Our newest innovative programs will engage more of the diverse outdoor community to become stewards of our natural resources. Many new programs will advance our causes in the future. Among them is the Masters Walleye Circuit, the nation's largest walleye fishing tournament circuit, which will support fishery management and research. Our State Fish Art program educates America's youth about aquatic conservation principles. In its first year, we generated more than 100 million impressions of exposure through widespread publicity with this program.
Education is important and growing.
We'll soon release a new Aquatic CD-ROM Curriculum which will compliment existing educational materials. Also, you'll find complete details about our new HAWC program included in this edition of Cry of the Wild. You can see there are many different projects or opportunities to reach a common and shared goal. More than 16,100 cubic yards of material, including silt and woody debris, was removed from the pond. The operation took nearly six weeks and increased the depth of the pond an additional 12 feet.