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Mar 08 National Sportsman's Group Praises Senate for Passing Gulf Restoration Amendment
Today’s Vote Follows Recent House Approval of Similar Amendment Vanishing Paradise—an effort by National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to unite sportsmen and women on the important issue of Mississippi River Delta restoration—praised the Senate today for its strong bipartisan approval of legislation that would dedicate 80 percent of the Clean Water Act (CWA) fines for the … read more »
Mar 08 Sportsmen: We Need Your Voice TODAY
UPDATE: Sportsmen, take a bow! The RESTORE Act Amendment just passed with a strong 76-22 vote. It’s not over yet, but this is a huge first step. Thank you for all your support. The Senate will vote today on an amendment that, if it passes, would be fantastic news for sportsmen all over the country. … read more »
Feb 29 BP settlement needs to include accountability, restoration
This week U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier delayed the start of the trial over the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster to allow more time for settlement negotiations. Any final settlement must hold BP and the other responsible parties fully accountable for the magnitude of the disaster they caused, and it must ensure that penalty dollars come … read more »
Feb 27 Oil and water mixing in a vanishing paradise
The Gulf Oil Spill nearly two years later It’s been nearly two years since the nation witnessed one of the largest oil spills in U.S. history. In that time, Congress still has not taken decisive action to restore the Gulf Coast and its billion-dollar natural-resources-based economy. Please join us at a briefing event next week … read more »
Feb 24 Delta B.A.S.S.
The Mississippi River Delta is one of the best places on earth to catch monster largemouth bass. If America’s anglers didn’t know that before, they certainly discovered it last year when Kevin van Dam shattered the previous stringer record at the 2011 Bassmaster Classic. Last night, the Vanishing Paradise team was honored to have the … read more »
Feb 23 Time for the Senate to Act
Last week, America’s hunters and anglers got some promising news when the House of Representatives passed an amendment by voice vote dedicating 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines from the BP oil spill to Gulf restoration. The Gulf Coast provides wintering or stopover habitat for as many as 15 million ducks and geese annually … read more »
Feb 22 Win $2,500 of fishing tackle!
Visit Booth #504 at the Bassmaster Classic Expo in Shreveport- Berkley and its parent company Pure Fishing are working with Vanishing Paradise to raise awareness of the need to restore Louisiana’s eroding coastal wetlands by giving away a $2,500 fishing package this weekend at the Bassmaster Classic Expo in Shreveport. The package will be filled … read more »
Feb 16 National Sportsmen's Groups to Congress: ‘Restore Mississippi River Delta and Gulf Coast Now'
More than 650 outdoors companies and organizations sign on to letters calling for Gulf restoration Washington, D.C., February 16, 2012—A group of more than 650 hunting, fishing and outdoor sporting businesses and organizations are sending two sign-on letters to Congress today with a clear message —restore the Mississippi River Delta and the Gulf Coast, a … read more »
Feb 07 Make A Call for the Gulf
Despite the continued threats to fish and wildlife in the Gulf, the Senate is stalling on a bipartisan piece of legislation called the RESTORE Act that will help the Gulf recover from the 2010 oil spill. Without your voice, this common-sense piece of legislation may not make it across the finish line. Please call your … read more »
Jan 20 A Blueprint for Fixing the Coast
The 2012 Coastal Master Plan is a realistic assessment of what it will take to create new wetlands and increase hurricane protections for people living in the coastal zone. Louisiana’s sportsmen need to get behind this bold plan to save the coast. In mid-summer of 2010, amid the chaos of the BP oil spill and … read more »
