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A Field & Stream Hero of Conservation is someone who spends his or her own time working to create, improve, or restore fish and wildlife or habitat. A Hero is dedicated to the spirit of conservation volunteerism and stands out among other volunteers. Some heroes are members of conservation organizations involved with dedicated efforts to benefit a particular species or area. Others are simply individuals who take it upon themselves to improve habitat where they live. No project is too small, but the public should be able to benefit from the endeavor, and there should be a clear tie to hunting and/or fishing. If you know of a potential Hero or are one yourself, tell us by completing a nomination form.
2012 marks the seventh year of our annual Heroes of Conservation program. In October, David Ramsey of Unicoi, Tennessee, took top honors as the 2011 Conservation Hero of the Year for his work protecting the critical Appalachian habitat of the 10,000-acre Rocky Fork Watershed. Who will win this year and drive away with a new Toyota Tundra? Stay tuned for more information - including videos - of this year's finalists. You'll be able to watch them right here at fieldandstream.com/heroes. For the 2011/2012 year, we're looking for nominations of an individual or professional who is involved in a conservation effort. No project is too small, but it must be hunting or fishing related, well under-way or completed. If you or someone you know is working on a conservation project, we want to reward those efforts. All nominees are eligible for the grand prize and runner up prizes, which will be announced in October 2012.
From defending at-risk habitat and wildlife food sources to creating opportunities for youths to enjoy the outdoors, these Heroes are taking action. Listen to their stories, and check back for a new video every week until October.
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January 26, 2012
Texas Faced with a River of Blood, Literally
by Hal Herring
I’ve been a conservation writer and reporter for almost 15 years, and there’s one thing I know for sure: you better have a sense of humor if you are going to stay in this game.
"Oh no!" I thought, when I first read the accounts of The River of Blood, also known as Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River--a big creek, filled with blood, flowing into a major, already much-abused river that is the source of drinking water for around 10 million Texans.
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January 25, 2012
Clean Water Finding Few Friends in Washington
by Bob Marshall
When it comes to wetlands protections, it's hard for sportsmen to find any heroes in Washington these days. We have a House majority that spent last year shouting its opposition to restoring protections to 20 million acres of vital wetlands stripped by the Supreme Court, and vows to continue that assault this election cycle. And we have a president who makes a lot of noise about helping--but then doesn't follow through.
So as Congress returns to work this month, sportsmen's conservation groups find themselves fighting on two fronts in the battle to restore protections to those temporary and isolated wetlands. Here's the situation:
When the GOP blocked attempts to correct those court rulings with the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act, conservationists were cheered when the Obama Administration stepped in last spring sending its agencies a proposed new wetland "guidance"--spelling out which wetlands they could protect. This wouldn't put protections back on everything, but it would help.
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