All of us at Bass Pro Shops and the National Wildlife Federation are
proud to remain steadfast in our commitment to stand united with the
sportsmen and women we are blessed to serve.
This is why we have been working with a broad and unprecedented
coalition that has risen in opposition. Nearly every major hunting, fishing,
outdoor recreation, and conservation organization in the country—
representing tens of millions of sportsmen and women—have formally
urged the Senate to reject this provision. We stand united that our focus
should be on the restoration and improved management of our public lands
“for the benefit and enjoyment of the people”—not selling them to the
highest bidder! Heeding this call, the House of Representatives, under the
leadership of former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Rep. Mike
Simpson, wisely rejected a similar provision. The Senate should do the
same.
The choice is clear: Uphold President Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy of wise
stewardship or erode our nation’s outdoor heritage.
Let’s not sell off our American birthright.
Mr. Morris is a noted conservationist and the founder and Lead Outfitter of
Bass Pro Shops. Mr. O’Mara is president and CEO of the seven million
members strong National Wildlife Federation.
All of us at Bass Pro Shops and the National Wildlife Federation are proud to remain steadfast in our commitment to stand united with the sportsmen and women we are blessed to serve. This is why we have been working with a broad and unprecedented coalition that has risen in opposition. Nearly every major hunting, fishing, outdoor recreation, and conservation organization in the country— representing tens of millions of sportsmen and women—have formally urged the Senate to reject this provision. We stand united that our focus should be on the restoration and improved management of our public lands “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people”—not selling them to the highest bidder! Heeding this call, the House of Representatives, under the leadership of former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Rep. Mike Simpson, wisely rejected a similar provision. The Senate should do the same. The choice is clear: Uphold President Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy of wise stewardship or erode our nation’s outdoor heritage. Let’s not sell off our American birthright. Mr. Morris is a noted conservationist and the founder and Lead Outfitter of Bass Pro Shops. Mr. O’Mara is president and CEO of the seven million members strong National Wildlife Federation.
The National Wildlife Federation, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation,
Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation, Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, Trout Unlimited, Wild Sheep
Foundation, Boone and Crockett Club, Mule Deer Foundation, Delta
Waterfowl, National Deer Association, American Fisheries Society,
American Fly Fishing Trade Association, American Sportfishing
Association, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Bonefish & Tarpon
Trust, Camp Fire Club of America, Izaak Walton League of America,
National Association of Forrest Service Retirees, National Wildlife Refuge
Association, Public Lands Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, The
Wildlife Society, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and many
more
The National Wildlife Federation, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, Trout Unlimited, Wild Sheep Foundation, Boone and Crockett Club, Mule Deer Foundation, Delta Waterfowl, National Deer Association, American Fisheries Society, American Fly Fishing Trade Association, American Sportfishing Association, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, Camp Fire Club of America, Izaak Walton League of America, National Association of Forrest Service Retirees, National Wildlife Refuge Association, Public Lands Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, The Wildlife Society, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and many more