Nearly 3 million acres enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has accepted 2.8 million acres of private land into the Conservation Reserve Program in 2021. The program allows landowners to ...
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Duck Stamp artwork doesn’t have to depict hunting
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed the requirement to depict hunting-related imagery on future duck stamps. This final rule reverses a controversial ...
Administration nominates NPS director, fills other posts
The Biden Administration has nominated Charles “Chuck” Sams III as the director of the National Park Service. If confirmed, Sams would be the first Native ...
BLM reconsiders mineral extraction on 10 million acres
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is reconsidering preventing new mining, drilling or other mineral extraction in areas identified as important for sage-grouse ...
Environmental groups challenge jumping mouse management
The U.S. Forest Service should do more to protect the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus) in New Mexico and Arizona, argues a new ...
New wildlife policy intern joins TWS government affairs team
The Wildlife Society’s welcomes its fall 2021 Joe Burns Memorial Wildlife Policy Intern, Brielle Manzolillo, to TWS’ headquarters team. Brielle will enhance ...
Emperor penguin proposed for ESA listing
Citing the threat of melting sea ice due to climate change, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing emperor penguins (Aptenodyptes forsteri) as ...
Senate infrastructure bill includes wildlife funding
The U.S. Senate passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill last week that will provide funding for wildlife crossings and invasive species control, among other ...
Appropriations process continues as year-end approaches
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a spending package in late July, which contains bills that set funding levels for the U.S. Departments of ...
Administration to replace wetlands regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers announced initial plans to replace a rule finalized during the Trump administration defining the ...