A representative from the Sierra Club sent me an email asking me to share with our readers the ‘unveiling’ of their new website. To kick of the big event, they are initiating photo contest for a $500 Bass Pro Shops gift certificate. If you know how to use, Flickr, your submission will be very easy. There are four catergories:

• Best Kid’s Fishing ($500 Bass Pro Shop prize)
• Best Kid’s Hunting ($500 Patagonia prize)
• Best Adult’s Fishing ($500 Bass Pro Shop prize)
• Best Adult’s Hunting ($500 Patagonia prize)

For more information about the contest and how to submit your photos - Click Here

The email also included some information about the Sierra Club that I never knew. Here is what is said:

It may surprise you that Sierra Club is reaching out to anglers and hunters, but sportsmen have been involved in our conservation efforts since we were founded more than one hundred years ago. 20% of our members fish and hunt, and realize that conservation has a big role to play in terms of maintaining wildlife populations and habitat. Our hope is that the Sierra Sportsmen site will serve as a hub for hunters and anglers, allowing them to reach across state lines, transcend geographical barriers  and connect with each other, find out about conservation issues that affect them, help pass on outdoor traditions to the next generation, restore local streams, protect game habitat, and fight global warming.

The site includes interviews with prominent figures in the outdoor movement such as President Lowell Baier of the Boone & Crockett Club, as well as conservation updates, and opportunities for sportsmen to take action on issues that affect us all. Members of the Sierra Sportsmen Network can stay updated on the latest in outdoor news through Schwedler’s “Greenneck” blog. 

I am entering the contest. Hope you do to!