U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expands hunting, fishing opportunities at 10 national wildlife refuges
Includes Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge as well as Wisconsin’s Fox River National Wildlife Refuge and Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
In Montana, effort would benefit grassland birds, greater sage grouse
A new, voluntary wildlife conservation opportunity designed with Montana ranchers in mind is now open for public comment, and the benefits to five species of birds in need could be significant, according to a news release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. According to the release, interested landowners will receive regulatory certainty for the next
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Conservation stewardship and the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (video)
The Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 was supported by organized sportsmen and sportswomen, state fish and game agencies, and industry to tax firearms and ammunition with the proceeds going specifically to wildlife conservation. So, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, when you buy that new firearm, arrows or a new bow, a box
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USFWS: Eight species of concern to benefit from voluntary agreements
Recently finalized conservation strategy will support continued economic growth through proactive habitat conservation across public and private lands.
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Restoring monarch habitat – on an Illinois right-of-way
The Partners Program contributed $500 to the project, which in total cost more than $15,000, meaning each dollar spent by the Partners Program was matched 30-to-1, allowing the Partners Program to financially assist more landowners and restore more acres overall.
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Something for everyone during National Great Outdoors Month
National Great Outdoors Month is the time when hundreds of national wildlife refuges, parks and other public lands host special events and welcome droves of visitors. Each year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosts more than 50 million visitors, helping create outdoor memories that last a lifetime. Under the Great Outdoors Month umbrella, National Trails Day was June 3, but
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Birders set to converge on North Dakota festival
The Potholes and Prairies Birding Festival, scheduled June 14-18 in Carrington, N.D., drew 90 birders from 29 continental states and British Columbia last year.
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Camp gives youths a glimpse of life as a conservation officer
Held in Minnesota this year, Youth Game Warden Camp aims to provide youth with an opportunity to connect their love of the outdoors and conservation with meaningful careers and raises awareness for the need to respect wildlife and the habitats that they call home.
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Monarch migration stronghold turns 105
Located in Lake Michigan, off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, this essential stopover habitat for birds and other migratory species consists of five islands and is framed by two states — Wisconsin and Michigan.
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