TWS Action Center: Make Your Voice Heard
Your expertise as a wildlife professional carries weight with decision-makers. When you speak up on critical wildlife issues, Congress listens. Take action on the policies that directly impact your work and the species you care about.
Current Action Alerts
Support Science-Based Forest Management: Tell Us How US Forest Service Closures Will Impact Your Work
The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with plans to close dozens of regional offices and research labs across the country as part of a larger reorganization of the USDA. The Wildlife Society opposes the closure of these facilities, and has called for the USDA to retain local expertise that support science-based decision-making. Moreover, we’ve voiced concerns about the loss of skilled conservation professionals from the USFS and long term setbacks to the wildlife profession.
“Members of the federal workforce impacted by these reductions are skilled professionals who have dedicated their careers to conserving America’s natural resources. They are stewards of public trust resources and valued members of their local communities.”
Read TWS’ comments to the USDA on the agency’s proposed reorganization.
TWS is seeking member input on the impacts of USFS closures on wildlife professionals and science programs across the country. We’re especially interested in information on:
- Impacts to specific research stations and laboratory facilities, and the fate of ongoing and/or long-term research projects;
- Specific scientific or technical expertise based at the regional level that will be lost if staff relocate or leave the agency;
- Wildlife management, habitat restoration, and biodiversity-focused programming that will be minimized or stopped in favor of other administrative priorities.
Any information you can provide will allow us to deliver a more detailed assessment of impacts to the administration and members of Congress.