TENNESSEE WILDLIFE FEDERATION INC
300 ORLANDO AVENUE, NASHVILLE, TN 37209 www.tnwf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: LEADING THE CONSERVATION, SOUND MANAGEMENT AND WISE USE OF TENNESSEE'S WILDLIFE AND GREAT OUTDOORS. TENNESSEE WILDLIFE FEDERATION (TWF) ADVOCATES SOUND NATURAL RESOURCE POLICIES AND PROVIDES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF TENNESSEE'S ENVIRONMENT AND ENCOURAGES NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY PLANNING THAT BALANCES CONSERVATION NEEDS WITH SOUND ECONOMIC GROWTH. TENNESSEE WILDLIFE FEDERATION SHAPES TENNESSEE'S WILDLIFE POLICY, ADVANCES LANDMARK LEGISLATION, HELPS RESTORE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS, INTRODUCES NEW GENERATIONS TO THE OUTDOORS, AND CONNECTS HUNGRY FAMILIES TO LOCAL VENISON. BECAUSE SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN ARE THE PRIMARY CONSERVATIONISTS IN TENNESSEE TODAY, THE FEDERATION CONTINUALLY AND ACTIVELY RECRUITS AND RE-ENGAGES TENNESSEE'S NEXT GENERATION OF OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS--BOTH THROUGH HANDS-ON PROGRAMS AND BY ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS

TO LEAD THE CONSERVATION, SOUND MANAGEMENT, AND WISE USE OF TENNESSEE'S WILDLIFE AND GREAT OUTDOORS.

CONSERVATION POLICY: SINCE 1946, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCE-FOCUSED POLICY WORK HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO TENNESSEE WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S MISSION. THE FEDERATION IS A STRONG POLICY LEADER IN THE STATE-WORKING WITH DECISION MAKERS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND STATE AND FEDERAL NATURAL RESOURCE AGENCIES-AND IS A KEY ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND APPROPRIATIONS THAT BENEFIT CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN TENNESSEE, THE SOUTHEAST, AND AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. HISTORICALLY, THIS HAS INCLUDED SUCH SUCCESSES AS FORMING THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY (1949), SECURING THE PASSAGE OF THE TENNESSEE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT (1972) AND THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT (1991), LEADING THE PASSAGE OF THE RIGHT TO HUNT AND FISH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (2010), REINTRODUCING ELK, AND PROTECTING NATIVE WILDLIFE, SUCH AS DEER, FROM CAPTIVE DEER FARMING PRACTICES. MORE RECENTLY, THE FEDERATION'S WORK HAS BEEN INTEGRAL TO SECURING CRITICALLY-NEEDED FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR ASIAN CARP CONTROL; ENGAGING THE SPORTING COMMUNITY ON IMPORTANT ISSUES LIKE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; INFLUENCING POLICY TO PROMOTE THE BALANCED RECREATIONAL USE OF TENNESSEE RIVERS; HELPING PASS LANDMARK FEDERAL LEGISLATION FOR HABITAT AND PUBLIC LANDS, LIKE THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT; AND ELEVATING AWARENESS ABOUT THREATS TO THE STATE'S HEALTHY AND ABUNDANT WATERS FOR FISH, WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE.

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT:THE TENNESSEE SCHOLASTIC CLAY TARGET PROGRAM, DEDICATED TO SERVING AS AN INTRODUCTION TO AN OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR WITH MORE THAN 1,460 PARTICIPATING. MORE THAN 700 OF THESE ATHLETES TOOK PART IN THE ANNUAL STATE SHOOT COMPETITION HELD EACH YEAR IN NASHVILLE, AND OVER 200 COMPETED IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN MARENGO, OHIO, WITH 11 FIRST PLACE FINISHERS AND 35 OTHER TOP FIVE FINISHERS. THE MAJORITY OF THE PRACTICE SEASON AND THE STATE SHOOT COMPETITION TAKES PLACE BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE. MANY OF THE TEAMS ARE SPONSORED BY SCHOOLS OR 4-H CLUBS. DUE TO THE CONTROLS BY OUR TEAM SPONSORS, MANY ATHLETES WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPETE BECAUSE OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, REDUCING PARTICIPATION NUMBERS FROM YEARS PAST. THE FEDERATION'S HUNTING AND FISHING ACADEMY PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN TENNESSEE TO TEACH AND HONE THE OUTDOOR SKILLS NEEDED TO GO AND ENJOY HUNTING AND FISHING FOR A LIFETIME. MORE THAN SIMPLE HUNTING OR FISHING EVENTS, THE ACADEMY PROVIDES ENGAGING HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION AND VIRTUAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN THE ART OF BEING AN OUTDOORSMAN IN ORDER TO MENTOR FIRST TIME AND NOVICE HUNTERS AND ANGLERS OF ALL AGES. MORE THAN 120 VOLUNTEER MENTORS HUNT MASTERS ARE NOW TRAINED TO FACILITATE THE EFFORT, AND MEASUREMENT SURVEYS ARE SHOWING GREAT RESULTS: PARTICIPANTS ARE COMING AWAY FROM EVENTS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT HUNTING, WITH INCREASED SKILLS, AND MUCH MORE LIKELY TO GO HUNTING AGAIN ON THEIR OWN.HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY (HFTH), NOW IN ITS 23RD YEAR, HAS BECOME ONE OF THE TOP TEN PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION. IN THAT TIME, IT HAS COLLECTED MORE THAN 1.9 MILLION POUNDS OF DONATED VENISON, PROVIDING OVER 7.6 MILLION MEALS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOOD BANKS AND SOUP KITCHENS. VOLUNTEER EFFORTS CONTINUE TO GROW, WITH PROGRAM FUNDS RAISED FROM THE HUNGER CHALLENGE - A FRIENDLY COMPETITION COMPOSED OF HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS - FUNDING 19,320 MEALS BETWEEN 7 TEAMS. MOREOVER, FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, ALL COUNTY PROCESSORS WERE FULLY FUNDED WITH PROCESSING DOLLARS LAST SEASON.

LAND MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION:THE FEDERATION'S HABITAT CONSERVATION PROGRAM HAS NUMEROUS PROJECTS COMPLETED OR UNDERWAY STATEWIDE. SEVEN WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS ARE COMPLETE AND FOUR OTHERS ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PERMITTING. THREE STREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS ARE NOW COMPLETE. SIX MULTI-YEAR FOREST HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU HAVE BEEN INITIATED. THESE PROJECTS WILL RESTORE MORE THAN 1,200 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT, 4,000 ACRES OF FOREST HABITAT, AND 6 MILES OF STREAM TO IMPROVE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS FOR RECREATION.

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