Tag: policy

March 24, 2016

TWS works to bridge gap between science and management

Many different perspectives on the divide between natural resources science and management were examined at a recent workshop titled Barriers and Bridges in Reconnecting Natural Resources Science and Management. This...

March 24, 2016

Flexibility the focus of BLM proposed planning revision

Landscape-scale planning, adaptability and public input are key components of the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed planning process update – the first major overhaul to their resource management planning regulations...

March 21, 2016

TWS issues testimony on Agriculture appropriations

As a part of TWS’ continual involvement in the federal appropriations process, the Society submitted written testimony to Congressional Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food Administration and Related Agencies in...

March 18, 2016

Budget hearing: NPS addresses maintenance backlog

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....

March 17, 2016

Budget hearing: Committee intent on tackling USFWS backlogs

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 16, 2016

TWS shows support for import restrictions to address Bsal

The potential spread of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) – a deadly chytrid fungus that has caused salamander die-offs in Europe – is the impetus for new proposed regulation of salamander importation. A...

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...

March 10, 2016

USFWS updates decades-old mitigation policy

USFWS proposed an update to its decades-old mitigation policy that would provide a “streamlined approach” to lessening the impacts of development on fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats. The proposed...

March 9, 2016

USFWS proposes delisting of Yellowstone grizzly bears

Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) are no longer under risk of extinction, according to a USFWS proposal to remove the species from the Federal...