Sportsmen on Capitol Hill
Jun 16
Sportsmen from across the country are in D.C. this week, asking Congress to step up and hold BP accountable by dedicating the Clean Water Act penalties from the spill towards restoring the Gulf.
The oil hit the Mississippi River Delta particularly hard. The Delta hosts as many as 10 million ducks and geese during the winter and is famed for its diverse fishing opportunities.
We asked some of the sportsmen why they volunteered their time to come and talk to Congress about restoration of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River Delta. Here’s what they told us:
“These folks know how critical restoration of the Gulf and the Delta is to the future of waterfowl hunting in this country,” said Land Tawney, NWF’s Senior Manager for Sportsmen’s Leadership. “It just makes sense to do right by the Gulf and direct the Clean Water act penalties back to the places where the damage occurred.”
The group included representatives from the outdoors industry, including leaders from Drake Waterfowl, Decoy Outdoors, HuntDucks.com, Webley & Scott, Team Real Duck, The Sportsman Channel show Sporting Dog Adventures, and others.
