Biden 30×30 plan emphasizes landowners’ key role in conservation’s future
The Biden administration today released a long-anticipated report detailing their proposal to conserve 30 percent of US lands and waters by 2030 (known as 30×30). While the initiative has generated…
Read More...A narrow path for Biden’s ambitious land conservation plan
Months after President Biden set a goal of conserving 30 percent of the nation’s land and waters by 2030, the administration Thursday laid out broad principles — but few details…
Read More...Do Sanctuary Gun Laws Disqualify States from Receiving Federal Wildlife Management Funds?
A series of sanctuary gun laws by certain states could disqualify their Game and Fish Commissions from receiving nearly $18 million in annual distributions from the Wildlife Restoration Act fund.…
Read More...USDA Investing Nearly $22 Million to Improve Soil Health and Climate Smart Ag
The USDA is investing nearly $22 million into research initiatives aimed at helping improve soil health and climate smart agriculture. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is investing…
Read More...Farm groups, enviros to USDA: Prioritize climate, update crop insurance
Farm and environmental groups that often disagree on ag policy are urging the Agriculture Department to prioritize climate change in conservation programs and to consider changes to crop insurance that…
Read More...Working ag lands figure large in Biden’s 30×30 plan
Voluntary conservation efforts by farmers and ranchers play a central role in the Biden administration’s strategy for conserving 30% of the nation’s land and marine waters by 2030.
Read More...Group asks US to cut funding to Idaho over wolf-killing bill
The Center for Biological Diversity is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho used to improve wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation opportunities over concerns recent…
Read More...Sage grouse supporters urge Congress: Ditch the rider
(Subscription) Sage grouse champions are asking congressional appropriators to end a recent tradition and omit an annual budget rider that bars endangered species protections for the rotund Western bird.
Read More...Critics say Idaho bill would kill 90% of wolves. Hunters, wildlife experts have other worries
A controversial bill recently passed the Idaho State legislature that would lift wolf hunting tag limits and allow year round wolf hunting on private lands. While critics think this could lead…
Read More...New funding to curb wildfires pushed in Congress, as another fire season looms
As wildfires across the United States grow in size, intensity and duration each summer, members of Congress from the West are pushing for massive new investments in ecosystem management and wildfire…
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