About

The author of the “Fish and Wildlife Report” is Lew Carpenter, National Wildlife Federation Director of Conservation Partnerships. He also maintains a moderate role working with NWF’s Austin office on restoring Louisiana wetlands. Prior to his work at NWF, Carpenter produced hunting television shows on the Versus network (three, 10-episode sportsmen’s television shows on the Versus (formerly OLN) network – TRCP’s Life in the Open, The Federal Experience and The Bucks of Tecomate with Jeff Foxworthy); was editor of Western Outdoors magazine for nearly a decade; and worked as a traditional journalist at newspapers and a wire service in Southern California. Carpenter grew up in Greeley, Colorado and earned a B.A. in Political Science from Arizona State University. The opinions posted in the Fish and Wildlife Report are those of the author.