It s been a decade since I heard Johnny Morris make a statement I ll never forget. It was at a national deer symposium being held at Big Cedar Lodge, a Bass Pro Shops property in the Ozarks. This occurred before Bass Pro bought Cabela s. As Johnny took the stage to deliver an address to the entire crowd, giant Cabela s logos appeared on screens bookending the stage. So he owner of Bass Pro Shops begins delivering a speech from a stage on his property, with his largest competitor s logos looming over him. He just smiled and said, "That s ok. When it comes to conservation, there s no such thing as competition. We re all in the same boat."
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Illinois rivers, lakes and groundwater have become unsafe for humans and wildlife. One organization has started the New Year with a "Clean Water Forever" campaign to spur improvements. An Illinois Environmental Protection Agency report in 2022 found 40% of streams in the state are too polluted to support aquatic life, 85% of the streams aren t safe for swimming or direct human contact, and 100% are too polluted to support fish consumption. .
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