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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 2017
North American Special Session: Wildlife Successes in Optimum Funding Scenarios - Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon Restoration
North American Special Session: Conservation in a Changing Energy Development Landscape
USDA Commits $32 Million for Landscape Restoration
A Grand Slam for Students, Schools and Science - Connecting Young Adults to USGS Science
FWS Releases Comprehensive Management Plan for Polar Bears
December 2016
Montana Rep. Zinke Nominated as Interior Secretary
Congress Passes Water Infrastructure, Outdoor Economy Bills
FWS Finalizes Eagle Take Rule
BLM Updates Land Use Planning Process
States Sue over Critical Habitat Rules
Special Session at the North American Focuses on Making Agency Relevance a Reality
North American Special Session: Insights to Inform Marketing Efforts within State Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Northwestern States Move to Diversify Funding
NRCS Expands Working Lands for Wildlife
North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Cooperative Completes Second Season
American Shad in a Changing River in Maine
November 2016
WMI Facilitates Novel Approach to ESA Information Gathering for Northern Rocky Mountains Fisher
Taking the Pulse of the Boreal Forest
USDA Offers CRP Grasslands Practice Aimed at Small Livestock Operations
USGS, USFS Rangeland Fire Science Plan Released
FCC and FAA Guidelines Change Tower Lighting Requirements
BLM Finalizes ?Smart from the Start? Rule for Solar and Wind
Colorado State University Wildlife Management Short Course Scheduled for March
The Wyoming Migration Initiative: A Coalition Designed to Inform Decisions and Connect Science to the Public
October 2016
Collaboration Demonstrates Success for Imperiled Species in the Southeast
Advancing Wildlife Governance Principles
WMI Launches New Website
Forest Management in Appalachians Benefits Migratory Birds
Gulf Restoration Buoyed By $328 Million USDA Investment
USFS Story Map Highlights Stream Passage Improvements
Trout Movements on the Smith River, One of Montana's Most Important Recreational Fisheries
September 2016
BLM Directs Implementation of Sage-Grouse Plans
WMI Helps IWJV Promote Wet Meadow Conservation
NAACC Partners Complete Stream Crossing Surveys
NRCS Updates Conservation Stewardship Program
FWS Proposes Compensatory Mitigation Policy
New Study Connects Pika Disappearance to Climate Change
The Million Dollar Duck Airs on Animal Planet
A Race Against the Clock for Brook Trout Conservation
August 2016
Special Sessions Set for the 82nd North American
Gulf Coast Prairie LCC Takes a Close Look at Freshwater Mussels
TRACS Review Underway
New Research Suggests Sagebrush Landscapes Maintain Water Availability
BLM Approves RMP for Western Oregon Timber Lands
USGS Study Recommends Identifying Wildlife "Refugia" from Climate Change
Unmanned Aerial System Prototype Ignites Prescribed Fire in Nebraska
July 2016
Representatives Young and Dingell Introduce Wildlife Funding Bill
WAFWA Releases 2016 Lesser Prairie-Chicken Population Estimates
Study Shows Conservation Practices Can Reduce Nitrogen Runoff Up to 34%
Florida Commission Halts Black Bear Hunt
2016 Fish and Wildlife Business Summit Held in Richmond, Virginia
USDA Makes Changes to Conservation Stewardship Program
Migratory Corridors and Habitat Use by Bats Across Nebraska
June 2016
Competitive State Wildlife Grant Awarded for Eastern Hellbender Research
Northeast Lake and Pond Habitat Guide Completes the Northeastern Aquatic Habitat Classification
Animations Teach Kids About Bats That Need Their Help
USDA Agencies Not Monitoring Conservation Compliance
NRCS Looks to Expand Working Lands for Wildlife Partnerships; Hosting June 20 Teleconference
State of the Birds Finds One-Third of North American Species of Highest Conservation Concern
Secretary Jewell Announces $10 Million for Wildfire Resilience Projects
FWS May List Midwest Moose Under ESA
Tennessee Unit Evaluates the Need for Muskellunge Stocking Program
May 2016
Iowa DNR's Kelley Myers Named LCC Council Co-Chair
New York to Create Young Forest on State WMAs
Southeast States Launch Bear Safety Education Effort
Selective CRP Enrollment Adds 800,000 Acres to Program
NRCS Releases Lesser Prairie Chicken Conservation Strategy; FWS Drops Push to Reinstate Threatened Status
FWS Announces Changes to Eagle Take Regulations
Study Finds Potential of Sampling Bias Affecting Estimates of Grass Height Needed for Ground Nesting Birds
BLM Extends Comment Period for Planning Rule
California Unit Uses Environmental DNA (eDNA) to Monitor Endangered Fish
April 2016
Nomsen Presented Grinnel Award at North American
White-Nose Syndrome Found in Washington State
New Klamath Basin Agreements Signed
Ecosystem Restoration Spurs Economic Activity
Court Overturns Wolverine Listing Decision; Implications for Future ESA Decisions
Southeast At-Risk Species (SEARS) Program 2016 Round of Funding Complete
Nomsen Presented Grinnell Award at North American
Appalachian LCC Provides Climate Vulnerability Assessments
Call for Special Sessions for 2017 Conference
VA Coop Unit Evaluates How and When Watersheds Regulate Flooding
March 2016
Opening Remarks by Steve Williams at the 81st North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
Blue Ribbon Panel Releases Recommendations for Investing in and Connecting People to Nature
Louisiana Black Bears Removed from Endangered Species List
Northwest Boreal Landscape Conservation Cooperative Holds Monitoring Workshop
CRP Acreage Cap Limits Enrollment During General Sign-Up
Conservation and Ecology Research of Lesser Prairie-Chickens
Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Proposed for Delisting
BLM Updates Guidance for Bighorn Sheep Habitat Management
NRCS Announces 2016 RCPP Grants, Opens 2017 Proposals
FWS Human Dimensions Resource Portal Launched
February 2016
Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge Proposed in Northeast
Research Identifies Impact of Groundwater Pumping on Great Plains Fish
North American Conference Special Session: Science-Based Management Strategies for Fish and Wildlife Diseases
2016 Python Challenge Wraps Up in Florida
North American Conference Special Session: Effects of Climate Change on Inland Fish and Fisheries: Looking Back and Forward
USDA Announces Funding for Wetland Mitigation Banks and Conservation Stewardship Program
Harvest of Black Bears in the Ongoing Management of Expanding Populations in Oklahoma
January 2016
Final Appropriations, Tax Bills Provide Mixed Bag for Conservation
Florida Pilots Wildlife Governance Principles Workshop
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