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]

Number: 1976-08   WHEREAS, there are growing demands on land, water, and related resources of the nation to meet the present and future needs for food and fiber, rural and urban development, agricultural, industrial, and community water supply, fish and wildlife habitat, recreational facilities, and other needs of the public; and WHEREAS, these resources are essential to the national economic ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-14   WHEREAS, Libby Dam impounded nearly 100 miles of the mainstream Kootenai River and 50 miles of tributaries; and WHEREAS, relocation of the Burlington Northern Railroad through the Fisher River, Wolf Creek, and Fortine Creek has resulted in extensive channelization and habitat destruction for 12 miles of stream; and WHEREAS, the opportunity for quality stream fishing continue ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-03   WHEREAS, a strip of public land of variable width surrounds all reservoirs constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and WHEREAS, the Corps has promulgated regulations designed to provide for the management of Corps lands surrounding its reservoirs; and WHEREAS, some land developers, elected officials, government agencies and owners of property adjacent to Corps-built ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-23   WHEREAS, the United States Congress passed Public Law 93-531 for the purpose of providing final settlement of the conflicting rights and interests of the Hopi and Navajo Tribes to lands lying within the joint use area of the reservation; and WHEREAS, the conflicts cited to Congress exist only between the respective Tribal Councils and not between the some 10,000 Navajos and ...[Read More]

Number: 1976-06   WHEREAS, fishing long has been a desirable activity which enhances outdoor experiences for many visitors to National Forests, including areas of wilderness; and WHEREAS, thousands of lakes of appreciable size, which can sustain fishing, are located within national forest units of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and WHEREAS, public fishing in these lakes could ea ...[Read More]