Partnership Acronym Listing Download A Full Listing[PDF] National Park Service Sponsored by the National Park Service Rivers & Trails Program in 2004, this guide provides design guidance for developing canoe and kayak launches. Case examples, designs, and photos of launch sites are included. NPS-Launch Guide The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council is a federally chartered advisory committee established in 1993. The Council advises the Interior Department Secretary, through the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on recreational fishing and boating issues. Its 18 members, who serve 2-year terms, include state resource agency directors, representatives of fishing and boating industries and associations, and experts in public outreach, resource conservation, and recreation (with the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the president of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies serving as ex officio members). SFBPC Web Site Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) RBFF is a nonprofit organization established in 1998 to increase participation in recreational angling and boating, thereby increasing public awareness and appreciation of the need for protecting, conserving and restoring the nation’s aquatic natural resources. RBFF also maintains a public Web site (www.WaterWorksWonders.org) that provides how-to and where-to information about boating, fishing and conservation for the public. RBFF Web Site Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) The International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies was founded in 1902 as a quasi-governmental organization of public agencies charged with the protection and management of North America's fish and wildlife resources. AFWA Web Site National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and the States Organization for Boating Access (SOBA) signed on February 7, 2004, a memorandum of understanding pledging the two organizations to work cooperatively to further recreational boating and safety. NASBLA Web Site