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I have two more sections of the 50th Anniversary document to share with you. Today’s looks at the impact of the act on public access for boating and fishing. This
I am on a little “rinse and repeat” here with the various pieces from the SFR 50th Anniversary publication. This part talks about how SFR assisted and shaped the maturation
As I have done for a few weeks now, I am sharing various pieces from the SFR 50th Anniversary publication. I hope this sets the stage for you all to
2025 marks the 75th Anniversary of the passage of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (SFR). This legislation was truly transformative for the fisheries profession. Additionally, the Wallop-Breaux Amendment in
This week my AFS travels took me to lovely Rock Island, Illinois, and the Illinois Chapter meeting. These folks have a great raffle, and put on a good meeting; I
A new week, a new AFS Chapter Meeting attended. I had the pleasure of representing AFS at Minnesota Chapter Meeting this week. As I stated last week, chapter meetings are
I had the pleasure of attending the Kansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society’s 50th Annual Meeting this week. Chapter meetings are one of my favorite aspects of AFS, so
As I’ve observed another warm, 50+ degree F January day, I am lamenting the passing of the central Iowa ice fishing season. It’s not for sure done, but it is
I spent this week at the Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, which also serves as the Annual Meeting of the North Central Division of AFS. I had the opportunity to
Some of you know that I spent many years digging into angler demographics and fishing license sales data. So, it probably comes as no surprise that when I saw a
