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CRP Advocacy Efforts of Upland Hunters Critical During Month
of November: Contact Congressional Leadership Today
With 2018 Farm Bill planning underway, hunters can make
headway for a robust CRP program
 St. Paul, Minn. – Nov. 2, 2017 – Pheasants
Forever & Quail Forever is urging upland hunters to contact
Congressional leaders throughout the fall hunting season to stress the
importance of the 2018 Farm Bill and its implications for the future of
wildlife, water, and rural communities in the United States. At the
forefront of the issue, expansion of the Conservation Reserve Program and
support for voluntary public access remain a top priority for “The
Habitat Organization.”
“As part of the 2018 Farm Bill, the Conservation Reserve
Program remains one of the key elements for helping restore grasslands in
the heart of America’s pheasant and quail ranges,” stated Dave Nomsen,
Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s vice president of governmental
affairs. “Not only is this program critical to future wildlife
populations including upland birds, pollinators and other wildlife, but it
also serves a function of economic support for rural communities. It’s
this message that we hope upland hunters will carry to their
Congressional leaders, state officials, and local businesses during the
prime of upland bird seasons.”
From 1990-2010, CRP maintained an annual enrollment of 32
million acres with a historical peak of 36.7 million acres in 2007. This
historical peak has a direct correlation to modern day highs for
pheasant, quail and upland bird harvest in multiple states.
Call Congress to Support
Habitat and Access in the 2018 Farm Bill
Have a moment between pheasant fields or quail haunts this
season? Help Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever protect future upland
populations by advocating for a strong Conservation Reserve Program as
part of the 2018 Farm Bill. Contact your state Representatives and both
State Senators by visiting https://www.house.gov/representatives/
and https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/
or dial (202) 224-3121 for the Capitol switchboard and consider using the
following talking points:
- “The Conservation Reserve Program is the nation’s
most successful private lands habitat program ever in existence. The
current national acreage cap of 24 million acres should be expanded
to support hunters, anglers, farmers, ranchers, and business owners
in rural America.”
- “The state of (*name your state) is
dependent on the Conservation Reserve Program to protect our rich
history of hunting, fishing, and agriculture. I would appreciate
your support of a strong conservation title in the 2018 Farm Bill to
help restore wildlife, water quality, and vibrant rural economies.
- Enjoy traveling to
pheasant and quail hunting destinations in the United States? Call
state leadership from your favorite destinations and share a
personal hunting story that was made possible by the Conservation
Reserve Program.
For more information or talking points regarding the 2018
Farm Bill and the Conservation Reserve Program, please contact Dave
Nomsen at (605) 864-8138 or DNomsen@Pheasantsforever.org.
For all other inquiries, please contact Jared Wiklund, Pheasants Forever
Public Relations Manager, at (651) 788-3038 or JWiklund@Pheasantsforever.org.
About Pheasants Forever
Pheasants
Forever, including its quail conservation division, Quail
Forever, is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to
upland habitat conservation. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have
more than 149,000 members and 720 local chapters across the United States
and Canada. Chapters are empowered to determine how 100 percent of their
locally raised conservation funds are spent, the only national
conservation organization that operates through this truly grassroots
structure. Since creation in 1982, Pheasants Forever has spent $708
million on 517,000 habitat projects benefiting 15.8 million acres
nationwide.
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