August 2012

State wildlife agencies are being urged to engage in the ongoing development of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, reports the Wildlife Management Institute.  Speaking at the recent Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies meeting in Hawaii, USDA Forest Service Director for Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air and Rare Plants, Anne Zimmerman, told western state directors that the Cohesive Strategy will have a major impact on how wildland fire is managed.

?The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy is about more than just fire.  It...

After substantial advancement in recent weeks, progress on the 2012 Farm Bill has ground to a halt, according to the Wildlife Management Institute. In late June, the Senate passed its version of the bill by a vote of 64 to 35. The House Agriculture Committee quickly followed suit and passed their version of the bill on July 12th. The next step is consideration by the full House of Representatives and, if passed there, on to a conference committee to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The quick action by the Senate and the House Agriculture Committee had...

In last month's ONB, we incorrectly reported that the version of the Farm Bill that was passed by the House Agriculture Committee linked crop insurance subsidies with conservation compliance. That is not correct and we adjusted the article on our website as soon as we discovered the error. Our apologies for any confusion that the initial article might have generated and thank you to those who made us aware of the error.