Partner with a Payer
 Staff members from the National Shooting Sports Foundation met with Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff to learn about Connecticut's black bear monitoring project. Partner with a Payer is a national initiative designed to strengthen partnerships and increase collaboration and understanding among the USFWS, state fish and wildlife agencies, and manufacturers who either pay excise taxes on firearms, archery, and angling equipment, or support the motor boat fuel tax by the products they manufacture. This initiative increases manufacturers' awareness of excise tax funded projects and allows state and federal staff to better understand the role of manufacturers in the support of national conservation funding.
As part of this initiative, two types of events are held to support this important partnership: field tours and facility tours. Field tours invite industry representatives to unforgettable in-the-field experiences that illustrate the importance of the conservation funds that make fish and wildlife research, habitat conservation, shooting facilities, fish hatcheries and stocking, hunter and aquatic education, and public access to lands and waters possible. Facility tours invite state fish and wildlife agency representatives to industry facilities to learn about the processes that manufacturers use to make the products that are taxed and result in a critical funding source for state fish and wildlife agency conservation work.
To learn about past and future Partner with a Payer events, please refer to the communication materials below. Did You Know?
Partnering with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Archery Trade Association (ATA), the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) created a short (2 minute) cinematic video which showcases how the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration partnerships among industry and state and federal agencies have aided this nation's wildlife restoration and conservation achievements. The film creates an awareness of the partnerships, manufacturers'excise taxes on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment, and the conservation benefits achieved with this funding source through Wildlife Restoration Grants (Pittman-Robertson). This film is a product of the Partner with a PayerSM initiative.
Experiences: See first-hand some of the social media videos from past events.Measuring Waterfowl Populations: Duck Banding | Funding Wildlife Conservation from NSSF on Vimeo.
Conserving Black Bears in Connecticut with Colt
Fishing in Pennsylvania with ASA and Felmlee Lures
Prescribed Fire in Massachusetts with Thompson/Center Arms StoriesBlack bear restorations- A conservation success story Lasting partnerships lead to better boating and fishing opportunities Firearms Industry Excise Tax Dollars at Work Developing an Appreciation for Conservation Science Bear Den Study Demonstrates the Conservation Contributions of America's Firearms Industry
Future EventsWe're always excited to show our partners in conservation how your excise tax funds ensure the fish and wildlife we cherish will be there for future generations. Contact Tom Decker at Thomas_Decker@fws.gov for Wildlife projects or Gabe Gries at Gabriel_Gries@fws.gov for Fisheries projects. |
