News & Events
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Boosts State Endangered Species Conservation Efforts with $32 Million in Grants
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced nearly $32 million in grants to 20 states to help advance their collaborative efforts to conserve America’s rarest species. The cooperative grants will provide vital support to efforts by partnering state wildlife agencies and conservation organizations to improve the health of the land and water that supports these species and scores of communities across the nation.
USDA and DOI Highlight Successes of Protecting Bird Habitat on Private Lands
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today announced the release of the State of the Birds 2013 Report on Private Lands. A collaborative effort as part of the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative, involving federal and state wildlife agencies and scientific and conservation organizations, the report shows how private land conservation incentives positively impact bird habitat.
Making Energy Work Conference
NC Sustainable Energy Association's 2013 Making Energy Work Conference offers unprecedented access to the latest information, solutions and technologies driving the success of North Carolina's renewable energy and energy efficiency businesses. Join hundreds of state and national clean energy leaders and embrace the chance to inspire strategies for continued growth.
Designing reserves for biodiversity
What is the best way to design a new conservation reserve? There are multiple factors to consider, including species diversity, spatial extent, and future climate changes.
Protecting Southern Appalachian Wildlife in an Era of Climate Change
The Open Space Institute is pleased to announce the second round of funding through the Southern Cumberland Land Protection Fund, which will award grants and loans to conservation projects protecting habitat that facilitates wildlife adaptation to changes in climate and other environmental factors.
Newest Version of Climate Funding Opportunities
This document provides a snapshot of currently available, climate-related funding opportunities compiled by NOAA and partners in the Great Lakes Region.
Roundtable Discussion on The Future of Federal Agency Collaboration in Landscape-Scale Planning
The Landscape Conservation Cooperatives National Coordination Office, in partnership with federal agencies, has organized this initial conversation about the future of federal agency collaboration in landscape-scale planning. It is envisioned additional conversations will be necessary to fully explore agency interests and opportunities. It is recognized that the federal family does not work in isolation in landscape-scale planning. The intention is to broaden the conversation with states, other partners, and tribes in the future.
FY13 LCC National Funding Opportunity
The National LCC Office has released funding opportunities targeting aquatic resource conservation and developing a network of ecologically functional and connected landscapes.
New Online Tool Helps Producers Estimate Carbon Stowed in Soil
A new online tool , called COMET-FARM™, enables agricultural producers to calculate how much carbon their conservation actions can remove from the atmosphere.
Residents Encouraged to Participate in Appalachian Bat Survey
Pennsylvania Game Commission biologists are seeking assistance from residents in a regional monitoring effort to collect bat maternity colony data this summer. This monitoring is especially important to measure bat mortalities caused by White-Nose Syndrome (WNS), a disease that affects hibernating bats in Pennsylvania and other parts of the eastern United States.
NRCS, Landowners Improve Habitat for At-risk Species
Through voluntary conservation, American farmers, ranchers and forestland owners are restoring and protecting habitat for seven at-risk wildlife species.
Climate Science Center Research Funding Opportunity for FY 14
The U.S. Department of the Interior Northeast, South Central, and Southwest Climate Science Centers (CSCs) are seeking proposals for FY 2014. Proposals are invited for projects that support CSC science priorities.
Wetland restorations offer environmental, economic benefits
Scientists with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service recognize the environmental and economic benefits regional wetlands provide and the importance of preserving wetland resources.
A Crowning Achievement
The Nature Conservancy plants 34,000 native red spruce trees to help bring back West Virginia’s mountaintop forests
Science Needs Your Dead Cicadas
The department of biology at North Carolina State University is looking for crooked cicadas: cicadas with one wing slightly shorter than the other, or with a wing containing an odd number of veins, or maybe a little leg segment that's not quite the right length.
The Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series
Forest Plan Revisions and the New Planning Rule: Considerations for all-lands and open space.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Wildlife Grants Program Awards Native American Tribes in 14 States for Conservation Work
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is one of 23 Native Tribes to receive Tribal Wildlife Grants awards. The awards are funding a wide range of conservation projects throughout the nation on tribal lands.
Spring 2012 Earliest on Record
March 2012 set records for warm temperatures that promoted early leafing and flowering across large areas of the United States.
Celebrating 1 Million Feet of Conservation Fence in West Virginia
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Trout Unlimited, working in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency, West Virginia Conservation Agency, Canaan Valley NWR, numerous non-governmental organizations and many landowners, have installed over 1 million feet of conservation fence throughout the state of West Virginia.
Restoration Effort Moving Forward with Land Acquisitions as Part of $21 Million Palmerton Zinc Natural Resource Damages Settlement
State and federal environmental officials announced today that two land purchases have been made to benefit the wildlife, people and landscape of the Kittatinny Ridge.
