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Monthly Archives: March 2023

Outdoors and Conservation Groups Call for Congress to Not Invalidate the Latest WOTUS Rule

American Fisheries Society * Arizona Wildlife Federation * Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Fly Fishers International * Indiana Wildlife Federation * Izaak Walton League of America National Wildlife Federation * Nevada Wildlife Federation * Ohio Conservation Federation Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership * Trout Unlimited   The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Majority Leader United States Senate S-221... Read More

Second Vice President Candidate Statement: Patrick Shirey

Note: AFS members should check their email in March for voting instructions. BACKGROUND I am a Certified Fisheries Professional and a Certified Ecologist (Ecological Society of America). I earned my BS in wildlife and fisheries science from the Pennsylvania State University (2001), and my MS from New Mexico State University (2004), where I studied life... Read More

Second Vice President Candidate Statement: Margaret Murphy

Note: AFS members should check their email in March for voting instructions. BACKGROUND My understanding of diversity in fisheries started young; I am proud to say my grandmother taught me how to fish. I loved those youthful days at camp, fishing off the dock for hours, smelting late at night, or in the woods hunting for worms.... Read More

AFS Supports Increased USGS Streamgage Network Funding

AFS recently joined almost 100 conservation, outdoor recreation, engineering, and water organizations in calling for full funding of the U.S. Geological Service’s Streamgage Network. This request consists of $32 million dedicated to Federal Priorities Streamgages, $68 million for the Cooperative Matching Funds Program (including $33 million for streamgage support), and $35 million for Next Generation... Read More