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.

June 2012
CRP General Sign-up Period Ends
FWS Announces Refuge Acquisitions from Migratory Bird Stamp and NAWCA Grants
Senate Moves Farm Bill to Floor
80th North American Conference Slated for 2015
May 2012
Senate Committee Passes Farm Bill
Sportsmen's Bill Stirring Controversy
Fourth Human-Bear Conflict Workshop Draws International Crowd
Colorado, USDA Release Final Roadless Plan
Transportation Update
April 2012
Senate Includes RESTORE Act on Transportation Bill
Cholera Kills Thousands of Waterfowl in Klamath
Conservation Compliance: A Key Component of the Farm Bill
Blohm Receives George Bird Grinnell Award
Workshop Focuses on National Landscape Conservation Effort
Mule Deer Working Group Releases Outreach Materials
March 2012
Input Invited for 78th (2013) North American Conference
New Website for the New England Cottontail
Florida Explores the Public Trust Doctrine
FWS to Target Funds to U.S. Prairie Pothole Region
USDA Announces New CRP Initiative and General Sign-up
FY 2013 Budget Process Begins
White House Hosts Conference on Conservation
February 2012
Agencies Release National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
Conference Special Session to Focus on Adapting Conservation to Social Change
DOI Establishes Everglades Headwaters NWR and Conservation Area
77th North American Conference Special Session Explores Ways to Broaden and Strengthen Funding for Conservation
Path for Farm Bill Reauthorization Taking Shape
Northeastern Regional Conservation Needs Grants Program Releases 2012 Request for Proposals
Jodi Stemler to Serve as New ONB Editor
December 2011
Hog-hunting Television Shows and Silver Bullets Won't Fix the Nation's Wild Pig Problem
Montana and Idaho Adapting Wolf Harvest Strategies
Economic Figures Build Support for Conservation, Recreation Funding
Special Session at 77th N.A. Conference Will Address Human Dimensions in Relation to Wildlife Health Issues
Analysis Available on Farm Bill Conservation Programs' Status and Jeopardy
McCabe Retires
November 2011
Conference Workshop to Focus on Restoring Bison to the Northern Plains
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Establish Renewable Energy Leasing Process
CHAT Discussed by Western Governors' Wildlife Council
Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow Program in Full Swing
Interior Department Releases Next Phase of Solar Siting Review
75th Anniversary of Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs to be Highlighted at North American Conference
What Better Christmas Gift for the Conservation Professional?
Popular CSU Wildlife Short Course to be Held in Late March
October 2011
Canadians Engage with the Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Budget Reduction Recommendations Threaten 2012 Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Interior Announces Fast Track of Seven Electricity Transmission Projects
National Park Service Strives to Reduce Overabundant Elk and Deer
Climate Smart Adaptation to be Featured at March Workshop
September 2011
Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee Launches I&E Planning Effort
Report Indicates Significance of Farm Bill Conservation Provisions
Sunday Hunting Bill Gets Hearing in Pennsylvania
Duck Stamp Price Increase Gains Endorsement and Momentum
Collaborators Receive Forest Habitat Leadership Award
August 2011
Funding Announced for Northern Plains Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative
Bill to Release Wilderness Study Areas Creates Controversy
Western Governors and Feds to Coordinate on Habitat and Wildlife Corridor Conservation
Appropriations Bills Head Toward Combined Bill after Debt Ceiling Deal
Suggestion Made that Conservation May Not Be Hugely Jeopardized by Deficit Reduction
New State Fish and Wildlife Agency Transformation Workshop Announced
July 2011
77th North American Special Sessions Set
Interior Appropriations Bill Moves Forward with Deep Cuts
Venerated Conservationist Bill Stevens Passes
Expanded Hunting Proposed for 10 National Wildlife Refuges
Colorado Adopts Open Process for Merger
State Fish and Wildlilfe Agency Transformation "Leaders' Guide" Available
June 2011
House Votes to Slash Spending on Ag Conservation Programs
Progress Towards Restoring Wild, Free-Ranging Bison Herd
Electronic Reference Source for Hunter Recruitment and Retention Now Available
Wild Lands Policy Sidelined
More Acreage for the Conservation Reserve Program
May 2011
Senate Bill Aimed at Increasing Access for Hunters and Anglers
Sage-grouse Initiative Gets Another Boost
Deal Announced to Streamline Review Process for Endangered Species Candidates
The ESA Dances With Wolves Continues
Report Documents Importance of Public Lands for Birds
April 2011
WMI Celebrates Its Centennial with a Limited Edition of An American Crusade for Wildlife
Oil and Gas Development Drills the American Serengeti
Conservation Programs Dodge Major Cuts in FY'11 Budget Agreement
Alan Wentz Receives the George Bird Grinnell Award
Fiscal Constraints Prompt Discussion of Agency Reorganization in the West
America's Great Outdoors Has Lofty, but Essential Priorities for Conservation and Better Connecting More Americans to the Landscape
March 2011
Plenary Keynoters Set for 76th North American Conference
House and Senate Square Off on Federal Budget
Escalated Crop Prices May Discourage CRP Enrollments
Administration Releases Its FY 2012 Budget Proposal
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Its Draft Refuge Vision Plan
CLfT Seeks National Coordinator
February 2011
WMI Hires New Western Field Representative
Auld Lang Syne Requires New Resolutions for CWD
Input Invited for 77th (2012) North American Conference
Woodcock and Young Forest Habitat Get Double Boost in Northeast
Another CRP Enrollment Highlights the Conservation Program's 25th Anniversary
FWS Releases Final Drafts of Guidance for Wind Developers
Mitigation Funding in Wildlife Conservation is Conference Special Session
New Forest Service Planning Rule Open for Comment
January 2011
Bye, Bye Blackbird is a Sad But Common Refrain
Popular Booklet on Feeding Wildlife is Back in Circulation
Secretary Salazar Directs BLM to Create New "Wild Lands" Policy
Florida Everglades Refuge and Conservation Area Proposal Mirrors Similar Efforts in Other Regions
DOI Announces $19 Million in Grants for Coastal Wetlands
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