The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission recently approved $33.2 million in funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners to purchase, lease, or otherwise conserve more than 81,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds, … Continued
Florida’s black bear population is booming, according to new research by Dr. Joseph D. Clark of the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Tennessee. Data collected by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) staff and partners in 2014 … Continued
National Public Lands Day (NPLD) will be on Saturday, Sept. 24 in 2016. NPLD is the largest U.S. single-day volunteer event for public lands. National Public Lands Day is also a “fee-free day” with entrance fees waived at national parks, … Continued
NOAA recently announced $8.9 million in funding for three Great Lakes habitat restoration partnerships. Funding for these partnerships is provided by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the Great … Continued
In a letter sent Monday, August 22, 2016 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos challenged the effectiveness of EPA’s remedy to cleanup PCBs from the Upper Hudson River. With … Continued