
What is Episode 85 all about?
In today’s episode, Brooke discusses what the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is, shares some history about how it came to be, and why it’s probably the biggest opportunity for conservation in the US in…a century.
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Links & Resources
Citations/Resources Used in the Creation of this Episode
- “BLUNT, HEINRICH INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN RECOVERING AMERICA’S WILDLIFE ACT.” Blunt.senate.gov, 20 July, 2021. https://www.blunt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/blunt-heinrich-introduce-bipartisan-recovering-americas-wildlife-act
- “House Passes Historic Legislation Securing Billions for Imperiled Wildlife”. Center for Biological Diversity. (14 June, 2022). https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/house-passes-historic-legislation-securing-billions-for-imperiled-wildlife-2022-06-14/
- “H.R.2773 – 117th Congress (2021-2022): Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2021.” Congress.gov, Library of Congress, 15 June 2022, http://www.congress.gov/.
- “Landmark Wildlife Conservation Bill Clears U.S. House.” The Nature Conservancy. (14 June, 2022). https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/rawa-clear-us-house/
- “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act.” American Fisheries Society. https://fisheries.org/policy-media/recovering-americas-wildlife-act/
- “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act”. The National Wildlife Federation. https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Wildlife-Conservation/Policy/Recovering-Americas-Wildlife-Act
- “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: A 21st Century Model of Wildlife Conservation Funding”. The Wildlife Society. https://wildlife.org/policy/recovering-americas-wildlife-act/
- “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act with Senator Martin Heinrich”. Project Upland Magazine. (10 July, 2022). https://projectupland.com/hunting-policy/recovering-americas-wildlife-breaking-down-rawa-its-benefits-for-upland-birds/
- “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act – Elk Hunting with Senator Martin Heinrich”.
- Project Upland Magazine. (11 July, 2022). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evkOTyrKZsQ
- Renkl, Margaret. (20th June, 2022). “Washington Might Be About to Do Something Right for America’s Wildlife”. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/opinion/recovering-americas-wildlife-act.html
- S.2256 – 117th Congress (2021-2022): Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2021. (2021, June 24). http://www.congress.gov/
- “The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act explained”. WILDLIFE FOR ALL. (2022). https://wildlifeforall.us/resources/pittman-robertson-wildlife-restoration-act-explained/
- “The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in the 117th Congress”. Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. https://www.fishwildlife.org/application/files/7916/2274/6365/Summary_of_Changes_to_Recovering_Americas_Wildlife_Act_117th.pdf
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