Number: 1976-11   WHEREAS, the Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP), a cost-sharing program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, has evolved over the years since its establishment in the mid-1930’s into a program aimed principally at increasing agricultural production by providing federal matching funds for many short-term production-oriented practices; and WHEREAS, the prog ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-21   WHEREAS, the proposed Trotter Shoals (Richard B. Russell Dam) on the Savannah River, South Carolina and Georgia, would destroy thousands of acres of prime bottomland habitat for wildlife; and WHEREAS, the project would destroy approximately one-half of the total available trout habitat in South Carolina; and WHEREAS, the environmental impact of the project has not been accur ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-16   WHEREAS, conservationists feel that mitigation for wildlife losses due to water resource development projects has been inadequate when based on man days of use; and WHEREAS, an evaluation system which analyzes the resource itself and not the expected use of the resource more accurately assesses the effects of water resource development projects; and WHEREAS, a task force, th ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-07   WHEREAS, some state wildlife agencies do not have jurisdiction over exotic big game mammals on shooting preserves; and WHEREAS, such hunting has in some instances in the past held little resemblance to sport hunting, thereby subjecting the entire sport of hunting to ridicule and shame; and WHEREAS, the general public expects state wildlife agencies to regulate all sport hunt ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-22   WHEREAS, the Nation is involved in an agricultural program that promotes optimum production with little consideration for conservation practices or wildlife values; and WHEREAS, there is a dire need for improving conservation practices and making them more attractive to wildlife; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assemble ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-01   From knowledge as an association of independent state organizations and their affiliated local groups, the National Wildlife Federation is of the firm conviction that an alert and fully-informed public will demand sound management of natural resources. Public education is the solid foundation upon which conservation practices must be based. Overall, the National Wildlife Fed ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-15   WHEREAS, logging operations have resulted in many unneeded accesses to some national forest, national resource lands, and national grasslands; and WHEREAS, these accesses have had undesirable impacts upon wildlife habitat, hunting experiences, soil erosion, and stream sedimentation; and WHEREAS, open primary roads at widely-dispersed points are sufficient to provide reasonab ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-19   WHEREAS, approximately 10,000 acres of the Congaree Swamp constitutes a major remaining uncut mature southern hardwood swamp; and WHEREAS, the Congaree Swamp is a unique biotic area containing many outstanding trees of record-establishing size and provides excellent habitat for numerous species of wildlife, including at least five classed as rare or endangered; and WHEREAS, ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-13   WHEREAS, large-scale applications of pesticides are being continued, particularly to combat forest insect pests; and WHEREAS, demands for large-scale spraying of chemicals to control nuisance insects such as mosquitoes and blackflies are accelerating; and WHEREAS, federal and state environmental protection agencies and others, through research and regulations, are reducing t ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-25   WHEREAS, public lands consisting of approximately 750 million acres of public land, are important for the production of wood, water, wildlife, recreation, forage, and other resources; and WHEREAS, federal natural resource management programs are not in balance to meet public needs, and fish and wildlife habitat development programs are not adequate to protect and manage thes ...[Read More]