The U.S. Forest Service has undertaken an initiative to update its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA. Signed into law in 1970 by President Nixon, NEPA is one of our country’s bedrock environmental laws, . . .
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Wednesday Wake-Up Call 08.07.19: Pebble Mine Edition
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was withdrawing the 2014 Proposed Determination, which ” would have safeguarded Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble mine and other large-scale industrial development by . . .
Read MoreEssay and Photos: Fishing For Change in Honduras
There have been just a few experiences in my life that have rearranged my list of priorities and changed the course of my decisions. If you asked me to describe them and their impact on me, you would probably get a poorly articulated but . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 07.31.19
Back in February 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would invoke the Clean Water Act to protect Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine project. Yesterday, the agency withdrew those protections, claiming that . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 07.10.19
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Support Your Bass—Stop the Lip Grip!
Rob Woodruff of Woodruff Guide Service shows how to properly support a bass’s body.
Photo by Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff
Fly fishers have spent a lot of time over the past couple of years trying to promote the #Keepemwet ethic as a way to ensure the highest survival rates from catch-and-release. . .
Read MoreToday is the LAST DAY to Make Your Voice Heard in the Fight Against Pebble Mine
The Pebble Mine project–which would create the world’s largest open-pit mine at the headwaters of Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed–is a disaster waiting to happen. At risk is the last great wild-salmon run on the planet, as well as . . .
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Tell Your Representatives to Stop Wasting Money on Pebble Mine Permits
As we noted in last week’s Wednesday Wake-Up Call, California congressman Jared Huffman has introduced an appropriations amendment that would forbid the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from spending anymore taxpayer money on the flawed . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 06.13.19
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 05.29.19
We don’t often post Hollywood Reporter stories on the Orvis Fly Fishing blog, but this one made us take note. While on a break from filming his latest movie, Michael Keaton–star of many films, as well as the . . .
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