Tag: budget

March 11, 2016

Budget hearing: Wildfires a priority for US Forest Service

As the appropriations season for fiscal year (FY) 2017 ramps up in Washington, Congressional subcommittees in both the House and Senate are holding hearings to discuss and dissect the President’s budget request. Every...

March 10, 2016

Budget hearing: Wild horses and burros a priority for BLM

As the appropriations season for fiscal year (FY) 2017 ramps up in Washington, Congressional subcommittees in both the House and Senate are holding hearings to discuss and dissect the President’s...

February 18, 2016

President’s budget requests funds for conservation programs

This past Tuesday, the Obama administration released its eighth and final budget request. The Executive budget proposal is the first step of the annual federal budgeting process, which will continue...

February 8, 2016

President Obama to propose full funding for LWCF

The Obama Administration offered a glimpse of their Fiscal Year 2017 budget request with an announcement that outlines plans for full funding of the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). LWCF,...

December 31, 2015

Government Spending Bill Signed Into Law

An appropriations process that included debate over the Confederate flag, the resignation of the Speaker of the House, and two short-term continuing resolutions came to a close on December 18...