Boozman ... led his colleagues representing Mississippi Flyway states in calling on the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to continue supporting conservation easement investments in the National Wildlife Refuge System to help facilitate long-term recovery of duck populations.
Call for the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue supporting conservation easement investments in the National Wildlife Refuge System to help facilitate long-term recovery of duck populations.
Occurrences
Arkansas Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton joined other Republican senators to call on Interior Sec. Doug Burgum and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue supporting conservation easement investments in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Evidence
U.S. Senator John Boozman led his colleagues representing Mississippi Flyway states in calling on the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue supporting conservation easement investments in the National Wildlife Refuge System to help facilitate long-term recovery of duck populations.
Arkansas Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton joined other Republican senators to call on Interior Sec. Doug Burgum and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue supporting conservation easement investments in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
The Department of the Interior announced more than $54 million from the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to conserve 21,737 acres of waterfowl habitat and increase public access on four national wildlife refuges.
Secretary Haaland announced nearly $80 million in funding for wetland conservation projects and national wildlife refuges, derived primarily from the sale of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps.
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) has facilitated the conservation of over 32 million acres of habitat across North America through more than 3,300 projects.
Senator Boozman joined EPW leaders to introduce legislation to reauthorize federal habitat and wildlife conservation programs, including the North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
Senators Boozman, Heinrich, and Kennedy introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through 2028 and increase authorized annual funding to $65 million.
Senators Boozman and Cardin introduced legislation to reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, supporting conservation partners along migratory flyways throughout the Western Hemisphere.
U.S. Senator John Boozman led colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue supporting conservation easement investments in the National Wildlife Refuge System to help facilitate long-term recovery of duck populations.
The Fish and Wildlife Service also purchases conservation easements on waterfowl production areas; these easements allow property owners to continue to live on and work their land while conserving wetlands and grasslands on the property. Virtually all waterfowl production areas are in the Prairie Pothole Region states of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
The National Wildlife Refuge System is a diverse network of lands and waters dedicated to conserving America’s rich fish and wildlife heritage.
Assessments
The promise was specifically to call for DOI and USFWS to continue supporting conservation easement investments in the National Wildlife Refuge System for duck population recovery. The evidence shows Boozman led Senate colleagues in a March 3, 2026 letter making exactly that request while serving in the same federal Senate term. Related FWS and Interior materials show the policy area and refuge/waterfowl habitat investments were active, but the decisive fulfillment is Boozman's own documented call, not a later unrelated agency action.
Boozman publicly led a call for the Interior Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue supporting conservation easement investments in national wildlife refuges, and the record also shows related wetland/refuge funding and conservation legislation activity in the same term. That is sufficient to count the promise as fulfilled at the level of advocacy and policy push described in the claim.
Multiple pieces of evidence show that Senator John Boozman directly led calls urging the Department of the Interior and USFWS to support conservation easements in the National Wildlife Refuge System. He also spearheaded or co-led relevant legislation such as the reauthorization of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, and joined public advocacy with other senators. Additionally, federal agencies announced major investments in waterfowl and wetland conservation. These actions align with and fulfill the candidate's campaign promise through both public advocacy and legislative leadership during the same term.