In many ways, 2025 was a year defined by gridlock and uncertainty in Washington D.C. Partisan divides slowed much of Congress, budgets were tight, and long-term solutions often felt just out of reach.
Yet
The new year means the big “R” word for some folks – retirement.
Mark Johnson, executive director of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, wraps his last day on Friday, Jan. 9. Leaders from the
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become a regular phenomenon across the Great Lakes, posing threats to both freshwater ecosystems and human health, particularly in Lake Erie’s Western Basin. It’s a big, complex problem that can’t
Snowy owls often make the news in the Upper Midwest in winter when a few birds appear along the icy shores of the Great Lakes or flying around airports – open, windswept places that resemble
President Donald Trump’s administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely despite years of warnings from conservationists that populations are shrinking.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $3,118,174 in Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grants to eight projects across Pennsylvania focused on improving water quality and restoring impaired watersheds.
In an important show of unity, the region’s governors and federal partners recently agreed to a Chesapeake Bay restoration plan for the next 15 years.
At a Chesapeake Executive Council meeting in Baltimore, a
Former DNR secretary and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation executive director George Meyer, 78, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Madison.
Meyer had been a Wisconsin conservation leader for more than 50 years. He worked as
Tom Cotter of Austin is the recipient of the 2025 Minnesota Leopold Conservation Award.
The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health,
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