THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP

2017 ANNUAL REPORT Theodore Roosevelt had the foresight to address conservation issues still important to hunting and fishing today. Now, his vision is our mission. TKTKTKTKKTKTKTK

OURTO GUARANTEE ALL A MERICANSMISSION QUALITY PLACES TO HUNT AND FISH 3 / Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership ILLUSTRATION BY TKTKTKTKTK 2017 ANNUAL REPORT MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THE QUIET MOMENTS Celebrating our most recent eforts to create a crescendo of support for conservation of the places where silence unlocks the possibilities in the natural world around us

than a powerful, diverse, and ment of some of our best fish and OUR ISSUES We can’t afford to be shortsighted unified crescendo of voices from game habitat (p. 4). Collabora- or stop speaking up. the hunting and fishing commu- tive and career-defining plans to Tere is a cost when a misplaced nity to ensure that wildlife habitat, conserve the sagebrush steppe step kicks up the buck you’d rather clean water, sportsmen’s access, and are being reworked (p. 6). We’re see from your stand, and there will conservation funding support our also facing a rollback of other be a cost if sportsmen and outdoor traditions for generations to come. conservation victories (p. 12) and brands abstain from engaging on Tis is why the Teodore Roos- the precedent-setting scaleback the issues that will define hunting evelt Conservation Partnership of national monuments, which HABITAT AND and fishing’s future. That’s why exists: To convene, engage, and provide important hunting and CLEAN WATER we’re here to welcome advocates mobilize national and regional fishing access (p. 7). from all across the outdoor recre- organizations, outdoor recreation There are also major opportu- ation community. SILENCE AND SOLITUDE ARE businesses, and individual hunters nities. For example, legislation Some things are worth making

CZ CZ certainly part of the appeal of and anglers to effect federal policy is advancing that could shift noise about. Join us at trcp.org/ I

EW spending time in the field or on the change around the conservation marine fisheries management to wakethewoods. I water. Away from our email inboxes, issues that matter. And, in an era better serve the needs of recre- Sincerely, ESZK

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T pockets, we’re able to slow down, to build consensus and recruit both habitat and access on private R

E SPORTSMEN'S B breathe a little deeper, and think non-traditional allies is more lands (p. 8). U ACCESS H more clearly. Te focus it takes to critical than ever. Though we need to work with be successful—to stalk down a game There are many challenges— and react to the administration, the

Icons by: Icons by: trail, perfectly present a fly, pole a some are new, but many we current state of American politics flat, or draw back a bow without have faced before or spotted on does not set our agenda. Our litmus getting busted—demands commit- the horizon, like a storm gath- test will always be what is best for ment and quiet. ering strength. The same people fish and wildlife—and, therefore, But we all know that when it who wanted to sell or transfer sportsmen and women. Like our

DUSAN SMETANA; SMETANA; DUSAN comes to conservation, hunters and America’s public lands to the states organization’s namesake once did, Whit Fosburgh, PRESIDENT & CEO anglers can’t afford to be silent. are changing their tactics and we advocate for legacy-setting poli- OUTDOOR

Hunters: In fact, it will take nothing less working to weaken the manage- cies and funding solutions. RECREATION ECONOMY Rod Nelson, BOARD CHAIRMAN

PORTRAITS BY KYLE HILTON Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership / 3 PUBLIC LANDS

Western lawmakers finally reckon with THE NEXT CHAPTER OF fierce opposition to public land transfer, but special interests THE PUBLIC LAND DEBATE won't stop there

IN 2017, THE BATTLE TO KEEP lands to the states were defeated. Sportsmen were part of a ground- PUBLIC LAND public lands in public hands came to Most noteworthy was H.R. 621, swell of opposition, with more than a head, and sportsmen and women introduced by then-Rep. Jason Chaf- 10,000 TRCP members contacting TRANSFER IS were there to meet the charge—all fetz (R-Utah), which would have their lawmakers within a matter state and federal bills aimed at selling sold off 3.3 million acres of public of weeks. The bill was ultimately DEAD IN THE WEST or handing over ownership of public land to pay down the national debt. withdrawn and Chaffetz left office.

More than 55,000 individual sportsmen have submitted 490,000 letters to lawmakers in opposition to

4 / Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership THE CAMPAIGN Complex Issues Made Clear And an unwavering response from sportsmen and women 4,500 signatures—almost half our goal GAME CHANGER IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP IT PUBLIC 217,000 WHILE SPORTSMEN HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING OUTRIGHT views on our video with Steven attempts to sell or transfer public lands, special interests have brought this fight to Rinella—and more every day Washington, D.C., where they are working to take over our public lands in new and less obvious ways. Tey want what they’ve always wanted—control over how these lands are managed, so they can open them up to unfettered development. Twenty One hunting, fishing, and outdoor busi- Te TRCP has responded to this shifting strategy by partnering with businesses TRCP helped to nesses in the coalition—and counting organize rallies in and organizations to launch Sportsmen’s Country, a new online hub for action and support of public education on these threats. Here, we urge hunters and anglers to do more than just lands at state capitol buildings keep public lands public and hold lawmakers accountable for the responsible man- 438 MILLION in New Mexico agement of public lands. Sportsmen must remain as fired up about management as public acres of BLM and national and Idaho. they have been about the sale of public lands, because access means nothing without forest land at stake opportunity. Do more than keep it public at sportsmenscountry.org VE; VE; I The TRCP also led a success- WC OLLECT C ful effort to convince Nevada Representative Mark Amodei to ONOVAN/F WOODS WOODS D H

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M abandon a bill that would have R TI O N transferred large swaths of BLM entor: eer: PUBLIC LANDS FOR FUTURE D M land to the state of Nevada. 97% GENERATIONS IS IMPORTANT APPROVED public land transfer. SPORTSMEN

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership / 5 LAND MANAG EMENT

The sagebrush ecosystem also supports 350 other species, including many important to sportsmen. KEEPING CONSERVATION PROMISES We may be on defense, but we're not on our heels Sagebrush: USDA; Grouse: BOB WICK/BLM DEFENDING SAGE GROUSE CONSERVATION PLANS

IN 2017, WE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO SEE THE implementation of sage-grouse conservation plans to restore 67 million acres of critical sagebrush habitat on public lands across 11 Western states. Instead, we found ourselves once again defending these widely supported, science-based plans from being undermined or rewritten. In October 2017, the Department of the Interior issued a Secretarial Order calling for review and adjustment of the plans. Since then, the TRCP has advocated for keeping the plans intact and moving forward with habitat restoration projects to recover the bird. Here’s what we’ve accomplished: q Organized a letter from 105 natural resource profession- SUPPORT THE BLM AND U.S. als urging DOI to follow the science q
Worked with MeatEater host Steven Rinella and Cornell FOREST SERVICE PLANS TO University on a social-media-friendly video that drove 82% more than 1,102 comments to DOI CONSERVE THE GREATER SAGE

Submitted a technical assessment of the Secretarial APPROVED q SPORTSMEN GROUSE ON PUBLIC LANDS Order and recommendations to DOI 82 97 87 83 87 6 / Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership of sportsmen and women support keeping the existing number THE 'U' IN PUBLIC 77% and size of national monuments available for hunting and fishing

STILL TRENDING A HARMFUL PRECEDENT FOR PUBLIC LANDS THE ANTIQUITIES ACT, SIGNED to undermine this important con- in December 2017 to reduce the into law in 1906 by Teodore Roos- servation tool. We also advocated size of Grand Staircase-Escalante evelt, was thrust into the spotlight locally in Western states to prevent and Bears Ears national monu- in 2017, when President Trump the alteration of monuments like ments in Utah. In a press state- Your Role, directed the Department of the Inte- Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and ment, the TRCP announced that Revoked rior to review the status of 27 indi- the Upper Missouri River Breaks, these actions set a bad precedent Congress rescinds rule vidual national monuments—22 of which are of particular importance for public lands that hunters and to enhance transparency which allow hunting and fishing. to sportsmen. anglers care about, upending 111 and public input on public During the summer review process, Following a report from Sec- years of conservation in America lands management

. the TRCP worked with 25 sporting retary Ryan Zinke recommend- and putting at risk the future sta- In March 2017, just INC businesses and 10 partners to dis- ing the potential reduction of six tus of all national monuments— , courage the administration from national monuments, President even those that were created with months after the BLM had finalized taking precedent-setting actions Trump signed proclamations sportsmen's input and support. a much-needed revision of its 30-year-old PLANTATION

land-use planning process, the new Planning 2.0 rule was eliminated by Congress. The TRCP had been instru-

LLIOTSVILLE mental in ensuring that Plan-

E ning 2.0 would benefit public land hunters and anglers and

Canoe: wildlife resources by providing additional opportunities for the public to be involved in land management decisions and directing the agency to identify intact habitats, wildlife migration corridors, and other critical areas for fish and wildlife. Unfortu- nately, conditions of the The Katahdin seldom-used Congressional Woods and Waters Review Act ensure that the National Monument BLM cannot write a substan- provides access for tially similar rule in the future. hunting and fishing in Maine’s north woods.

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership / 7 FARM BILL

Enrolling as few as 10 acres in the Farm Bill's Conservation Reserve Program can provide crucial habitat for wild turkeys.

ENHANCING CONSERVATION DUSAN

SME T IN THE NEXT FARM BILL ANA One major piece of legislation could create solutions for clean water, wildlife habitat, and sportsmen's access on private land

8 / Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership HOMEGROWN HABITAT OPEN FIELDS FOREVER Voluntary public WALK THE WALK access on private lands is part of the legacy of Jim Range, our late co-founder, who drew this THE PLAYBOOK duck for one of our first annual reports. FOR PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION

THE FARM BILL REPRESENTS the largest single source of fed- eral conservation funding, and Expanding sportsmen have a long history of Access in championing the programs that offer farmers and ranchers a menu Rural America of incentives to implement con- Two bills to strengthen the servation practices on working only federal program that opens hunter and angler lands. With reauthorization of access on private land the Farm Bill slated for 2018, the TRCP spent much of 2017 laying The TRCP and its the groundwork for a coordinated partners were instru- advocacy campaign to convince mental in getting bipartisan legislation lawmakers to keep and fund Farm TALK THE TALK introduced in both the House

A Bill programs that improve pri-

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B vate lands conservation efforts and expand the popular Voluntary MEDIA MASTER CLASS Public Access and Habitat

ATSU support access across the nation. M In August, the TRCP and 30 of FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE TRCP’S ANNUAL WESTERN MEDIA SUMMIT Incentive Program. This Farm Bill initiative, which was the its partners released a set of joint was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to highlight the opportunities for hunting and brainchild of TRCP’s founder, BECKY BECKY sportsmen’s recommendations fishing in the 2018 Farm Bill. At the two-day event, reporters, editors, podcasters, Jim Range, is the only federal which will serve as the playbook and bloggers heard from conservation experts, local landowners, outdoor recreation program targeted at increasing

Pheasant: for 2018 advocacy. brands, and key partners, including Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, and more. outdoor recreational access ; on private lands. More than WS F 2.5 million acres of private US land have been enrolled since 2008, and the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act would CKLAND/

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APPROVED economies across America. SPORTSMEN UPCOMING 2018 FARM BILL Hunter

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership / 9 MARINE FISH ERIES MAKING MARINE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT WORK FOR ANGLERS Especially where recreational fishing is an economic driver, saltwater anglers deserve better

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destination that T needs conservation ONE solutions—not delays. ICONIC WATERS ACTION FOR EVERGLADES FISH HABITAT ON THE RECORD THE CAMPAIGN TO ACCELERATE Everglades restoration scored Modern Fish a major victory in 2017 with the passage of S.B. 10, which authorized Act Advances the use of state funds to acquire Legislation to bring marine land south of Lake Okeechobee for fisheries management a much-needed reservoir. Working into the 21st century with the Everglades Foundation, is on the move Captains for Clean Water, and oth- TRCP Center for ers, the TRCP helped organize the Marine Fisheries “Now or Neverglades Sportfishing Director Chris Day of Action” at the Florida Leg- Macaluso testified islature, where more than 1,000 before a House Subcommit- tee in September 2017 in sportsmen demonstrated their support of the “Modernizing support for the bill. Increased Recreational Fisheries Act of storage capacity for water south of 2017.” The TRCP and its sport- Lake Okeechobee is of paramount fishing partners have worked importance to ensuring clean, closely with the House and Senate to advance the bill, fresh water can be moved into the containing many of our com- Everglades and eventually Flor- FISH FOOD munity's recommendations, ida Bay, restoring sea grass beds and as of publication, the Sen- and water quality in one of the ate Commerce, Science, and nation’s most important fisheries. SETTING THE AGENDA ON FORAGE FISH Transportation Committee had Te longer it takes to implement a THE TRCP WORKED WITH A COALITION OF SPORTFISHING AND voted to advance the bill to the Senate floor. The Modern Fish solution, the greater the setback environmental groups to advocate for improved sustainability of the Atlantic menhaden Act allows regional fisheries VE I for South Florida’s outdoor rec- stock. Te amendment to update management of this critical forage fish, which helps management councils to main- reation and tourism economy, support stripers, tarpon, and many other gamefish, did not pass in a November vote. But the tain conservation measures

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contributed by boaters and anglers to the nation's gross domestic fish species. triper: S $40 Billion product, according to new data from the Department of Commerce Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership / 11 WATER AND WETLANDS

Facing a rollback of existing protections WADING AGAINST for headwaters and wetlands, sportsmen explain why clean THE CURRENT water matters

CLEAN WATER RULES SPORTSMEN HUNTERS AND ANGLERS RESPOND TO ROLLBACKS APPROVED

THE MAJORITY OF SPORTSMEN helps defend coldwater fisheries the EPA condemning a rollback and women–regardless of politi- and prevent wetlands loss. The of the rule. In 2018, Te TRCP will cal affiliation–support Clean TRCP successfully rallied hunt- continue to work to maintain Water Act protections for head- ers and anglers in support of the broad Clean Water Act protections 83% water streams and wetlands. Clean Water Rule during a 60-day for the streams and wetlands that However, in 2017, the EPA took comment period, effectively driv- allow sportsmen and women to steps to repeal the very rule that ing more than 1,200 comments to pursue their passions. SUPPORT SPORTSMEN TOLD THE EPA: CLEAN WATER ACT “I will have my first son this November. I hope he has PROTEC- the opportunity to come of age hunting and fishing. I don’t want to have to explain to him that there was TIONS FOR once a time when our wetlands and flowing water HEADWATER [were] protected and we had access.” —ALEX FROM CALIFORNIA STREAMS AND WETLANDS “I grew up fishing and hunting with my family. Now that I have children of my own, I’m worried that T

they won’t have the same opportunities if the A K E

Clean Water Rule is repealed. The thought of future ME F generations in this nation missing out on one of IS H IN our greatest resources is horrifying.” —JAMES FROM UTAH G

12 / Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT OUR COLLABORATIVE FOCUS ON WATER QUALITY

MORE THAN EVER, OUR WORK TO MAINTAIN CLEAN water and healthy fisheries requires collaboration across all of TRCP’s policy centers. For example, water resources policy staff worked closely with agriculture and private lands staff on strategies to ensure that the 2018 Farm Bill will help restore stream flows and improve water quality. A new working group of partners focused on infrastructure policy is tracking opportunities for water resources and marine fisheries staffers to coordinate on advocacy for wetlands, ERNS

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US The TRCP has worked for years in the Colorado In recent years, we’ve experienced the first River Basin to maintain fisheries in the face of PYLE/

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UC wetlands since the In 2018, the TRCP will bring its organizing and policy CH Clean Water Act was expertise to fight for water quality and sensible water enacted 45 years ago. management in Georgia, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Girls:

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COLLECT I CONSERVATION FUNDING WILL DIP VE BELOW 1% OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET ; Hunters: EA

IN 2019, CONSERVATION’S SHARE nity for sportsmen and women of ing to raise awareness and educate R L of the federal budget is slated to all stripes. Te TRCP is leading the members of Congress about the NOTT I drop below one percent for the first effort to gain congressional support need for a budget fix that stabilizes N GH

time since the 1960s. Tis funding for healthy funding levels for the federal conservation funding and AM / serves as the foundation for the agencies and programs that con- provides agencies with the resources TE X country’s $887-billion outdoor serve wildlife, habitat, and access necessary to maintain healthy fish AS P recreation economy and is critical in America. In the coming year, the and wildlife populations and sustain A R to upholding access and opportu- TRCP and our partners will be work- our outdoor recreation economy. KS & W I LDL IF E ; Glassing:

DO NOT WANT TO SEE S H 87% FUNDING CUTS TO UTTE R CONSERVATION PROGRAMS STOCK APPROVED SPORTSMEN

14 / Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership 80% 20% Spent on Conservation Spent on 2017 FINANCIALS Program Services Overhead

Statement of Financial Position Statement of Activities Year ended December 31, 2017 Year ended December 31, 2017 Temporarily ASSETS PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE Unrestricted Restricted Total Cash and Cash Equivalents $2,229,724 Foundation Grants $3,500 $4,735,325 $4,738,825 Grants Receivable, net of long-term portion $1,589,1581 Donations $356,651 $184,500 $541,151 Accounts Receivable $43,650 Capital Dinner $542,273 ———— $542,273 Prepaid Expenses $97,108 JR Conservation Fund $10,000 ———— $10,000 Fixed Assets - Net $37,504 Non-Profits and Associations ———— $9,557 $9,557 Security Deposit $40,478 Other Revenue $268,074 $48,935 $317,009 Grants Receivable, long-term portion $100,000 Interest Income $4,981 ———— $4,981 Total Assets $4,137,622 Net Assets Released from Restriction $3,596,045 ($3,596,045) ———— Total Public Support and Revenue $4,781,524 $1,382,272 $6,163,796 LIABILITES & NET ASSETS LIABILITES Accounts Payable/Accrued Liabilities $77,724 EXPENSES Accrued Salaries and Related Benefits $86,579 Program Services $3,630,629 ———— $3,630,629 Other Liabilities: Deferred Rent $169,536 Supporting Services Total Current Liabilities $333,839 Management and General $445,837 ———— $445,837 Fundraising $535,171 ———— $535,171 NET ASSETS Temporarily Restricted $3,084,862 Total Supporting Services $981,008 ———— $981,008 Board Designated $442,870 Total Expenses $4,611,637 — — — — $4,611,637 Unrestricted $276,051 Change in Net Assets $169,887 $1,382,272 $1,552,159 Total Net Assets $3,803,783 Net Assets at Beginning of Year $549,033 $1,702,591 $2,251,624 TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $4,137,622 NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $718,921 $3,084,863 $3,803,783

THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP IS For our eforts, the TRCP has received a four-star rating from Charity Navi- a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and we take great pride in our finan- gator five years in a row—that’s the highest possible score for every year cial efciency, transparency, and accountability to donors. We work to they have rated us. This puts our organization in the top 8 percent of Ameri- use every one of your dollars as responsibly as possible by carefully can charities rated. The TRCP is also proud to have a Platinum Seal rating monitoring our administrative and fundraising spending to ensure control, from Guidestar and the highest possible rating from the Better Business transparency, and efectiveness. In 2017, the TRCP spent 80 percent of Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance. Releasing this annual report is part of our your contributions on programs and just 20 percent on overhead. promise of transparency to you—our donors, supporters, and members.

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18 / Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Kathy DeCoster Becky Humphries Don McKenzie Brent Rudolph Jessica Wahl Nick Dobric Chris Macaluso ) 2

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I Conservation Initiative American Woodcock Society Fisheries John Devney Greg Jacoski Dr. Steve Williams Carl Erquiaga Delta Waterfowl Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation Jen Mock Schaefer Jason Schratwieser Wildlife Management Institute Nevada Field Representative Alex Maggos Association of Fish Eric Eikenberg International Game Fish John Gans Director, Center for Jesse Juen & Wildlife Agencies Association Len Zickler Agricultural & Private Lands The Everglades Foundation Public Lands Foundation Fly Fishers International Northeast Field Representative Miles Moretti Margaret Everson Eric Schwaab Anna Grubb Geof Mullins WOODS COLLECT Scott Kovarovics Mule Deer Foundation STAFF H Ducks Unlimited National Fish and Wildlife Chief Operating & T Izaak Walton League of America Whit Fosburgh Communications & Operations R Steve Moyer Foundation Associate Communications Officer Lori Faeth President & CEO

, NO Sara LaBorde Trout Unlimited ) Land Trust Alliance Desiree Sorenson-Groves Nick Payne 1 Bob Hale

( Wild Salmon Center Ed Arnett E Dave Nomsen National Wildlife Refuge Director of Finance Colorado Field Representative IF Brett Fitzgerald Association Chief Scientist Mike Leahy Pheasants Forever Christy Plumer

LDL Jenni Henry Snook & Gamefish Foundation National Wildlife Federation and Quail Forever Kristyn Brady

WI Land Tawney Chief Development Officer Chief Conservation Officer Dan Forster Keith Norris Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Director of Communications Corey Mason Kim Jensen Rob Thornberry KS & Archery Trade Association The Wildlife Society R Dallas Safari Club Gray Thornton Jennifer Byerly Coordinator, Center for Water Idaho Field Representative Digital Organizing Coordinator Pete Gerl Jaime Matyas Chuck Parker Wild Sheep Foundation Resources AS PA Joel Webster

X Whitetails Unlimited New York State Conservation E Student Conservation Tom Trotter John Cornell Melinda Kassen T Council Director, Center for Gene Gilliland Association AFL-CIO New Mexico Interim Director, Center Western Lands AM/ Field Representative B.A.S.S. Conservation Jim McDufe Ellen Peel for Water Resources GH Scott Vance Randall Williams

N Billfish Foundation I Scott Gudes Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Travis Cooke Steve Kline Western Communications

OTT American Sportfishing Nick Pinizzotto Senior Policy Fellow Director of Government & Engagement Manager N Association Christie McGregor Nicole Vasilaros L National Deer Alliance Relations R The Nature Conservancy National Marine Manufacturers Kendra Davis A Michelle Wood

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C coast during the TRCP policy council retreat. the Cacapon River in Paw Paw, W. Va. he will be sorely missed.

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