Bi-Partisan Leaders Gather to Urge Action for LWCF
Last week marked 100 days before the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) authorization expires at the end of September. Senators Bennet (D-CO), Ayotte (R-NH), and Heinrich (D-MN), cosponsors of...
Manitoba Doubles Up on Protection for Bats
Manitoba has recently added several new species to its at-risk watch list. Both the little brown bat and the northern long-eared bat have been listed as “endangered” in the province,...
Finalized EIS for National Feral Swine Management
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the availability of its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Feral Swine Damage Management Program. Working with its Wildlife Damage Management...
Bill to Establish Climate Change Strategy Reintroduced
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA) reintroduced the Safeguarding America’s Future and Environment (SAFE) Act last week. H.R.2804 and S.1601 would require federal natural resource agencies, coordinating...
TWS Leads Effort Responding to Refuge System Legislation
TWS led efforts to submit a letter to both House and Senate committees considering H.R. 2016 and S.1081, the “Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act.” The letter was signed onto by...
TWS Sends Senate Letter on Defense Bill Amendment
TWS, along with 10 other sportsmen and conservation organizations, submitted a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), urging the...
NC Chapter Comments on Captive Cervid Management
The North Carolina Chapter of TWS submitted a letter to the State Legislature opposing legislation that would expand the captive cervid industry. S.B. 513 would transfer jurisdiction of the captive...
Federal Lands Transfer Efforts Would Impact Access
Recent efforts across the western U.S. have focused on the potential sale and transfer of federal lands to state governments and private entities. In 2012, the Utah state legislature passed...
Contentious Clean Water Rule Finalized
After a lengthy rulemaking process, including an extended public comment and over 400 stakeholder meetings, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers announced their final rule defining waters...
