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2 months ago | 
trcp.org | Noah Davis |Josh Metten |Madeleine West |Alex Funk
In The Arena: Will Retzer Growing up in southern California, Retzer’s family took advantage of the local hunting and fishing opportunities in the mountains near Los Angeles. But once the family moved to Nevada, Retzer’s love for the outdoors exploded.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
trcp.org | Noah Davis |Josh Metten |Dan Morgan |McKay Fleck
TRCP Applauds Reintroduction of Bipartisan Public Land, Migration Bills Bills would strengthen public lands and help conserve big game migration corridors The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership cheers the reintroduction of two priority bills aimed at maintaining access to public lands and conserving big game migrations. The Public Lands in Public Hands Act, first introduced in the 118th Congress by Representatives Zinke (R-Mont.) and Vasquez (D-N.M.), would require congressional...
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
trcp.org | Josh Metten |Madeleine West |Alex Funk |Tristan Henry
Wyoming Sportspeople Celebrate Conservation of Iconic Big Game Migration Corridors with Kelly Parcel Sale to Grand Teton National Park Hunting and grazing will be retained in perpetuity on the parcel In the waning hours of 2024, the State of Wyoming and Department of the Interior finalized the $100 million sale of the 640-acre Kelly State Trust Parcel to Grand Teton National Park, marking the terminus of the years-long effort to conserve its outstanding wildlife values. Alarmed by a proposal...
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Dan Morgan |Jen Leahy |Josh Metten |Ryan Lockwood
New BLM Solar Plans Seek to Balance Conservation and Renewable Energy Goals Hunting, fishing organizations welcome a responsible approach to solar energy development on public lands Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published the Final Programmatic EIS and Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendments that would support an updated siting and permitting framework across 11 western states for management of utility-scale solar energy development on public lands. The plans would allow...
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Madeleine West |Noah Davis |Marcel Gaztambide |Josh Metten
Recent Colorado National Forest Plan the New Standard for Conserving Big Game Habitat USFS management in the revised Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests Plan limits disturbance within the most sensitive big game habitats and migratory routes, other forest plan revisions should do the same. In July, the U.S. Forest Service finalized a revised Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests Plan after nearly a decade of analysis and public engagement. Management...
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Noah Davis |Marcel Gaztambide |Josh Metten |Rob Thornberry
In The Arena: DeAnna Bublitz TRCP’s “In the Arena” series highlights the individual voices of hunters and anglers who, as Theodore Roosevelt so famously said, strive valiantly in the worthy cause of conservation DeAnna Bublitz grew up in Minnesota enjoying the many state parks and open farmland the North Star state has to offer. When she moved to Montana in 2012, Bublitz wanted to become more intentional and involved with her meat consumption. She asked a friend if they would loan her gear...
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Jen Leahy |Josh Metten |Alexandra Kozak |Ryan Lockwood
Interior Department Retains Safeguards on 28 Million Acres of Public Lands in Alaska The department’s decision conserves valuable habitat for salmon, caribou, moose, and Dall sheep Today, the Interior Department moved to maintain existing conservation safeguards on 28 million acres of public lands in Alaska, including large swaths of intact fish and wildlife habitat that offer world-class hunting and fishing opportunities. The decision and the associated Public Land Order—which implements the...
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Josh Metten |Rob Thornberry |Joshua Walters |Marcel Gaztambide
In New Mexico, and Across the Country, Migrating Big Game Herds Meet Roadblocks The Land of Enchantment has a fresh opportunity in the upcoming 2025 legislative session to devote funds to keep drivers and wildlife safe Driven by instinct and shaped by their environment, big game such as deer, elk, and pronghorn follow paths sometimes invisible to the human eye—passages deeply set in the landscape and etched in evolutionary memory—but often noticed by hunters. The need for animals to move is...
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Josh Metten |Ryan Lockwood |Noah Davis
TRCP Appreciates Compromise in Rock Springs Final Resource Management Plan Group acknowledges BLM and State effort to balance development and conservation Photo credit: Josh Metten After nearly seven months of analyzing and addressing public comments, the Bureau of Land Management on Thursday published its Rock Springs proposed final Resource Management Plan. The plan includes many of the conservation safeguards for the wildlife-rich Greater Little Mountain Area that were recommended by the...
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Carl Erquiaga |Madeleine West |Dan Morgan |Josh Metten
Nevada Volunteer Project Brings Water to Desert Bighorns NV Energy, Nevada Department of Wildlife staff, Nevada Bighorns Unlimited, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and conservation-minded volunteers constructed a water guzzler for desert bighorn sheep and other big game To most, the rocky, arid country of western Nevada doesn’t look like it could support more than quail and lizards. When surveying the wide expanses baking in the sun, it seems that the limited moisture...
