THE BASS FEDERATION
TBF CLUBS EARN CONSERVATION GRANTS FROM BASS FISHING HALL OF FAME
The Board of Directors for the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame ( BFHOF ) announced in August that they awarded four conservation grants to organizations that are preserving the sport of bass fishing . Three out of the four grantees are TBF organizations , showing TBF ’ s dedication to not only the grassroots of competitive bass fishing , but ensuring there will be a future for the anglers of tomorrow .
“ We are once again thrilled to be able to contribute to these worthy projects that should provide immediate impacts ,” said BFHOF President John Mazurkiewicz . “ Habitat restoration and management , and other conservation efforts , are the lifeblood of our sport and are critical to bass fishing ’ s future . These grants are all going to worthy recipients for the benefit of the wider community .”
THE THREE TBF GRANTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS :
• Southwest Iowa Fishing Team ( Iowa Bass Federation ) – The SWIFT Conservation Fish Habitat Project will place artificial fish habitat structures in lakes and ponds throughout southwest Iowa , utilizing materials that will benefit biodiversity without decomposing or otherwise negatively impacting the fisheries .
• Spring Bassmasters & Southern Colorado Junior Bass Club ( Colorado Bass Federation ) – Youth volunteers will create structures of chain , twine , cables and weight to sink approximately 100 cottonwood trees in the Valco ponds , adding much-needed fish habitat .
• Tri-County Bass Anglers ( Indiana Bass Federation ) – Youth volunteers will employ a habitat enhancement plan created by the Indiana DNR in Patoka Lake , utilizing Pennsylvania porcupine cribs , pallets , black bass nesting structures and Hoosier cubes . Congratulations to those well-deserving Federations on their selection .
ABOUT THE BASS FEDERATION
THE BASS FEDERATION INC ., ( TBF ) is a member of the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame . TBF is owned by those we serve , and dedicated to the sport of fishing . The Federation is the largest and oldest organized grassroots fishing , youth and conservation organization . TBF , our affiliated state federations and their member clubs conduct more than 20,000 events each year and have provided a foundation for the entire bass fishing industry for more than 50 years . TBF founded the Student Angler Federation and the National High School Fishing program in 2007 to promote clean family fun and education through fishing , and are proud partners in fishing with MLF . Visit bassfederation . com or highschoolfishing . org and “ LIKE US ” on Facebook .
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