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Intermountain West Joint Venture Announces ConocoPhillips Project Funding for Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation
Virgil Moore, Director of Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Noreen Walsh, Mountain-Prairie Regional Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Management Board Members of the Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV), today announced that ConocoPhillips Company is providing $1 million to support implementation of the Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) and benefit sage…
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USFWS Conducting Five-Year Review for Canada Lynx in Preparation for Recovery Planning
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced today that it will be conducting a Five-Year Status Review under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the contiguous United States distinct population segment (DPS) of the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis).
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RMEF Soars to Sixth Consecutive Year of Record Membership
For the sixth year in a row, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation surpassed its record membership level from the previous year, now totaling 205,249 members.
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New USDA Conservation Program Awards $800 Million in 2015
Sportsmen, private landowners to benefit via Regional Conservation Partnership Program, which funds locally led solutions to problems facing fish, wildlife, water.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Special Rule to Focus Protections for Northern Long-Eared Bat
Rule Would Apply if Species is Listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act
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Porta-Bote Folding Boats Again Revolutionizes The Small Boat World
On the anniversary of 40 years of continuous production, Porta-Bote International has introduced the first major change in over 22 years. AN OUTBOARD MOTOR TRANSOM THAT FOLDS WITH THE BOAT!
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Top 10 Underreported Conservation Stories of 2014
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership today released a comprehensive list of its Top 10 Underreported Conservation Stories of 2014.
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RMEF Joins Wyoming, Feds in Next Step toward Possible Wolf Appeal
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, along with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the State of Wyoming, filed a notice of appeal in the Wyoming wolf case issued by the District Court of the District of Columbia.
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Vital Ground, Father/Daughter Team Protect Habitat ‒ Complete Missoula County's 200th Voluntary Private Land Conservation Easement
The Vital Ground Foundation and a father-daughter team have partnered to permanently protect 240 acres of wildlife habitat at the confluence of the Ninemile and Clark Fork valleys of western Montana.
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TRCP Welcomes Four New Board Members
Rod Nelson, Eric Schwaab, George Thornton and Paul Vigano bring broad skill set, expertise to leadership of national sportsmen-conservation group.
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The forgotten millions, a case for reactivation
I’ve been an active member of the outdoor industry for about a year and a half. While I’ve hunted and fished my whole life, it wasn’t until I started Powderhook that I began to learn how the industry really worked.
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House Passes Bill Funding Key Conservation Programs, Tacks on Harmful Riders
Despite a number of damaging policy riders and funding cuts, a $1 trillion-plus spending bill advanced by the House of Representatives last night represents a necessary step for natural resources conservation and sportsmen’s priorities, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced today.
