Boone and Crockett Club: Wildlife Funding Fix Picks Up Support

The group behind the creation of our national forest system - the Boone and Crockett Club - applauds Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) for introducing a bill to fix the chronic funding shortfall for catastrophic wildfires. The National Flood Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2017 includes a…

title allowing the Forest Service to tap disaster funding, appropriately treating catastrophic wildfires like hurricanes and other natural disasters. Fighting forest fires is the responsibility of the U.S. Forest Service, as is maintaining these lands for the betterment of the people.