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When donating pays
By Sam Caldwell — Every young writer and photographer often hears the same message…
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Capturing the perfect close-up
By Ruth Hoyt — In the last issue of OU I provided some basic, timeless tips for close-up photography…
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Wedding bells ring for headquarters staff
OWAA staffers Jessica and Ashley both got married over the summer…
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NSSF Statement on Jay Leno Cancellation of SHOT Show Appearance
We are clearly disappointed by Jay Leno’s decision not to perform at the 2015 SHOT Show State of the Industry Dinner.
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Wiegard to Lead TRCP's Agricultural, Private Lands Work
Ariel Wiegard has joined the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership as director of the TRCP Center for Agricultural and Private Lands, working to enact policies that balance production agriculture with fish and wildlife and sustain and enhance public access to private lands
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Public Comment Opportunity Available for Proposed Wyoming Toad Conservation Area
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is holding a public meeting on December 4, 2014 to discuss a draft Land Protection Plan and Environmental Assessment (draft LPP/EA) for the proposed Wyoming Toad Conservation Area project in Albany County, Wyoming.
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EPA Punts on Renewable Fuel Standard
Ensuring a safe fuel supply for America’s 12 million registered boat owners may have to wait, said Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the agency will further delay the final rule on how much ethanol refiners must blend into the nation’s gasoline supply under…
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Canid North of Grand Canyon Confirmed to be a Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf
Genetic tests of scat (feces) collected from a free-roaming canid north of Grand Canyon National Park on the North Kaibab National Forest have confirmed that the animal, first detected in early October, is a female Rocky Mountain gray wolf.
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OWAA member named 2014 New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year
Peter St. James, of Warner, host of the WTPL-FM 107.7 “NH Wake Up Show,” was named the 2014 New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters.
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Georgia Department of Economic Development Returns as Platinum Sponsor of NSSF Industry Summit
The National Shooting Sports Foundation® is pleased to announce that the Georgia Department of Economic Development will be returning as the Platinum Sponsor of the 2015 NSSF Industry Summit.
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Service Reopens Public Comment Period for Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is reopening the public comment period for 60 days for the proposal to designate 546,335 acres of critical habitat for the western distinct population segment of the yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) in 80 separate units in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
