Yesterday, Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked passage of one of the most important conservation acts in recent history. A $10 increase in the price of a federal duck stamp was one of the major reasons cited by GOP Senators. Nearly every conservation organization in the country, including Ducks Unlimited, supports this bill. We need [...]
Conservative Quote of the Week–Wendell Berry
November 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree on Public Lands
November 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
Many of our national forests and BLM units permit citizens to harvest their own Christmas trees from public land. While the practice is common in western states, permits are available from most national forest offices in the east, too. Click on this link to visit the US National Forest website to learn more. Tell us [...]
Tell Us Your Favorite Grand Canyon or Zion National Park Memories
November 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
ConservAmerica members often ask me about my travels and for advice on travel to our country’s great open spaces. Many have more experience than me, but I thought I’d share notes from my family’s Thanksgiving trip to Zion and Grand Canyon National Park. One thing we learned is that we want to go back, see [...]
Conservative Quote of the Week–Thanksgiving
November 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Be Thankful for Our Parks
November 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
THANKSGIVING TRAVELS My family wasn’t able to sneak in our usual summer trip “Out West” this year. Summers during election years are busy around ConservAmerica, and my twin teenage sons seem busier during summer than in homework-laden school months. So, this year, we’re heading to Zion National Park for Thanksgiving. Here’s a good article from [...]
Conservation wins in a landslide!
November 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Audubon, ConservAmerica Pledge Passes 100,000 Signatures
November 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
Have you signed the American Eagle Compact? The Compact is a partnership between Audubon, one of America’s most venerable conservation organizations, and ConservAmerica. The Compact will be delivered to our elected leaders in Washington, D.C. by David Yarnold, president of Audubon, and Rob Sisson, president of ConservAmerica. Together, we can solve the important issues, conserve [...]
Conservative Quote of the Week
November 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
Conservative Quote of the Week (Going Way Back)
November 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
