Who is Camo Coalition

The Camo Coalition is a program of the West Virginia Wildlife Federation formed to protect West Virginia's wildlife resources and hunting and fishing heritage. Our hunting and fishing heritage is not being passed on to the next generation. Special interest groups are actively lobbying to restrict our ability to hunt and fish. Each year laws are passed that further restrict the public’s use of our natural resources. What can you do to make sure West Virginia remains one of the best places in America to hunt and fish? Join the West Virginia Camo Coalition. It’s FREE!!!

The West Virginia Wildlife Federation's Camouflage Coalition is a new tool in the effort to protect West Virginia's Sporting heritage. Its primary objective is to bring sportsmen and women of all interests and all types together into one common effort that can focus on the problems facing fish, wildlife, habitat and sportsmen's issues of the day. We approach conservation issues from a scientific viewpoint, guided by research, experience and sound management principles. The Camo Coalition has made a commitment to arm you with the facts so you can do your part to direct the future of West Virginia’s natural resources.

The Camo Coalition is designed to give you all the information you need to become active in everyday conservation issues. The coalition takes advantage of modern-day communications tools to make sure that you will get the information you need to influence your legislator and other governmental decision makers.

PURPOSE OF THE COALITION
Diverse wildlife organizations throughout West Virginia with a common interest in conserving fish, wildlife and their habitats, and in preserving hunting, fishing and trapping, are committed to identifying specific needs and working together toward fulfilling those needs.  The unifying element is a shared commitment to:

• Build unity among partner organizations and increase collective effectiveness;
• Develop a vision for fish and wildlife;
• Collectively address key issues;
• Develop and pursue implementation of a set of recommendations for our local, state, and federally elected officials;
• Sustain communications between like-minded individuals and organizations across West Virginia

• Develop, in a loose federation, process/structure with objectives and agenda.
• Build trust and respect among partner organizations.
• Be a potent force advocating conservation, hunting, fishing, trapping, and stewardship.
• Focus on commonalities and principles, including: Habitat, Wildlife populations, Hunting, fishing and trapping, Scientific management of wildlife and habitat, North American wildlife model.
• Share information in an effective and immediate way (e.g. list serve, web site): Develop an outreach strategy, Develop unified messages and stay focused, internal (hunter-fisher/conservation groups), external (general public)
• Work together where we agree: Agree to disagree and respect differences, Extol and recognize accomplishments of sister partner organizations, Coordinate efforts on specific issues – some groups develop the issues, some groups implement the strategy,
  Issue leaders emerge and coordinate communication between partner organizations.

TECHNICAL/ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Technical/Advisory Committee shall be an independent standing committee composed of individuals who are recognized as experts within their respective fields and have gained regional/national recognition for their expertise. This committee will be used to provide expert opinion on the range of issues you care about the most.
United for West Virginia!
The Camo Coalition addresses more than just statewide issues. If there is a conservation issue affecting you regionally or locally, let us know. Together, we can mobilize fellow sportsmen within your region or community to act for the protection of our natural resources.
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“Creating a vision by uniting West Virginians who value our wildlife and hunting and fishing heritage.”