Republicans in Maine, Utah want Trump to undo national monuments
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
But it appears he has limited options.
National
Report: Restoration efforts in Columbia River Basin helping salmon
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
The restoration work includes adding 3,000 miles of spawning and rearing habitat as well as 14 square miles of estuary habitat where young fish prepare to enter the ocean.
Warming, taller shrubs may affect birds breeding on Alaska tundra
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
A study by the U.S. Geological Survey concludes that the size of the shrubs was more critical than the density in determining whether birds would continue in the habitat in the face of climate change.
Alaska students schooled on salmon life cycle
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
Students who participate in Salmon in the Classroom curriculum start out raising coho salmon eggs in the fall, learn more about fish with dissection lessons, and practice catching fish during the ice fishing field trips
A birder’s and homeowner’s checklist for spring
Sharon Stiteler
March 6, 2017
With the unseasonably warm weather, some migratory bird species already have arrived in the North Country, so adjust your feeders and make adjustments to your house accordingly.
Migrating sandhill cranes converge on Nebraska ahead of schedule
Nebraska Game and Parks Reports
March 3, 2017
Close to 195,000 cranes were on the Central Platte River as of Feb. 27. That figure was around 66,000 just a week earlier.
Court upholds delisting of wolves in Wyoming; Great Lakes decision still pending
Site Staff
March 3, 2017
Decision reverses a lower-court ruling that restored federal protections of gray wolves in Wyoming.
Zinke makes impact in first day as Interior secretary
Staff and News Reports
March 3, 2017
One order overturns the lead ammunition and fishing tackle ban on Fish and Wildlife Service lands, waters, and facilities. The other advances conservation stewardship, improves game and habitat management and increases outdoor recreation opportunities by
Yellowstone getting closer to culling goal of as many as 1,300 bison
Associated Press
March 3, 2017
A 2000 management plan calls for a population of 3,000 bison in the region, but about 5,500 live there now.
