Whereas the National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc., was incorporated on March 28, 1973, in Fredericksburg, Virginia; Whereas, over the course of 50 years, the National Wild Turkey Federation and millions of members and chapters across the Nation have worked with State, Federal, and nongovernmental partners to promote the conservation of the wild turkey and the preservation of our hunting heritage, participating in one of the greatest conservation success stories in United States history—the return of the wild turkey from the brink of extinction; Whereas the National Wild Turkey Federation, its members, and chapters have been at the vanguard of reversing declining hunting participation through nationwide investment in hunter recruitment, retention, and reactivation efforts, and partnering with States to develop opportunities to engage people from all walks of life in the outdoors tradition, and since 2012, the National Wild Turkey Federation has recruited and reactivated more than 1,500,000 hunters; Whereas the National Wild Turkey Federation, its members, and chapters have invested more than $500,000,000 dollars to conserve or enhance more than 22,000,000 acres of critical wildlife habitat, forests, and grasslands across public and private lands since 1985; Whereas the National Wild Turkey Federation, its members, and chapters have invested more than $8,500,000 in research throughout North America to ensure healthy wild turkey populations into the future; and Whereas the National Wild Turkey Federation is the largest and longest serving nongovernmental stewardship partner of the United States Forest Service, conserving habitat on National Forest System lands for more than 40 years, and is heavily engaged in the development and implementation of the Department of Agriculture’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy: Now, therefore, be it