The Jim Range Conservation Leadership Award is presented annually in recognition of exemplary efforts to advance the fisheries conservation and stewardship mission of AFFTA and the AFFTA Fisheries Fund. The 2022 award will be presented at IFTD in Salt Lake City, March 30th-April 1st, 2022.
The award is named in honor of James "Jim" Range, a passionate champion of fish and wildlife who spent more than a decade as AFFTA's voice on Capitol Hill. A life-long sportsman, it was Range's bipartisan, cooperative style that made him as beloved as he was effective. Range died of cancer in 2009, leaving a legacy of shaping and advancing meaningful legislation to protect our natural resources.
The Jim Range Conservation Leadership Award seeks to recognize individuals in the AFFTA family who embody Jim Range’s commitment and passion on behalf of America’s fisheries and anglers.
To Nominate an Individual for the 2022 Award. Please fill out the form below and include a brief description of the individual’s contribution to fisheries conservation and stewardship. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, February 11, 2022.
One of Jim Range’s Many Conservation Hats — Jim (left) as a board member of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation presenting Maynard Reece’s “Autumn Wings,” and its support of North American wetlands conservation, to President Ronald Reagan, January 1988.