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.

March 2023
Northeast Regional Fish and Wildlife Health Coordinator Hired
White House Releases FY24 Budget
USGS and BLM Release Tool to Model Wild Horse Populations on Public Lands
RCN Program Soon to Enter Phase 3 as Phase 2 Projects Wrap Up
Iowa DNR Presents Wildlife Bureau Talent Acquisition Award to Wildlife Management Institute
Expanding Biologists’ Toolbox for Assessing the Status of Southeastern Freshwater Fishes
February 2023
Colorado Initiates Public Review of Wolf Reintroduction and Management Plan
Senators Introduce Conservation Reserve Program Improvement Act
USFWS Agrees to Consider Delisting Grizzly Bears in the Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems
Tony Wasley Selected as the Next President of WMI
EPA Issues Final Determination on Pebble Mine in Alaska
Leo Miranda Hired as the Executive Director for the Conservation Without Conflict Coalition
Legal Challenges to New WOTUS Definition Begin
World’s Longest Mule Deer Migration
January 2023
Poach & Pay 2.0: Understanding the Impacts of Illegal Wildlife Crime
Elk Hoof Disease Marching Through the Northwest
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Launches Center for Pollinator Conservation
Population Declines in Alaska Beluga Whale Population May Be Linked to Low Birth and Survival Rates
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Not Included in Final Omnibus Appropriations Bill
BLM Seeking Input for Proposed Changes to Solar Plan
EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections
December 2022
WMI Loses Email Service for Five Days
New Dashboards Provide Decades of License and Apportionment Data
Special Sessions for 88th North American Conference Announced
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Seeks Comments on Grizzly Plan
FWS Reclassifies Northern Long-Eared Bat as Endangered
Lesser Prairie Chicken Listed
Taking Time to Think
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Releases Draft Wolf Reintroduction Plan
November 2022
Harvest Information Program Improvement Project Leads to Better Understanding of Program
Ongoing Disease Issues Increase Urgency of Improved Wildlife Health Surveillance
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Completes Relevancy Project
Administration and NFWF Announce America the Beautiful Challenge Grant Projects
Wolf Litigation in Montana Makes Public Trust, Procedural, and Federal Preemption Claims
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Releases Outdoor Recreation Statistics
Conservation without Conflict Coalition Seeks New Executive Director
Michigan State University and USGS Team Up in State-Federal Partnership for Fishery and Wildlife Science
October 2022
Hurricane Ian’s Impact to Conservation will be Long Lasting
Nevada Develops a Plan to Increase Relevancy
NABCI Releases State of the Birds 2022
AFWA Adopts Updated Commission Guidebook
WMI President Position Description and Announcement
WY and SD Coop Units Assess Impacts of Energy Development on Migrating Deer
Sagebrush Conservation Design
FWS Completes Gopher Tortoise Review
USFS Evaluates Role of Forested Lands to Drinking Water
FWS Proposes Changes to Eagle Incidental Take Permits
September 2022
Forest Service to Resume Prescribed Burns After 90-Day Review
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Nests Found on New Beaches on Gulf Coast
FWS Proposes Endangered Listing for Tricolored Bat
APHIS Blocks, Then Allows Transport of Hunter Harvested Birds from Canada Due to Avian Flu
Conservation Without Conflict Coalition Hosts Summit
USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program Adds to Efforts to Restore Eastern Hellbender
WMI President Position Description and Announcement Released
Full Report Available from Research Measuring Efficacy of R3 Programs
August 2022
Steve Williams Announces His Planned Retirement From the Wildlife Management Institute
Groups Petition to Block Pittman-Robertson Funds for Idaho and Montana
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em: Illinois Rebrands Invasive Asian Carp to “Copi”
USDA Allocates $12 Million for Conservation on Grazing Lands
FWS Rescinds Critical Habitat Regulations
BLM Will Allow Bison Grazing Permits in Montana
Call for 2023 North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference Special Sessions
Working with Kansas Farmers and Non-Farmers to Benefit Habitat, Wildlife, Land, Aquatic Biodiversity
July 2022
House Bill Would Repeal Pittman-Robertson Act
Secretary Vilsack Directs Forest Service on Forest Management Actions
FWS and NOAA Rescind Definition of “Habitat”
Bear-Resistant Container and Toxicant Delivery Device Testing Finishes Trial Phase
USFWS Provides Funding in Support of Monitoring and Communication
Winter Counts of Monarch Butterfly Population Show Increase in Mexico Forests and Dramatic Increases in California Wintering Numbers
USGS Research Helps Protect Vulnerable Grassland Birds from Climate Change
June 2022
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives
FWS to Review Yellowstone Bison for Possible ESA Listing
USGS Scientists Quantify Benefits of Grassland Conservation to Birds and Bees
USDA Announces $503 Million for National Forests Through Great American Outdoors Act
EPA Clean Water Act Proposed Determination Would Prohibit Disposal in Bristol Bay Watershed
Measuring the Efficacy of State R3 Efforts: A Quantitative Approach
USDA Announces New Investments for Big Game Migrations in Wyoming with Plans to Expand West Wide
May 2022
WMI and AFWA Partner on State Resource Documents
Conservation Words That Work: Determining How to Engage the American Public Through the Language of Conservation
Introducing… Conservation Without Conflict: A Q&A with the Coalition’s Executive Director, Lauren Ward
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Is Making a Difference
Hunters’ Opinions and Attitudes Toward the Illegal Take of Wildlife in the United States
New University of Wyoming-Led Report Maps More Big Game Migrations in West
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza a Growing Concern in Wild Bird Populations
U.S. Forest Service Announces $31 Million for Landscape Restoration Projects
America the Beautiful Challenge Program Announced
April 2022
Charles Wooley Receives 2022 Grinnell Award
North American’s Relevancy Special Session Offered Tips from Trailblazers
Steep Increase in Land Prices and Volatile Agricultural Markets Challenge Wildlife Conservation Efforts
WMI’s Scot Williamson Receives NEAFWA Robert McDowell Award
USGS Migrations Report Released, Additional NFWF Funding for Habitat Projects
DOI Unveils Wildfire Plan Using Infrastructure Funding
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Releases Report on 25-Lake Study on Largemouth Bass Virus
March 2022
Welcome and Opening Remarks by Steve Williams at the 87th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
Ohio Division of Wildlife Develops Relevancy Plan
USDA Expands Surveillance for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Celebrate Accomplishments in 2021
Omnibus Appropriations Bill Signed into Law
NRCS Releases Progress Report on Conservation Practices Over Last Decade
Martha Williams Sworn in as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director
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