February 2016 The Role of Conflict and Litigation in the ESA

February 2016 The Role of Conflict and Litigation in the ESA
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PLN News: February 2016

About the Private Landowner Network

The webinar "The Role of Conflict and Litigation in the ESA" examined how litigation shapes the implementation of the Endangered Species Act and affects species conservation efforts. This webinar is one in a series for the "Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative," the Chairman's Initiative of Wyoming Governor and Western Governors' Association Chairman Matt Mead.

Click here to watch the webinar.

SGI Unveils Interactive Web App to Bolster Wildlife Conservation Work

The Sage Grouse Initiative is unveiling a new tool to catalyze and improve habitat conservation efforts across 100 million acres of the western U.S. The SGI Interactive Web Application is free and available to the public.

Learn more here.

This is What Conservation Looks Like: Maine Guide

Clint has been hunting and trapping since he was a boy on the same land his family has for generations.

As Maine's wild lands are bought up and divided for private use, access is being lost for local people who have spent generations recreating on the wide open land for which Maine is known. Land for Maine's Futures Coalition

USDA Gives Grant for Fish, Wildlife Conservation in Western Maine Mountains

Photo by The B's.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $4.6 million in support of conservation efforts to assist private landowners in improving fish and wildlife habitats between the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine's Moosehead Lake.

Read the article here.

CITW Focuses on Growing Environmental Education in Africa

A partner of Resources First Foundation, Children in the Wilderness is excited to announce its revised strategy for the next four years, focusing on making a sustainable and positive difference in the lives of rural African schoolchildren and their families through environmental and life skills education.

Learn more about CITW and donate to this cause.

Grassland Birds Find Refuge on the Prairie

The future of birds that require grasslands to survive hangs in the balance, but American Bird Conservancy works closely with landowners to conserve these prairies on private lands.

Learn more here.

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RFF President to Attend Species Conservation & ESA Initiative Workshop

Resources First Foundation President Amos S. Eno will attend the 3rd regional workshop of the Western Governors' Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative March 9-10 in Denver.

Learn more about the workshop.

RFF State House Day

On March 29, Resources First Foundation will be holding its inaugural State House day in Augusta, Maine, where it will promote its current suite of websites as well as the innovative new FreshFind tool.

Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Applauds Prairie Chicken Decision

The federal court decision, which denies requests of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reverse the Sept. 1, 2015 federal court decision regarding the listing of the lesser prairie-chicken. The Sept. 1 decision vacated federal protections for the bird, which was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2014.

Read the press release.

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