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.

January 2021
Islands to Interfaces: Integrating Field Biology with Computer Science to Address Wildlife Survey Challenges
Interior Finalizes MBTA Regulation, Sage Grouse Plans
NRCS Releases Final RCPP Rule
December 2020
Poach & Pay: Probing the Mind of the Wildlife Poacher
First Natural Breeding of Eastern Hellbender in Captivity
Updates on Funding through the USFWS Science Applications Program Administered by WMI
Conservation Relevancy Community Website Launched
Culturally Important Fishponds in Hawaii
Interior Releases Plan for Great American Outdoors Act Implementation
BLM Finalizes Policy to Streamline Pinyon/Juniper and Salvage Timber Projects
New Mexico: Avian Mortality Event Caused by Starvation, Weather
November 2020
USGS Releases Western Big Game Migrations Report
Gray Wolves Delisted; Colorado Voters Approve Reintroduction
ACE Act Signed into Law
Wildlife Stories Serve as Reminder that COVID-19 is a Zoonotic Disease
Adventure Scientists Contribute to Wildlife Connectivity
Excise Tax Snapshot: Fiscal Year 2020
Dr. Lauren Ward Hired as Director of Conservation Without Conflict Coalition
Improving Insights for Recreational Fishery at the Mouth of the Columbia River
October 2020
House Passes ACE Act, Paving Way for Enactment
Increasing Number of Midwestern Hunters Purchasing Archery Deer Season Licenses
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Proposed to Downlist as Threatened
USDA Releases CSP Rule and Seeks Wetlands Partnerships
Questions Remain in Southwest’s Bird Mortality Event
Pittman-Robertson Act Came at the Right Time
Beavers in the Desert? The Potential for Translocated Beavers to Serve as Restoration Tools in Desert Rivers
September 2020
Enduring Partnerships Video Focuses on Wildlife Restoration Success
Who Are the Private Landowners in the Midwest?
Making Progress to Improve the Harvest Information Program (HIP)
Montana Grizzly Bear Advisory Council Finalizes Recommendations
Senate Holds Hearing on Wildfire Bill
USDA Finalizes Rule for Highly Erodible Land and Wetlands
Incorporating “Big Hairy Audacious Goals” into Natural Resource Research, Management, and Conservation
August 2020
Great American Outdoors Act Signed into Law
DOI Releases Progress Report on Implementation of Migration Corridor and Winter Range Order
NRCS Makes $360 Million Available Through Regional Conservation Partnership Program
IWJV Story Spotlights Effective Use of CCAAs in the Big Hole Valley of Montana
Developing a Comprehensive Sagebrush Conservation Strategy
“Protect People, Protect Bats, Avoid Rabies!” – New Film Seeks to Educate Public
Excise Tax Snapshot
Managing Young Forest Wildlife Habitats in Rights-of-Way Landscapes
July 2020
Wildlife Partners Release Conservation Recommendations
Relevancy Roadmap Provides Guidance for Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
USDA Announces More Than 1.2 Million Acres Accepted in Recent Signup for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands
DOI Will Not Reintroduce Grizzlies to North Cascades Ecosystem
Congress Acts on Great American Outdoors Act, Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Black Bears - A Wildlife Restoration Success Story
Collaborating for Conservation: Coming Together to Conserve the Topeka Shiner
June 2020
Excise Tax Snapshot - First Two Quarters of FY2020
New Rule Restores State Management in Alaska National Preserves
Combining Extreme Weather Events and Aging Dams is a Formula for Flooding Disasters
Researchers in Mexico Test Bat Hibernacula for Presence of Fungus that Causes White-Nose Syndrome
Proposals for Special Sessions at 2021 North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference Sought
Fish and Climate Change Database (FiCli) Provides Freshwater Fisheries Managers With an Important Climate Adaptation Tool
Great American Outdoors Act Heads to Final Senate Vote
USDA Secretary Perdue Issues Secretarial Memorandum to Forest Service
DOI Distributes $160 Million for Wetlands Conservation
May 2020
COVID-19 – Lessons in CWD Management for Deer Hunters
Engaging Youth and Young Adults in Conservation
Navigable Waters Rule Posted in Federal Register, Lawsuits Begin
DOI Launches Bison Conservation Initiative
NRCS Announces Regional Conservation Partnership Projects
Studying Introduced New England Cottontails Through Genetic Monitoring
Engaging Hunters in Selecting Duck Season Dates Using Decision Science
April 2020
Scientific Research Essential to Solving COVID-19 Outbreak
Piloting the Relevancy Roadmap
Update on Northeast RCN 2.0 Projects
Citizen Science Helps to Inform Ornamental Fishery Decisions in Hawaii
FWS Finalizes Agreement to Benefit Monarchs
More than 3.4 Million Acres Added to CRP
USDA Seeks Comment on Conservation Practice Revisions
March 2020
Steve Williams' Welcome and Opening Remarks at the 85th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
Senate Expected to Move LWCF, Deferred Maintenance Package After President Signals Support
WMI's Grinnell Award Presented to NWTF CEO Rebecca Humphries
Northern Latitudes Partnerships Promote Environmental and Economic Sustainability in Alaska and Canada
New Habitat Suitability Maps for At-Risk Herpetofauna Species in the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
BLM Proposal Would Expedite Review of Sagebrush Restoration Projects
NRCS Awards Funding for Allowing Public Access to Private Lands
Katharine MacGregor Confirmed as DOI Deputy Secretary
February 2020
Navigable Waters Protection Rule Finalized as Part of WOTUS Reform
New Boreal Partnership Provides Local and Global Benefits
Conservation Partners Review Progress in New England Cottontail Restoration
2018 Farm Bill Contains Conservation Practice for Prairie Strips
White-nose Syndrome Digital Game
Oxbow Restoration in Iowa with an Emphasis on Topeka Shiner
FWS Releases Proposed MBTA Rule on Intentional Take
BLM to Update Grazing Regulations
Colorado State University Offers Wildlife Management Short Course
January 2020
Senate Passes Conservation Package
NRCS Seeks Comments on Easement Program
Advocates Add Wolf Reintroduction to Colorado Ballot; Pack Observed in State
Connecting Soil Health to Societal Environmental Concerns
WAFWA and IWJV, Working Together to Conserve the Sagebrush Ecosystem
Excise Tax Trends - Looking Back
NEPA Reform Proposed by CEQ
December 2019
Conservation Funding Sees Action on Capitol Hill
Excise Tax Snapshot
New Tool for Delineating River Corridors - the RPC
Agriculture Department Opens CRP General Signup
Fish and Wildlife Relevancy Roadmap Released
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