Chevrolet Supports Conservation with NWTF Partnership
National Wild Turkey Federation 09.18.13
Chevrolet has reaffirmed its longstanding commitment to supporting conservation by extending its partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation. 2014 represents the tenth year of the partnership between the NWTF and Chevrolet and will once again make Chevrolet the official vehicle of the NWTF.
The NWTF has launched its Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative, which will conserve 4 million acres, create 1.5 million hunters and open 500,000 acres to public hunting. The extended partnership with Chevrolet will play an important role in supporting the efforts to achieve these bold goals.
“Chevrolet has been a dedicated partner of the NWTF and an important part of the NWTF’s conservation success story,” said George C. Thornton, NWTF CEO. “We are excited that our continued partnership with Chevy will lead to bigger and better accomplishments as we move forward with the Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative.”
“Chevrolet is proud to continue our commitment to conservation through our longstanding partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation,” said Chris Perry, Vice President, Chevrolet Marketing. “We are very excited to be a partner in NWTF’s Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative and be a part of their continued success and commitment to conservation.”
Chevy will participate at many of the thousands of local NWTF events across the country. This includes dealers having the opportunity to support conservation at the local level by participating at the more than 1,900 NWTF banquets and other events. Chevrolet will once again have a key presence at the NWTF National Convention and Sport Show, offering display vehicles and allowing the more than 44,000 attendees an opportunity to test drive a Chevrolet.
The National Wild Turkey Federation is the leader in upland wildlife habitat conservation in North America. The NWTF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the wild turkey and preserving our hunting heritage.
Through dynamic partnerships with state, federal and provincial wildlife agencies, the NWTF and its members have helped restore wild turkey populations throughout North America, spending more than $331 million to conserve nearly 16 million acres of habitat. Wild turkeys and hundreds of other species of upland wildlife, including quail, deer, grouse, pheasant and songbirds, benefit from this improved habitat.
The NWTF also brings new conservationists and hunters into the fold through outdoor education events and its Women in the Outdoors, Wheelin' Sportsmen, JAKES and Xtreme JAKES youth outreach programs. Our dedicated NWTF volunteers introduce about 100,000 people to the outdoors through these programs every year.
Founded in 1973, the NWTF is headquartered in Edgefield, S.C., and has local chapters in every state and Canada. According to many state and federal agencies, the restoration of the wild turkey is arguably the greatest conservation success story in North America's wildlife history.
