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For Immediate Release Chattanooga Resident is a Rare Breed among Volunteers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. "They say it's not what you get in life that counts but what you give and leave behind," said Danny Young, NWTF vice president of marketing. "The winner of this year's Wild Turkey Bourbon Rare Breed Award is a shining example of that." Wild Turkey Bourbon has partnered with the NWTF for many years as the primary sponsor of the Wild Turkey Bourbon/NWTF Grand National Turkey Calling Championship, also helping create this award to recognize dedicated NWTF volunteers. "Honestly, it's a small thing that I do," Halter said. "Others are donating significant portions of their time and money to the NWTF. All I try to do is donate a smile and my willingness to help in any way that I can." For more information about the NWTF or the Wild Turkey Bourbon Rare Breed Award, contact Brian Dowler at (800) THE-NWTF or visit www.nwtf.org. 2009 Convention Sponsors | |
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Chattanooga Resident is a Rare Breed among Volunteers
FW: Google Alert - Tennessee Wildlife Federation
Tennessee Wildlife Federation
Young hunters get first shot at turkeys The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA Allowing them to hunt before the regular season starts is a benefit, said Mitchell Bailey, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency assistant supervisor. ... |
Sportsmen, Lawmakers Rally to Protect America's Public Lands
Sportsmen, Lawmakers Rally to Protect America's Public Lands
Omnibus Bill Provides for Crucial Wildlife Habitat, Healthy Watersheds
and Streams, and Resources and Recreation Opportunities that Drive Local
Economies
Washington, DC (March 18) - On a telephone press conference today,
hunters and anglers from across the country pushed for passage of the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, a collection of bills vital
to America's sporting heritage.
U.S. Representatives Nick Rahall (D-WV), Shelley Capito
(R-WV), Buck McKeon (R-CA), and Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) also stood with
hunters and anglers at a separate Capitol Hill press conference to push
for swift legislative action.
"This package of bills include many important provisions for America's
public lands and waters, which provide crucial habitat for game birds,
deer, and elk and provide healthy watersheds and streams," said Steve
Torbit, Regional Executive Director, National Wildlife Federation Rocky
Mountain Natural Resource Center.
"The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 will conserve critical
public lands and waters, which provide important wildlife habitat and
provide resources and recreation opportunities that drive local
economies," Torbit said.
Public lands are a fundamental part of America's outdoor recreation
industry that contributes $730 billion to our economy and supports 6.5
million jobs - or 1 in 20 American jobs.
Most of the more than 160 individual bills included in the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act have been through the normal legislative
process and enjoy broad bipartisan support in Congress.
National Wildlife Federation ( http://www.nwf.org/ )is America's
conservation organization inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for
our children's future.
Immediate Release: March 18, 2009
Contacts:
Aileo Weinmann, communications manager, 202-797-6801, weinmanna@nwf.org
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Aileo Weinmann - Communications Manager, National Wildlife Federation
Phone: 202-797-6801 | Cell: 202-538-5038 | Fax: 202-797-6646 |
weinmanna@nwf.org
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FW: [NEWSENDER] - RGS Johnson City Fundraiser Dinner Press Release - Message is from an unknown sender
For Immediate Release
RGS to hold fundraiser dinner in
Proceeds used to restore and protect grouse and woodcock habitat
The Appalachian Highlands Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will hold its 14th Annual Sportsmen’s Banquet on
As has been the practice at this event, the banquet will feature a live and silent auction, games, drawings and door prizes; highlighted with the finest selection of quality firearms, artwork and collectable’s.
According to Donna Vance, membership and dinner tickets are $45, spouse dinner ticket, $20, and youth ticket and membership $30. Banquet, Conservation and Sustaining sponsorship packages are also available at $275, $500 and $1,000 respectively.
And, continuing in the spirit of the outdoors, youngsters under the age of 16 who recently took and passed a hunter education course and/or women who have participated in a recent Outdoors Women program, and can verify same, will receive a complimentary dinner ticket when accompanied by a paying adult.
As with all RGS fundraisers, proceeds from this event will be used to restore and protect grouse and woodcock habitat.
For more information and/or tickets contact Vance at 423-357-1735 (after
Media Contact:
Donna Vance, 423-357-1735.
E-mail: donna.vance@generalshale.com .
FW: TWF Camo and Casting Coalition Undertakes Ambitious Wildlife Management Project
The Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Camo and Casting Coalition held meetings with TWRA and several local conservation groups at the University of Tennessee’s Ag center to discuss the possibilities of working together to create additional wildlife openings on the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (WMA). After much discussion and consideration, a habitat management plan was developed by TWRA to increase the amount of permanent openings utilizing prescribed controlled burns on a scheduled basis. The goal of this management plan is to create 10,000 acres of new wildlife openings over a 10 year program. This is arguably the largest volunteer habitat management program ever proposed in East Tennessee.
On February 24th 46 volunteers from TWF, CORA, RMEF, NWTF and QU attended a class held at the Campbell County Forest Service offices to familiarize and educate volunteers in the process of controlled burns and fighting forest fires. The volunteers received Forest Service certifications enabling them to participate in the TWRA volunteer program. In January TWRA and TWF surveyed and selected areas to be managed through this program.
On Saturday, March 7th a volunteer force of over 43 individuals participated in the first of many controlled burns to be held on the North Cumberland to promote new wildlife openings. TWRA provided the heavy equipment used to construct fire breaks in advance of the Saturday burn schedule. Area Manager Stan Stooksbury held a comprehensive safety and coordination meeting the morning of the event. Due to some areas of the selected habitat to be managed, a group of volunteers were provided additional IMSA (mine site training) safety training enabling them to be on an active mine site. Much of the area selected to be burned were steep mountainous slopes with abandoned mine site high walls. Safety in these areas was a major concern and was heavily addressed by the TWRA Burn Boss Stan Stooksbury.
The volunteer group was divided into 5 teams of 6 with a team leader assigned to each. Some of the volunteers were assigned to road blocks at each entry into the areas stopping all vehicle traffic from entering into these targeted areas. Selected volunteers were also assigned to a support team that provided transportation and mobility for equipment like chain saws, water tanks and fuel for drip torches.
Communications by hand held radios were critically important to the success and safety of the volunteers. Each volunteer was equipped with a radio linked to his assigned individual team. Each team leader was linked to his individual team on one channel and to the other team leaders, the Burn Boss and the support team on another channel. This method allowed the each team to work within their area assignments and to call for backup support if conditions called for additional manpower or equipment.
Teams were assigned areas and a coordinated and structured fire was set along fire lines to create a beginning fire and back fires were set to control the fuel supply at the opposite side of the selected areas to allow the fires to burn themselves out.
Approx. 500 to 600 acres were successfully managed and controlled by the burning process. Areas where the fire crossed over the fire breaks were quickly controlled by the volunteers who were directed to the problem areas by radio. This method proved very effective by providing rapid response to these areas allowing volunteers to quickly extinguish fires before they became too large and out of control.
Cost for this program is being assembled and will be submitted as soon as possible. Costs using these techniques are historically much lower than other methods.
- 43 volunteers from TWF, CORA, RMEF, NWTF and UT student’s approx 12 hours each plus 4 classroom
- 3 UTV personnel and equipment carriers
- 4 ATV’s with portable electric pump water tank sprayers
- 3 backpack portable water sprayers
- 30 Rakes and hand tools
- 40 hand held radios
- Approx. 24 sets of Nomex clothes
- Bottled water
TWRA Assistance
- 7 TWRA Personnel
- Personnel used to set up, survey and mark fire lines and to evaluate the burn success after the event.
- Approx 2 weeks of dozer work to cut fire lines
- TWRA 550 John Deere Dozer
- 2 UTV personnel and equipment carriers
- 6 ATV’s 4 with portable electric pump water tank sprayers
- 3 chain saws
- 14 Drip torches and fuel mixture
- 10 rakes and hand tools
- 12 Hand held radios
- Nomex clothes
- Road Block Signage
- Bottled water
- Trucks and transportation
Sunday, March 15, 2009
From Knoxville News Sentinel: Hodge: Every journey must come to an end
Hodge: Every journey must come to an end
http://knoxnews.com/news/2009/mar/15/every-journey-must-come-to-an-end/
Knoxville News Sentinel
From Knoxville News Sentinel: Fires used to improve the wildlife habitat of North Cumberland
Fires used to improve the wildlife habitat of North Cumberland
http://knoxnews.com/news/2009/mar/15/better-by-burning/
Knoxville News Sentinel