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PROTECT HUNTING
Our hunting tradition and wildlife habitat is under serious threat. Care about the future of our heritage?
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| Advocating for pro-hunting policy decisions and defeating anti-hunting and overzealous firearms control measures on all political levels. |
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| Organizing and co-sponsoring California Legislature Outdoor Sporting Caucus events. |
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| The efforts and accomplishments of COHA on issues relating to wildlife conservation and our hunting heritage are often chronicled in newspapers, magazines and other print media. Below is a recent and historical archive of accounts of COHA's activities that have been documented in print media. |
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| NWTF Newletter July 1, 2010 |
News from the Roost:
In this issue:
Thornton to Lend Leadership to California Conservation Group. Click below for more. |
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| California Wildlife Organization Strengthens National Leadership |
Leading Outdoor Organizations/Industry Join COHA Board of Directors
Sacramento – The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA) further established itself as a leading advocacy organization for the future of our hunting heritage with the addition of four leaders of our nation’s outdoor industry to their Board of Directors. The slate of new Directors was officially approved in front of a packed house at the annual "Meeting of the COHA Members" held recently at the Black Point Sports Club in Petaluma. Joining the COHA Board of Directors is:
S. David Allen - President and CEO, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), a national conservation organization with more than 150,000 members supporting over 550 chapters nationwide. Organized in 1984, RMEF has influenced the protection and improvement of more than 5.7 million acres of habitat;
George C. Thornton - President and CEO, National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), an internationally recognized conservation organization with 350,000 members and 2,300 chapters nationwide, as well as international chapters in Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1973, NWTF has raised and spent more than $306 million since its inception to conserve 14 million acres of habitat for all types of wildlife;
Chris Dorsey – President/Executive Producer, Orion Multimedia, the international leader of outdoor adventure programming, Chris Dorsey has created more than 35 television series in the last decade and currently produces 32 series on five networks that have won scores of the industry’s most prestigious awards;
Gene Lumsden - President and CEO, Turner’s Outdoorsman and Legacy Sports International. Turner’s Outdoorsman serves as the West Coast’s premier hunting, fishing and shooting outlet, operating 13 stores in Southern California. Legacy Sports International is one of the most trusted names in the shooting industry. A skilled marksman, Mr. Lumsden is also in the California Trapshooting Hall of Fame.
In taking a seat on the COHA Board, these gentlemen have joined ranks with the leaders of three other major wildlife conservation organizations who already serve as COHA Directors - Rob Olson, President of Delta Waterfowl, and Miles Moretti, President and CEO of the Mule Deer Foundation. California Waterfowl, the organization which created COHA in 2006, also has its leaders on the COHA Board.
“We are honored to have these individuals – leaders of our nation’s finest outdoor organizations and industry – willing to dedicate their own personal time to help lead the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance,” stated Bill Gaines, President of COHA. “These gentlemen fully recognize the significant national impact of political decisions made in California, the unprecedented political partnership we have formed, and the impact our Alliance is having – on our nation’s toughest political playing field. We are pleased to have them working with our Alliance to address the very serious challenges we face."
Electing to personally serve on the Board, incoming member David Allen, CEO of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation commented “California faces many unprecedented challenges in protecting our members’ ability to maintain a connection with our natural resources. COHA is the right organization at the right time to face those challenges. We are honored to join the Alliance and work to maintain our ability to recreate in the great outdoors.”
Also choosing to personally represent the National Wild Turkey Federation on the COHA Board, George Thornton, NWTF President and CEO, stated “NWTF is pleased to align with COHA and add to the collective voice of hunting heritage and conservation. We believe that our voices must be fully united to be heard as our traditional rights are being challenged on many fronts. We look forward to joining COHA and its aligned membership in the public debate. The success of this Alliance is integral to the future of conservation, our heritage and NWTF’s mission accomplishment.”
Chris Dorsey, President/Executive Producer of Orion Multimedia agreed. “No one knows more about the threats posed to hunters and gun owners across America than California sportsmen,” said Dorsey. “COHA is on the front lines of pioneering successful models to answer these threats. Make no mistake; those threats will likely be coming to your state sooner than you think. That’s why the time to engage with COHA in California is now.”
Gene Lumsden, President and CEO of Southern California’s largest sporting goods outlet, Turner’s Outdoorsmen, stated “I am pleased to part of the COHA. The time is now to stand united for the rights of all hunters and sportsmen and women throughout the State of California. Uniting under COHA is critical to our ability to effectively protect our heritage for future generations.”
The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance is a 501(c)4 non-profit political advocacy organization dedicated solely to the promotion of wildlife and the protection of our hunting heritage. COHA professional staff is active in all political arenas where decisions are made which may impact science-based wildlife management, habitat conservation, hunting opportunity and the purchase and possession of sporting arms and munitions. COHA currently represents the political interests of over forty organizations and outdoor industry – including nearly every major wildlife conservation organization. For more information on COHA's membership and efforts visit www.outdoorheritage.org
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| Support Pro-Hunting Bills |
Write to our Governor Today
Two California Waterfowl supported pro-hunting bills have passed out of the State Legislature and are now on the Governor's desk for his consideration. We are asking all of our members to take action by submitting a support letter to the Governor for each of the following bills. |
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| NSSF Bullet Points |
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TWO PRO-HUNTING BILLS IN CALIFORNIA . . . There are a couple of positive pro-hunting bills that will be on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk for his consideration. For more information click below. |
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| MDF Magazine July/Aug 2009 |
MDF Takes a Bold Stand on California's Wildlife and Sportsmen Issues
MDF contributes $15,000 to the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance. by Rich Fletcher |
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| Lead Shot Use Okay for Upland in Condor Zone |
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Western Outdoor News - August 21, 2009 - Page 2 and 30. |
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| Gretchen Heffler Joins COHA as Director of Development for Southern California |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – August 3, 2009 – The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA) is pleased to announce the addition of Gretchen Heffler as the Director of Development for Southern California.
“Gretchen Heffler has been involved in the promotion of wildlife conservation and the protection of our hunting heritage in Southern California for the nearly a decade," said COHA President, Bill Gaines. "She not only has shown a commitment to these resources and traditions, she understands the tremendous political threats they currently face in our state. Her proven dedication to the future of our outdoor heritage is well known in the Southern California by those who treasure the majesty of being on the mountain or in the marsh at daybreak and seeing the world come alive. We are honored to welcome her to COHA."
Gretchen will continue her fundraising and leadership in Southern California’s conservation community, and help COHA build volunteer infrastructure for the next generation of conservationists.
"COHA has made tremendous strides in building alliances with organizations, outdoor industry and individuals who care deeply about wildlife conservation and our ability to hunt in California. However, those that oppose these traditions are more organized and better funded than ever, and are actively trying to chip away at these rights. From ammunition to hunting dogs, they view California as the most fertile ground for launching an anti-hunting agenda that would quickly sweep the nation. COHA must stand tall in California for the sake of outdoorsmen and women throughout the nation,” said Gretchen.
Gretchen joins COHA after previously serving with Ducks Unlimited, where she led the development efforts in Southern California and Arizona since 2001. Prior to joining Ducks Unlimited, Gretchen was employed by MSGI Direct, marketing Capital Campaign fundraising programs. Gretchen also worked as Director of Marketing and Sales for two international performance tour companies (music festival and event production) and spent 10 years at the University of Southern California as the Assistant Director of Direct Marketing. During her tenure, she produced both telemarketing and direct mail annual giving programs.
Born in Ventura, California, Gretchen has a BS and an MPA in Public Administration with an Emphasis in Systems Management, Statistical Analysis and Labor Relations from the University of Southern California.
Gretchen enjoys fishing, hunting and music. Gretchen played with the U.S.C. Trojan Marching Band and currently plays with the Pommerado Community Band. |
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| COHA/CHC Joint Fundraiser |
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COHA and the California Houndsmen for Conservation joint fundraising dinner August 1st, Thornton California. Click below for more informaiton. |
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COHA Press Release COHA/CHC Joint Fundraiser
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| Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) President and CEO, Miles Moretti, joined the COHA Board of Directors |
The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA) took another step forward in its efforts to unite the political voice of California's wildlife conservation interests recently when the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) President and CEO, Miles Moretti, joined the COHA Board of Directors. Mr. Moretti was officially approved as a member of the COHA Board at the annual "Meeting of the COHA Members" held in late April at the Quail Point Hunt Club in Zamora. In taking a seat on the COHA Board of Directors, Mr. Moretti and MDF have joined ranks with top management representatives of three other leading wildlife conservation organizations who also serve on the Board -- including the President of Delta Waterfowl, Rob Olson, National Wild Turkey Federation Board Member and Treasurer, Vince Rosdahl, and California Waterfowl Association Board Members Jim Waters, Yancey Forest-Knowles and Mike Eberhard.
Outdoor Wire New Release |
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