Mar 18, 2022 | Invasive Carp, Press Releases
Since 2019, the Federation has been integral to the efforts to secure needed federal funding for invasive carp control in Tennessee and the Southeast. This included securing $25M a year (in FY20 and FY21) for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to work with...
Dec 8, 2021 | Fish & Wildlife, Invasive Carp, Streams, Rivers, & Wetlands
By Drew YoungeDyke (National Wildlife Federation) with contributions from Lindsay Gardner (Tennessee Wildlife Federation) and Marc Smith (National Wildlife Federation) Football and the national effort to stop invasive carp have a lot in common. They have complicated...
Dec 30, 2020 | Invasive Carp, Press Releases
Tennessee Wildlife Federation is hailing a significant funding win in the battle against invasive carp. “Federal legislators have stepped up again to authorize projects in Tennessee’s fight against invasive carp, which are destroying native species and harming local...
May 13, 2020 | Press Releases
Up and down the Tennessee and Cumberland River Basins, Asian carp are one of the largest threats facing waters, fisheries, recreation, and local economies. This winter, the Federation led the effort that secured $25 million in federal funding to fight Asian...
Feb 25, 2020 | Invasive Carp, Press Releases
Invasive carp have become one of the greatest threats facing our aquatic ecosystems. And with fishing and recreational boating generating $7.2 billion in economic output and supporting more than 27,500 jobs in Tennessee, we stand much to lose. TAKE ACTION>> Join the...
