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For the 32 million American hunters, anglers, and recreational shooters, federal public lands are an increasingly important destination. Nearly half of all hunters, for example, conduct a portion of their hunting activity on these lands. In addition, lack of access is cited as a primary reason that hunters, anglers, and target shooters stop participating in these traditional sports. However, numerous reports verify that access to Federal land is problematic in many places. In fact, a 2004 report to the House Appropriations Committee concluded that more than 35 million acres of BLM and USFS land have inadequate access. Specifically, nearly 2 million acres or 10% of USFS lands in Montana and 8.4 million acres or 29% of BLM lands in the Montana/Dakota's region were identified as having inadequate access.
Download Making Public Lands Public: Full AWCP Flyer (PDF)
The non-governmental organizations (NGOs) comprising the American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP) request that no less than $15,000,000 be made available annually as a new Access category within the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to be divided among USFS ($6.75M), BLM ($6.75M) and FWS ($1.5M). This will improve hunting, fishing and other recreational access to hundreds of thousands of acres of Federal land annually.
The Issue: Federal public lands are an important destination for many Americans...
The Process: Soliciting projects that significantly improve public access to Federal lands...
The Roundtable: The Federal Lands Hunting and Shooting Sports Roundtable (Roundtable)...
Project Selection: Identifying quality projects that can be completed and funded quickly...
Priority Projects: Projects should include easements, rights-of-way and fee acquisition...
