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MoJo | The Week That Is: What Does River Conservation Really Mean?

February 24, 2021 By Tom Sadler

Each week, I have the pleasure of joining Mountain Journal founder Todd Wilkinson in our “The Week That Is,” column where we discuss topical events relating to the nation’s capital city and the public land West. On Monday’s you can read the previous week’s column here.

In this edition, the conversation turns to the battle over protecting the character of the Upper Madison River in Montana from overuse by anglers and how, more broadly, it raises questions about the real meaning of river conservation.

Read it here > What Does River Conservation Really Mean?

Filed Under: Conservation, The Roosevelt Mandate Articles Tagged With: Conservation, Fishing, Madison River, over use, river

In case you missed it…

March 24, 2011 By Tom Sadler Leave a Comment

Here are a few things that came up on the radar screen this week…

read it all after the jump > [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Conservation, Fishing Tagged With: access, Bennett, Clean Water Act, colorado, Deneki, Finward Thinking, Fisheries, hackles, HB309, Japan, river, steven tyler, Tamo, Tenkara, TenkaraUSA, USAC, USFWS, wetlands

Virginia’s rivers are an economic engine.

February 15, 2011 By Tom Sadler Leave a Comment

One of my favorite statesman, former U.S. Senator John Warner of Virginia, penned a great editorial, Protect Virginia’s rivers, about how important Virginia’s rivers are to our culture, health and economy.

Senator Warner wrote about the value of our rivers as blue ways or water trails:

“A water trail or blueway is a dedicated stretch of river that enjoys special clean-water safeguards and is a destination for fishing, boating and other recreation. Water trails also benefit our economy, bringing valuable tourist dollars to local businesses and providing recreation-related jobs for Virginians.”

Virginia’s rivers are a gift in many ways. Hopefully when the America’s Great Outdoors report is released tomorrow it will include, as Senator Warner hopes, strong support for rivers and water across the county.

By making rivers the centerpiece of America’s Great Outdoors, the administration will ensure the rivers of our states will flow with beauty and vitality, enriching lives for generations to come.

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Filed Under: Conservation, Fishing Tagged With: AGO, America's Great Outdoors, Conservation, education, Fishing, habitat, river, Senator, Warner, water

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