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RBFF's Frank Peterson announced he will step down as President and CEO on December 31, 2021, and will retire on February 28, 2022. Peterson’s retirement comes as RBFF continues its mission to increase participation in recreational boating and fishing, thereby helping to conserve and restore aquatic natural resources throughout the U.S.

Dave Chanda will succeed Frank Peterson as the organization’s president and chief executive officer.

In a new poll of 2,000 Americans, the survey found most respondents feel like they've missed the window to pick up crucial outdoor skills.

Perhaps connected to their thoughts of “aging out” of certain activities, 63 percent of respondents regret not spending more of their childhood in the great outdoors.

The Wildlife Department has been holding family fishing clinics at Oklahoma City area lakes and ponds for years, but Scissortail Park is becoming a popular place for the agency to try and recruit new anglers, especially those from minority communities in the city.