Ben LongOpencountryIn Colorado, Most State Trust Land is Closed to Public Hunting. What Gives? A new effort by outdoorsmen and the governor could open 100,000 acres to hunting and recreationBy Ben LongJuly 9, 2019OpencountryRoadless Area Rules Could Be Rolled Back in Tongass National ForestAbout half of the 17 million-acre national forest is roadlessBy Ben LongMay 24, 2019OpencountrySnake River Dam Removal: Idaho Congressman Makes the Case to Save SalmonIs the Snake River ready for a radical change? Removing four dams could be the key to bringing salmon numbers back upBy Ben LongApril 30, 2019OpencountryBipartisan Group of Senators Aims to Fully Support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, The White House Proposes Gutting the Fund The LWCF has been permanently reauthorized, but how much funding will it receive?By Ben LongApril 12, 2019OpencountryBombs vs. Bighorns at the Desert National Wildlife RefugeNevada's DNWR once spanned 2.25-million acres, but the U.S. Department of Defense has continually reduced its size, and is preparing to do it againBy Ben LongMarch 15, 2019OpencountryPresident Signs S. 47 Public Lands Package Into LawPresident Trump approves bipartisan John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act, reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund and protecting public land and water for future generationsBy Ben LongMarch 13, 2019OpencountryCongress Moves to Protect 600 miles of Wild & Scenic RiversThe Natural Resources Management Act is the "biggest advancement for river protection that we’ve seen in nearly a decade"By Ben LongMarch 6, 2019OpencountryWhy Wilderness Matters to Hunters and AnglersA hunter's perspective on the Wilderness debateBy Ben LongFebruary 19, 2019OpencountryPublic Lands Package in the Senate Could Revive the Land and Water Conservation FundA vote could come this weekBy Ben LongFebruary 6, 2019OpencountryHow the Government Shutdown is Impacting Public Lands: Rangers, Biologists, and National Parks Staff Members Stay HomeThe longer the shutdown continues, the more damage will be done to public landsBy Ben LongJanuary 15, 2019OpencountrySenate Fails to Reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund One of the nation’s best conservation funding programs was killed in the Senate last nightBy Ben LongDecember 20, 2018Opencountry2018 Farm Bill is a Win for Outdoorsmen, Puts More Dollars into ConservationEarlier drafts of the bill threatened to slash conservation by $1 billion, but sportsmen groups and conservationists fought back hardBy Ben LongDecember 13, 2018OpencountryFarm Bill Uncertainty Looms Over Conservation ProjectsBy Ben LongDecember 7, 2018OpencountryLame Duck Session Could Be Key for the Land and Water Conservation Fund ReauthorizationBy Ben LongNovember 9, 2018OpencountryBook Review: Path of the PumaA Q&A with hunter and author Jim WilliamsBy Ben LongOctober 16, 2018OpencountryCongress Lets the Land and Water Conservation Fund Expire, but Still Has a Chance at Redemption There is bipartisan support for the LWCF, which is one of our most successful access and habitat programsBy Ben LongOctober 2, 2018HuntingHow to Hunt Public-Land Elk in Dark TimberPressured elk slip into cover. You should tooBy Ben LongSeptember 20, 2018OpencountryStudy: Bighorn Sheep and Moose Learn Migration Skills from Previous GenerationsBy Ben LongSeptember 18, 2018OpencountryLand & Water Conservation Fund Clears Major HurdleThe House Committee on Natural Resources passed a bill that would permanently authorize the fund. The bill still needs to pass the full house, Senate, and PresidentBy Ben LongSeptember 14, 2018OpencountrySportsmen: Police Our Ranks in Public-Land Target PracticeBad behavior leads to wildfires and lost accessBy Ben LongSeptember 11, 2018
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