SECTION ONE
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDON BUTLER
P R E S I D E N T S M E S S AG E | B R A N DO N B U T L E R
“...the real controversy lies in the question of whether or not man
is having an impact on climate change. The answer to that is, how
could we not be? “
Convergence is a short film, recently released by
Conservation Hawks with the support of numerous
partners, that showcases the effects of climate change
on fisheries.
Numerous anglers, professional guides and business
leaders appear in the film giving testimony as to how
water impacts their life and what concerns they have
for our future.
Conservation Hawks is a nonprofit organization
made up of hunters and anglers who rally behind
their motto: “Hunters and anglers defending our
future.”
According to their website, Conservation Hawks
focus their time and money on climate change
“because serious, human-caused climate impacts like
higher temperatures, stronger storms, more extreme
droughts, changing precipitation patterns, unprec-
edented insect infestations, dying forests, reduced
mountain snowpacks, an increase in invasive spe-
cies, more ticks and mosquitoes, dying coral reefs,
shifting waterfowl and big game migration patterns,
an increase in extreme precipitation and flooding,
toxic algae bl