TRCP’s Franklin Appointed to Federal Council
to Promote Hunting, Conservation

 

Sportsmen’s priorities on hunting, fish and wildlife conservation to be represented
on Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

WASHINGTON – Tom Franklin, director of policy and government relations for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, has been appointed to a new federal advisory committee, the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, which will advise the government on wildlife and hunting issues and work to sustain America’s hunting heritage.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the 18 members of the federal council at a national teleconference this morning.

The Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council is an official advisory group under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that is tasked with promoting and preserving America’s hunting heritage for future generations. It also provides a forum for sportsmen to advise the federal government on policies related to wildlife and habitat conservation endeavors that (a) benefit recreational hunting; (b) benefit wildlife resources; and (c) encourage partnership among the public, the sporting conservation community, the shooting and hunting sports industry, wildlife conservation organizations, the states, Native American tribes and the federal government.

Franklin is a certified wildlife biologist and past president of The Wildlife Society. His decades-long career in conservation includes positions as conservation director of the Izaak Walton League of America, executive director of the Urban Wildlife Research Center and wildlife policy director of The Wildlife Society.

“The creation of this council indicates a commitment by the Obama administration that fish and wildlife habitat conservation and high-quality hunting opportunities for Americans will be priorities for the departments of Agriculture and Interior,” said Franklin. “I am enthusiastic about helping advance the sportsmen’s conservation agenda with the TRCP’s many partners in government, the conservation community and the outdoor industry.”