oil and gas development within high priority big game habitat, sets precedent for efficiently updating management plans statewide The Colorado Bureau of Land Management recently signed a Record of Decision on their Resource Management Plan Amendment for Big Game Habitat Conservation to align the...
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Dan Morgan |Chris Macaluso |Ryan Lockwood
The U.S. House of Representatives Introduces the North American Grasslands Conservation Act Washington, D.C. – Today, the North American Grasslands Conservation Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by U.S. Representatives Nancy Mace (R – S.C.), Sharice Davids (D – Kan), Brian Fitzpatrick (R – Penn) and Mike Thompson (D – Calif). Once passed, the legislation will be one of the most significant steps for grassland conservation efforts in the 21st century. “Hunters are among the...
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
louisianasportsman.com | Chris Macaluso
Construction could begin in 2026 to restore more than 13 miles of the barrier island chainLouisiana’s extensive barrier islands are among the many features that distinguish the state from its Gulf of Mexico neighbors, as well as every other Atlantic Basin state. Certainly, others have barrier islands and extensive beach shorelines.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
louisianasportsman.com | Chris Macaluso
Louisiana should look ahead to when Deepwater Horizon oil spill fines will no longer refill coastal restoration coffersLouisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has been building marshes, rebuilding barrier islands, restoring ridges and laying the foundation for diversions to reconnect the Mississippi River to coastal swamps and wetlands at an unprecedented pace the last decade. The size and scale of the projects is setting records as well.
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May 24, 2024 | 
louisianasportsman.com | Chris Macaluso
Louisiana fishermen grabbed tape measures and the magic markers last November to change the fish-measuring marks on their ice chests and boat gunwales. For more than 30 years, 25, 12-plus inch speckled trout per person could crowd the ice chest per day. Now, it’s 15 fish at 13-20 inches with only two fish over that 20-inch slot. This summer, they’ll get out the ruler and the Sharpie again for redfish.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Liz Rose |Noah Davis |Chris Macaluso |Jon Holst
TRCP Breaks Down Updates to BLM’s Oil and Gas Leasing Policies The Bureau of Land Management has modernized its rules regarding oil and gas leasing on public land to reduce conflict between oil and gas development and fish, wildlife resources Sportsmen and sportswomen have been promoting responsible land use and energy development for decades. Our community spends a lot of time exploring public lands, and at some point we all experience how energy development can impact our favorite...
