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Handful of Illinois sites will benefit from funding package

The state’s Capital Development Board announced more than $60 million in investments to address deferred maintenance projects for Illinois DNR. The funding will focus on a handful of areas.
The projects aim to address essential repairs, including water and wastewater systems, trail and bridge replacements, and site preservation efforts.

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Trump nominates former Wyoming Game and Fish director to lead USFWS

The Trump administration this week nominated former Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik to serve as the next director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
After his appointment by Gov. Mark Gordon in 2019, Nesvik served as Wyoming’s G&F director until his retirement in September 2024. He began his career with Game and Fish in 1995 serving the agency in various positions, including as a game warden, regional wildlife supervisor and chief game warden.

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NWTF habitat program ongoing at New York’s Finger Lakes National Forest

New York’s Finger Lakes National Forest is home to the first acres managed under the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Forests and Flocks Initiative, which was officially launched last year in August. While the project started with a dozen or so acres of improved habitat on the scoreboard, the work continues to expand.

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Nearly 5,000 federal natural resource employees headed for layoffs

Federal natural resource agencies late last week launched sweeping personnel cuts totaling thousands of public lands employees across the country.
The layoffs are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce, which are being led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.

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