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WILD CALL - December Issue

Submitted by Liz Skipper on December 14, 2012 - 9:05am

The latest issue of the Teaming With Wildlife eNewsletter is now available!!!

Click Here to View the Full December 2012 Issue of the WILD CALL

2013 Teaming With Wildlife Fly-In Event - March 5-6, 2013

Submitted by Liz Skipper on November 19, 2012 - 9:04am

Plans are on the way for the 2013 Fly-In!

Online Registration is now available!

The annual Teaming With Wildlife Fly-In is sponsored by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the national TWW steering committee and the National Invasive Species Council.The Fly-In is the coalition’s premiere event to inform members of Congress of the value of the State & Tribal Wildlife Grants Program.

2013 Fly-In Details: Registration, Lodging, Awards, Sponsorship Opportunities and additional details.

NOW AVAILABLE: Best Practices for State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs)

Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on November 9, 2012 - 10:30am

The Best Practices for State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) report was approved by the Teaming With Wildlife (TWW) Committee at the AFWA Annual Meeting in September 2012. The goal was to raise the bar for SWAPs by identifying best practices based on innovations and lessons learned from the years since SWAPs were developed.

Seeking Nominations for 2013 Teaming With Wildlife (TWW) Fly-in Awards!

Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on November 1, 2012 - 3:31pm

We are accepting nominations for the following awards to be presented at the 2013 Teaming With Wildlife (TWW) Fly-in Day!

1. TWW Coalition Member Achievement Award (achievement in support of funding for state wildlife diversity conservation)
2. State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) Partnership Award (outstanding collaboration in the implementation/revision of the SWAP; goes to the state wildlife agency AND the partner)

WOW-You DID IT!...Over 600 organizations on the letter supporting State & Tribal Wildlife Grants in FY13

Submitted by Mark Humpert on September 5, 2012 - 7:22am

I’m delighted to announce that the letter supporting funding for State & Tribal Wildlife Grants surpassed 600 organizations. We will be delivering it to Senators Reed and Murkowski later today. Few if any conservation programs have as large or diverse support as this program. As leaders and members of the Teaming With Wildlife Coalition you went above and beyond the call of duty to make this letter successful. Thank you for your tireless work.

Update on Letter Supporting Funding for FY13 for the State & Tribal Wildlife Grants Program

Submitted by Mark Humpert on August 13, 2012 - 9:00am

UPDATED August 14 (5:30pm). Over 400 organizations have now signed on to the letter to Senators Reed (RI) and Murkowski (AK) supporting funding in FY13 for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program. The House Appropriations Committee has proposed a massive 50% cut to the program and the letter is intended to show that there is strong grassroots support for the program. The State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program is the only federal program with the purpose of preventing endangered species listings and we have successes in every state and territory that we can show.

ACTION ALERT: Your Help is Needed to Save Funding for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program

Submitted by Mark Humpert on July 19, 2012 - 4:51pm

Once again the US House of Representatives has proposed a massive (50%) cut to the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program for the fiscal year starting in September. This program has already been cut by over 30% since 2010. We understand the fiscal constraints of the country and know everyone needs to do their part. However this large and disproportionate cut to a successful program that is preventing endangered species listings does not make economic sense. We know that when a species has to be federally listed, costs skyrocket!

State Fish and Wildlife Agencies Are Working to Save Taxpayer Dollars by Keeping Wildlife Off the Endangered Species List

Submitted by Mark Humpert on May 18, 2012 - 11:11am

WASHINGTON DC – As we commemorate Endangered Species Day, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Teaming With Wildlife Coalition proudly celebrate the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, which is providing critical funding to state agencies to prevent at-risk species from threatened and endangered species listing and to recover those from the brink of extinction.

Partners for Piping Plovers!

Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on May 15, 2012 - 1:46pm

Piping Plover numbers are up! The number of breeding pairs has more than doubled from when it was listed as a federally threatened species in 1986 to nearly 1,800 pairs today—close to the range-wide recovery goal of 2,000 pairs!

Tennessee uses State Wildlife Grants to help restore Lake Sturgeon

Submitted by Mary Pfaffko on May 8, 2012 - 9:09am

Last April 2012, State Wildlife Grants funded the reintroduction of 30 Lake Sturgeon in Tennessee. The Lake Sturgeon is listed as a species of greatest conservation need in the Tennessee Wildlife Action Plan. Extirpated from Tennessee since 1960, the Lake Sturgeon population has increased to 115,000 thanks to the Saving the Sturgeon program. Now it has 30 more. With the help of 5th-10th graders, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency & the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute are connecting kids with nature while helping to restore a state-endangered species.

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