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New Jersey Bog Turtle Conservation Initiative: Working with Landowners and Communities
The Endangered and Nongame Species Program created and is implementing a comprehensive management initiative to provide long term conservation of the important bog turtle populations in New Jersey.
Light Weight Tracking Technology Could Help Reveal Mysteries of Golden-winged Warbler Decline
Audubon and partners across the South and Midwest are using radio tags to track a rare songbird.
10,000th Hellbender Released to the Wild
The Saint Louis Zoo, Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are celebrating a historic milestone in hellbender conservation in Missouri. As of August 2022, the total Saint Louis Zoo-raised endangered Ozark and eastern hellbenders released into the wild since 2008 now numbers over 10,000 individuals.
Hellbender Research Featured in New Documentary
Dr. Rod Williams' hellbender research, the Purdue rearing lab and more than 12 years of the lab's work are featured in a new documentary, Hellbender in the Blue, produced by Teardrop Pictures.
USDA Awards 'Farmers Helping Hellbenders' Project $2.7 Million in Funding
The “Farmers Helping Hellbenders” project is among the projects set to receive funding through the RCCP Classic fund, which uses NRCS contracts and easements with producers, landowners and communities in collaboration with project partners.
Local Brewery Creates Beer to Help the Hellbender
Lafayette Brewing Company designed the "Hellbent to Help" fundraiser to help raise funds for hellbender research, conservation and education.
Conservation Solutions Prevent Further Erosion of Hellbender Habitat
The water quality efforts made by producers and landowners in hellbender habitats are helping bring back eastern hellbender populations, restoring unstable streambanks, and reducing severe erosion on working agricultural lands.
USFWS Partners Program Celebrates Landowner's Conservation Success
Farms provide a buffer between urban areas and also habitat for wildlife identified in the county’s Multiple Species Conservation Plan. The program compensates landowners for placing an easement on their property to conserve these areas.
Nevada Develops a Plan to Increase Relevancy
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) recently developed an action plan to expand engagement with the Hispanic community and young adults in their state. The goal of the plan is to increase the relevancy of conservation for those groups. During a two-day workshop, a cross-section of 15 staff from all NDOW divisions and regions explored results of an internal assessment of the agency’s readiness to increase relevancy with new constituencies, input from interviews with Hispanic and young adult stakeholders conducted by Dr. Cindi Jacobson with Innovative Outcomes, and data from a statewide survey of Nevada residents conducted by Responsive Management, Inc.
Archbold Weathers Hurricane Ian
By the morning of Monday 26th September, the predicted path of Hurricane Ian had shifted south. Researchers at Archbold Biological Station and Archbold’s Buck Island Ranch decided it was necessary to remove sensitive equipment and sensors from the field to prevent damage from the storm.
South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint October 2022
South Atlantic Blueprint October newsletter: Southeast Conservation Blueprint 2022 is now available, the final South Atlantic newsletter.
Wildlife Management Institute Outdoor News Bulletin October 2022
Volume 76, Issue 10 | Published since 1946
Fire Lines Volume 12 Issue 3
May-August 2022 Vol. 12 (3): Research Brief; SFE Updates; What's New in Fire Science?; New Technology and Tools; Other News; Upcoming Events; New Fire Science Publications for the South; Funding Opportunities.
Conservation Corridor October 2022
Conservation Corridor October Newsletter
South Atlantic Blueprint Newsletter September 2022
Fall webinar schedule, on track to release Blueprint 2022 this fall, SECAS article in "Wild Weekly".
The Clean Water Act Owner's Manual is coming soon!
The Clean Water Act became law 50 years ago. To commemorate the milestone of this landmark legislation and mark our continued resolve to protect waterways across our country, River Network is updating our transformational Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual!
Wildlife Management Institute Outdoor News Bulletin July 2022
July 2022 | Volume 76, Issue 7 | Published since 1946
South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint Newsletter July 2022
Progress on addressing Blueprint workshop comments
Landscape Partnership Newsletter Announcing The Literature Gateway: Bird-Vegetation Relationships in Eastern and Boreal Forests
Working Lands for Wildlife is happy to announce the launch of the Literature Gateway: A Systematic Map of Bird-Vegetation Relationships in Eastern and Boreal Forests. The Literature Gateway is the newest online tool to join the suite of decision-support tools hosted on the Landscape Partnership Portal.
South Atlantic Blueprint June 2022 Newsletter
Blueprint workshop results and summer web forum schedule.