Outdoor News Bulletin

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The Outdoor News Bulletin (ONB) was established by the Wildlife Management Institute in 1946. Distributed once a month, the ONB covers key issues and updates on wildlife and natural resource management.

October 2022
USFS Evaluates Role of Forested Lands to Drinking Water
FWS Proposes Changes to Eagle Incidental Take Permits
September 2022
Forest Service to Resume Prescribed Burns After 90-Day Review
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Nests Found on New Beaches on Gulf Coast
FWS Proposes Endangered Listing for Tricolored Bat
APHIS Blocks, Then Allows Transport of Hunter Harvested Birds from Canada Due to Avian Flu
Conservation Without Conflict Coalition Hosts Summit
USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program Adds to Efforts to Restore Eastern Hellbender
WMI President Position Description and Announcement Released
Full Report Available from Research Measuring Efficacy of R3 Programs
August 2022
Steve Williams Announces His Planned Retirement From the Wildlife Management Institute
Groups Petition to Block Pittman-Robertson Funds for Idaho and Montana
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em: Illinois Rebrands Invasive Asian Carp to “Copi”
USDA Allocates $12 Million for Conservation on Grazing Lands
FWS Rescinds Critical Habitat Regulations
BLM Will Allow Bison Grazing Permits in Montana
Call for 2023 North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference Special Sessions
Working with Kansas Farmers and Non-Farmers to Benefit Habitat, Wildlife, Land, Aquatic Biodiversity
July 2022
House Bill Would Repeal Pittman-Robertson Act
Secretary Vilsack Directs Forest Service on Forest Management Actions
FWS and NOAA Rescind Definition of “Habitat”
Bear-Resistant Container and Toxicant Delivery Device Testing Finishes Trial Phase
USFWS Provides Funding in Support of Monitoring and Communication
Winter Counts of Monarch Butterfly Population Show Increase in Mexico Forests and Dramatic Increases in California Wintering Numbers
USGS Research Helps Protect Vulnerable Grassland Birds from Climate Change
June 2022
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives
FWS to Review Yellowstone Bison for Possible ESA Listing
USGS Scientists Quantify Benefits of Grassland Conservation to Birds and Bees
USDA Announces $503 Million for National Forests Through Great American Outdoors Act
EPA Clean Water Act Proposed Determination Would Prohibit Disposal in Bristol Bay Watershed
Measuring the Efficacy of State R3 Efforts: A Quantitative Approach
USDA Announces New Investments for Big Game Migrations in Wyoming with Plans to Expand West Wide
May 2022
WMI and AFWA Partner on State Resource Documents
Conservation Words That Work: Determining How to Engage the American Public Through the Language of Conservation
Introducing… Conservation Without Conflict: A Q&A with the Coalition’s Executive Director, Lauren Ward
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Is Making a Difference
Hunters’ Opinions and Attitudes Toward the Illegal Take of Wildlife in the United States
New University of Wyoming-Led Report Maps More Big Game Migrations in West
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza a Growing Concern in Wild Bird Populations
U.S. Forest Service Announces $31 Million for Landscape Restoration Projects
America the Beautiful Challenge Program Announced
April 2022
Charles Wooley Receives 2022 Grinnell Award
North American’s Relevancy Special Session Offered Tips from Trailblazers
Steep Increase in Land Prices and Volatile Agricultural Markets Challenge Wildlife Conservation Efforts
WMI’s Scot Williamson Receives NEAFWA Robert McDowell Award
USGS Migrations Report Released, Additional NFWF Funding for Habitat Projects
DOI Unveils Wildfire Plan Using Infrastructure Funding
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Releases Report on 25-Lake Study on Largemouth Bass Virus
March 2022
Welcome and Opening Remarks by Steve Williams at the 87th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
Ohio Division of Wildlife Develops Relevancy Plan
USDA Expands Surveillance for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Celebrate Accomplishments in 2021
Omnibus Appropriations Bill Signed into Law
NRCS Releases Progress Report on Conservation Practices Over Last Decade
Martha Williams Sworn in as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director
February 2022
New Regulations Change Where, Not How Many, Wolves Are Taken So Far
Secretary Vilsack Announces 10 Year Wildfire Strategy
USDA, DOI, and Western Governors Launch Collaborative Conservation Task Force
Court Ruling Puts Gray Wolves Back on ESA
Deepest Lake Trout Spawning in the Great Lakes Documented at Over 300 Feet Below Surface in Lake Superior
Study of a Forest Dwelling Bat in an Urban Setting
North American Special Sessions Take Place in Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Format on March 16 & 17
Investigating Secretive Ringtail in Southwestern Oregon Using Radio Telemetry and Global Positioning System Collars
January 2022
Administration Releases America the Beautiful Progress Report, Seeks Input on Atlas
Utah Wildlife Board Votes to Ban Trail Cameras During Big Game Hunting Season
Draft Part II of Sagebrush Conservation Strategy to be Released for Review
Building a Better Mouse Trap: A Different Approach for Evaluating the Efficacy of State Fish and Wildlife Agency Recruitment Programs
USDA Expands Conservation Programs to Support Climate Smart Agriculture
BLM Releases Annual Plan for Wild Horse and Burro Gathers
Restoring Nebraska’s Prairie Grasslands with Prescribed Burning
December 2021
Creating Millennial-Conservationists: Informing and Engaging the Next Generation
New Funding for Practical CWD Management Research
Judge Issues Injunction Blocking Fall Wisconsin Wolf Hunt
Restoring Prehistoric Juvenile Gulf Sturgeon from Louisiana to Florida
Mixed Results in Most Recent Report on USDA Conservation Reserve Programs
FWS, States Form Landscape Conservation Task Force
Chronic Wasting Disease Bill Passes House
November 2021
North American Conference to Be Held as an In-Person/Virtual Hybrid
Infrastructure Bill Passes House, Signed into Law
WAFWA Updates its Business Plan for Lesser Prairie Chicken CCAA
Ann Forstchen Hired to Implement Relevancy Roadmap Work
NRCS Announces 2022 Funding Opportunity for Conservation Programs
Federal Wildlife Restoration Revenue Up, Evaluating Hunting’s “COVID Bump”
USGS Research Explores Impacts of Warming Winters on Deer and Elk Survival
America’s Bountiful Waters Explores History of Fisheries Conservation
October 2021
RCN Program Adds a New Project to Update Foundational Tools Ahead of the 2025 SWAP Revisions
Poach & Pay Project Recommended for Multistate Conservation Grant
CWD Data Managers and Modelers Share New Analytical Tools at 2021 AFWA Meeting
Shedding Light on the Continued Decline of Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Departments Release Climate Adaptation Plans
USFWS Revokes Rule That Limited Scope of Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Colorado Releases Big Game Policy Report
September 2021
New Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Established in Nevada
CWD Surveillance Tools Released
Excise Tax Snapshot - 3rd Quarter FY2021
USDA Accepts 2.8 Million Acres in CRP, 2.5 Million Acres Added to Grassland CRP
Midwest Landscape Initiative Announces Completion of Midwest Region Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Nevada Governor Signs Habitat Conservation Executive Order
August 2021
Poach & Pay Research Underway
Pandemic and Other Issues Spur Innovation in Fish and Wildlife Agencies this Past Year
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