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Suburban Frontiers: Hunting for Healthy Food and Wildlife Management

Decades from now, deer hunting will survive. But to thrive, this pastime may have to undergo a metamorphosis that capitalizes on real needs, like the imperative of reducing deer populations in some regions, the importance of providing healthy food, and the need to introduce folks, including people of color, to outdoor traditions like hunting and fishing. Here are some things that may need to happen.

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Celebrate the Upper Mississippi Refuge Anniversary

The modern conservation movement was kick-started in 1924 when Will Dilg, the first president of the Izaak Walton League, created a campaign to save fish and wildlife habitat along nearly 300 miles of the Upper Mississippi River. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of what would become the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, performer Steven Marking created a film, “A Visit from Will Dilg."

Learn about film screening opportunities