TWS supports legislation to empower R3 efforts
TWS sent a letter this week to Rep. Scott Austin, R-Ga., supporting the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act (H.R. 877), recently ...
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Shutdown continues as 116th Congress begins
With 800,000 federal workers furloughed or working without pay, Washington D.C., is quieter than normal, even as new member of Congress and their families flock to ...
TWS advises Senate committee considering wildlife funding
Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing examining the funding needed for wildlife conservation, recovery and management. ...
With limited recovery dollars, transparency is key
While initiatives like the Endangered Species Act help, researchers say there’s not enough funding to recover all listed species. That leaves federal agencies ...
Interior distributes $50 million in state wildlife grants
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced the distribution of more than $50 million in funding to states and territories through the State and Tribal Wildlife ...
Fiscal Year ends without new budget, Farm Bill, LWCF
The federal government’s fiscal year ended Sept. 30, marking the deadline for Congress to pass the federal budget, as well as some key pieces of legislation ...
Land and Water Conservation Fund awaits reauthorization
Champions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund are again pushing to reauthorize the program before it expires. The fund, which uses proceeds from offshore and ...
Interior announces NAWCA grants
The Department of Interior has announced the approval of $23.8 million in grants for waterfowl and wetland conservation. The Migratory Bird Conservation ...
House passes changes to Pittman-Robertson
The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2591, Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act last week. The bill allows states to use ...
Caesar Kleberg Keynote tackles conservation funding
As public funding for conservation appears to be dwindling and the need for projects increases, a panel of speakers at the TWS 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland ...