Tag: U.S. Department of the Interior

August 28, 2017

Interior releases report summary of national monument review

On Aug. 24, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke submitted a draft report to the White House regarding his findings and recommendations for the 27 national monuments that underwent review...

August 9, 2017

Review team submits sage-grouse management recommendations

The U.S. Department of the Interior released a report, developed by the Sage-Grouse Review Team, which provides an assessment of the 2015 federal Greater Sage-Grouse plans and makes recommendations for...

July 25, 2017

Bernhardt confirmed as Deputy Secretary of the Interior

David Bernhardt has been confirmed as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. On Jul. 24, the U.S. Senate voted 53 to 43 in favor of Bernhardt’s...

April 27, 2017

Predator control at the center of legal actions

In Dec. 2016, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW) approved two predator management plans in the state – the Piceance Basin Predator Management Plan and Upper Arkansas River Predator...

December 13, 2016

Interior and tribes sign agreement on hunting management

On Nov. 29, the U.S. Department of the Interior and Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that elevates AITRC’s role in wildlife management on federal...