Number: 1978-24   WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation continues to support scientific wildlife management practices, including regulated hunting, fishing, and trapping; and WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation continues to recognize hunting, fishing, and trapping as legitimate recreational pursuits; and WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation considers education of this country&# ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-33   WHEREAS, the United States government has recognized the importance of protecting whale stocks from being exploited to the point of extinction; and WHEREAS, beginning in 1975, the International Whaling Commission adopted biologically-sound management procedures which require the active involvement and recommendations of the IWC’s Scientific Committee; and WHEREAS, the ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-11   WHEREAS, numerous studies have shown most agricultural, industrial and municipal water uses to be inefficient and wasteful; and WHEREAS, techniques are available to improve the efficiency of these uses of water, reduce the need for expensive storage structures, and ensure the perpetuation of fish and wildlife resources; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wi ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-03   WHEREAS, soil valuable for agriculture and wildlife habitat is being lost in inordinate amounts to wind and water erosion in many parts of the Nation; and WHEREAS, soil losses in recent years were exacerbated by a national policy encouraging full agricultural production leading to the utilization of marginal lands and to the removal of shelterbelts installed many years ago; ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-23   WHEREAS, the construction and operation of hydro-electric dams on the mainstream Columbia and Snake Rivers in the Pacific Northwest has destroyed more than half of the spawning habitat of Pacific Coast anadromous fish and brought several runs to the brink of extinction; and WHEREAS, either as the construction or licensing agency, the federal government is primarily responsib ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-25   WHEREAS, the Lake Michigan shoreline of Indiana originally was proposed for designation as a national park in 1916 by Steven T. Mather, first director of the National Park Service; and WHEREAS, this shoreline and its associated sand dunes, wetlands, and plant communities constitute a natural resource of national significance, as evidenced by the location of four National Nat ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-18   WHEREAS, there is a continuing need to provide wholesome and healthful public recreational opportunities for all segments of the population; and WHEREAS, the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, U.S. Department of the Interior, is finalizing an urban recreation study which documents the oftentimes critical recreational needs of many urban areas; and WHEREAS, the National Wildlife F ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-29   WHEREAS, the lower Deschutes River From Pelton Re-regulating Dam to its confluence with the Columbia River is one of the most scenic and finest fishing, hunting, and outdoor recreational streams in the Pacific Northwest; and WHEREAS, the lower Deschutes River is highly valued by the citizens of Oregon and other States in the Northwest; and WHEREAS, the Confederated Tribes of ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-27   WHEREAS, a Middle Santiam Wilderness Area in Linn County, Oregon, is proposed in legislation currently before the U.S. Congress; and WHEREAS, most of the area currently is classified by the U.S. Forest Service as commercial forest land; and WHEREAS, the existing stand of timber is overripe and degenerating because of age, blowdown, disease and insect damage; and WHEREAS, the ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-32   WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation has worked persistently for the adoption and enforcement of regulations by federal and state highway administrators which effectively would halt drainage of natural wetlands into highway rights-of-way; and WHEREAS, these rights-of-way, in most instances, are acquired and maintained with substantial federal funding; and WHEREAS, such ...[Read More]