Issues WAFWA Range Wide Lesser Prairie Chicken Plan Open for Enrollment. The five state range wide plan is currently open for enrollment. This plan, developed by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA), is accepting participants for its [...]
Issues Interior Considering Free-Market Plan For Lesser Prairie Chicken. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced it is considering a habitat exchange program to conserve and protect the Lesser Prairie Chicken. The exchange, led by the Environmental [...]
Issues Endangered Species Act Working Group Releases Final Report & Recommendations. This week, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Congressional Working Group released a final report featuring its findings and recommendations on the ESA. The report focuses on input and comments [...]
Issues Industry Files Comments on Greater Sage-Grouse. This week, the American Petroleum Institute (API), Western Energy Alliance, Public Lands Advocacy, and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted comments regarding the Draft Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Amendment/Draft Environmental [...]
This week the American Petroleum Institute (API), Western Energy Alliance, Public Lands Advocacy, and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted comments regarding the Draft Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Plan Amendment/Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Utah Sub-Region. Thank [...]
Issues Interior Secretary Visits Colorado to Discuss Sage Grouse. This week, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Dan Ashe visited Colorado to tour sage grouse habitat and see how ranchers are working [...]
Issues Sage Grouse Plans Ruffle Feathers in Montana. The potential listing of the Greater Sage Grouse in Montana has many residents concerned for both the state economy, local agricultural interests, and existing conservation measures. Dr. John Lacey, who farms and [...]
Issues FWS Extends Bald and Golden Eagle Programmatic Take Rule Permit. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a final rule to extend the duration of programmatic bald and golden eagle take permits from five years to 30 [...]