May 18, 2012

Growing a Greener GOP From the Ground Up

A Faith-Based Perspective on Climate Change

“As we celebrate Easter and witness the beauty of spring, it is a great time for Christians to reflect on how our faith requires us to be good stewards of this planet that God has entrusted to our care.” – David Jenkins Read more from our own David Jenkins on being a good steward.

Hunters, Anglers Are Eyes and Ears on Public Lands

Desert bighorn sheep in Arizona (FWS)

The American conservation movement was founded in the 19th century by sportsmen such as Theodore Roosevelt. When TR was a Dakota Territory rancher in the mid 1880s, he took many hunting trips, where he saw firsthand the harmful consequences of poor land and wildlife stewardship. Those experiences helped shape Roosevelt’s insight that “conservation is a [...]

Congressman Fitzpatrick Honored for Defending Endangered Species Act

Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, center, accepts award for his co-sponsorship of an amendment to stop proposed weakening of the Endangered Species Act. Presenting the award in a Washington, DC ceremony are, left, ConservAmerica Vice President David Jenkins and, right, Jamie Rappaport Clark, executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife.

ConservAmerica joined with other conservation organizations to honor Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania) for his co-sponsorship last year of a legislative amendment to defend the Endangered Species Act against a bill that would have blocked the addition of imperiled plants and animals to the threatened and endangered species lists. Fitzpatrick helped secure House passage on July [...]

Video: Huntsman on The Tonight Show

Governor Jon Huntsman made a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tuesday, February 8, 2012. In this clip, he discusses the GOP’s great conservation tradition.

Antiquities Act – Protecting America’s Heritage

Grand Canyon National Park: South Rim - Moran Point

Three years ago this month (January), then-President George W. Bush invoked his authority under the Antiquities Act to establish three national monuments protecting 125 million acres of islands, atolls, coral reefs, and marine waters that are chock full of an amazing variety of sea creatures, crazy-interesting geological formations, and archaeological treasures. Including a monument covering [...]