The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced over $45 million in funding provided through the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) program. The SWG program awards grants for projects that implement strategies to conserve priority species contained in approved State Wildlife … Continued
The Oregon chub recently became the first fish ever removed from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Animals due to recovery. The Oregon chub, a small minnow found only in the Willamette River Basin in floodplain habitats with little … Continued
Free admission days will be held at U.S. national wildlife refuges, national parks, and other public lands during 2015. The fee holidays are scheduled each year to encourage Americans to visit public lands. Federal land management agencies that will offer … Continued
In January, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released the final strategic growth policy for the National Wildlife Refuge System. The policy frames the growth of the Refuge System according to the following three priorities: – Recovery of threatened … Continued
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission recently approved $28 million in funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners to purchase, lease, restore or otherwise conserve more than 128,000 acres of wetland habitats for ducks, bitterns, sandpipers and … Continued