Senate Confirms Sam Hamilton to be New Fish and Wildlife Service Director
July 31, 2009 by USFWS
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Sam D. Hamilton to be the new Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A career Service employee with over 30 years of experience, Hamilton will lead the nation’s principal Federal agency dedicated to the conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats, with nearly 9,000 employees located in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
Mossy Oak Supports Delta Research
July 20, 2009 by Delta Waterfowl
For the third consecutive year, Mossy Oak is supporting Delta Waterfowl’s research program by helping fund two distinct research projects. In Saskatchewan, student John Dassow is evaluating predator management and in the Mississippi Flyway student Luke Laborde is conducting human dimensions work on waterfowl satisfaction.
Mossy Oak Supports Delta Research
July 20, 2009 by Delta Waterfowl
For the third consecutive year, Mossy Oak is supporting Delta Waterfowl’s research program by helping fund two distinct research projects. In Saskatchewan, student John Dassow is evaluating predator management and in the Mississippi Flyway student Luke Laborde is conducting human dimensions work on waterfowl satisfaction.
Interior Department Withdraws 2008 Critical Habitat Designation for the Northern Spotted Owl
July 16, 2009 by USFWS
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Department will ask a Federal District Court to vacate the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2008 revision of designated critical habitat for the spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act, because Interior’s Inspector General determined that the decisionmaking process for the owl’s recovery plan was potentially jeopardized by improper political influence.
Fisheries Friends Groups Embrace National Partnership
July 16, 2009 by USFWS
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joined with Fisheries Friends Groups in the official establishment of a National Fisheries Friends Partnership (NFFP). From across the United States, representatives of Fisheries Friends Groups gathered this past spring in the nation’s capital to formalize this new partnership.
Safe Harbor Agreement Protects Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet
July 15, 2009 by USFWS
Port Blakely Tree Farms in Washington state will manage more than 45,000 acres of private timberland for the northern spotted and the marbled murrelet. The Safe Harbor Agreement is the first of its kind for these species and celebrates a partnership between a timber producer, and state and federal natural resource agencies.
