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For more than 150 years, hunters and anglers have been at the forefront of the conservation movement to preserve and restore places like the Mississippi River Delta. We established the first game laws, ended market hunting, put the lid back on the prairie and restored fish and game populations. It is time for us to work together and make the restoring the mouth of America’s mightiest river a national priority.
For Individuals
- Contact Congress to Direct BP Fines for Restoring the Gulf Coast Last summer’s oil spill had a devastating impact on the Gulf in Louisiana and beyond. Hundreds of miles of shoreline were oiled; tens of thousands of square miles of Gulf waters were closed to fishing. Under the Clean Water Act, BP and the other companies responsible will pay billions in fines. Right now this money will not be re-invested the regions affected by the spill. Click the link above to ask Congress to pass legislation dedicating the BP fines to Gulf Coast restoration.
For Sportsmen Groups or Businesses
- Vanishing Paradise Sign-On Letter Add your business or organization to Vanishing Paradise’s letter to Congress supporting large-scale land building restoration projects in the Mississippi River Delta. Hundreds of business and organizations have already signed on, see the full list here.
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