Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar held a meeting and conference call with conservation groups this afternoon to discuss the future of conservation funding. Naomi Edelson of the National Wildlife Federation (and member of the Teaming With Wildlife coalition steering committee) asked the Secretary about funding for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program.
Submitted by Mark Humpert on April 27, 2012 - 2:12pm
Members of the Teaming With Wildlife Steering Committee submitted testimony today supporting at least level funding ($61.3M) for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program in FY13. The letter was supported by the American Fisheries Society, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Association of Zoos & Aquariums, National Audubon Society, Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, The Nature Conservancy, The Wildlife Society and Wildlife Management Institute. The National Wildlife Federation, also a steering committee member opted to send their own letter requesting a higher level of funding. The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies appreciates the support of these steering committee members and the National Wildlife Federation for their support. The written testimony follows:
Submitted by Mark Humpert on April 11, 2012 - 3:45pm
Would you like to show your support for the State & Tribal Wildlife Grants Program? You can submit written testimony in support of funding for the program in FY13 to the Senate Interior Appropriations subcommittee. Send your testimony formatted in MS Word to INT@appro.senate.gov with the subject line “OWT”.
Submitted by Mark Humpert on March 29, 2012 - 7:59am
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Don Young (AK), Todd Platts (PA), Mike Thompson (CA) and Ron Kind (WI) have been joined by 106 of their colleagues on a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. The letter is in support of the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, which is aimed at preventing wildlife in the U.S. from declining to the point of being endangered. In the letter, Members urge the Subcommittee to provide the most robust funding possible for the Program, while also recognizing the fiscal constraints that the nation is under.
Submitted by Mark Humpert on February 22, 2012 - 8:19am
The FY13 funding request by the President for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants was a matter of not so good news, good news and bad news. The funding level proposed for next fiscal year is $61.3 million, roughly the same level as last year.
Submitted by Mark Humpert on February 22, 2012 - 7:56am
We don’t often think about how the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program is helping to restore marine ecosystems. This ScienceDaily Article (dated Feb. 17, 2012), explains how the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is supporting partners who are growing and transplanting staghorn coral to a threatened reef off Florida’s Broward County coast.
Submitted by Mark Humpert on February 10, 2012 - 4:45pm
The Conservation title of the Farmbill provides many benefits to at-risk fish and wildlife. In this era of strained budgets, many of the gains made during the last several decades connecting conservation to agriculture policy could be lost. Consider joining a letter to the Senate and House Agriculture Committees demonstrating broad and strong support for the Farm Bill Conservation Programs. The goal is to get 500 national, state,and local organizations to sign-on by the February 28 Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on conservation programs. The political context of this letter is that there remains strong bipartisan bicameral agreement in the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for the draft Conservation Title. The big challenge is securing adequate funding for these programs.
This is an online sign-on. Visit the following link and officially add your name: http://goo.gl/VaokH. You can forward the link to your chapters and constituencies asking them to sign on as well. Feel free to share both the attached .pdf of the letter and the link which directs folks to the electronic form. Additionally, at any time, you can view a live list of sign-ons at the following link: http://goo.gl/NeBrb. The deadline is February 24th, 2012.
Submitted by Mark Humpert on January 31, 2012 - 8:49am
Voters in six Western states overwhelmingly agree that despite state budget problems, money should still be provided to protect land, water and wildlife. A total of 86% of respondents agree with the need for funding conservation. The poll was conducted in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The full results of the poll are available at http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/stateoftherockies/conservationinthewests….
Submitted by Mark Humpert on December 15, 2011 - 2:57pm
We learned today that the “megabus’ that would fund the Department of Interior and other federal agencies for the current fiscal year included $61.4M (<1% cut from FY11) for State and Tribal Wildlife Grants. A vote in the House on the compromise bill could happen as soon as Friday.
Submitted by Liz Skipper on October 2, 2012 - 8:07am
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Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar held a meeting and conference call with conservation groups this afternoon to discuss the future of conservation funding. Naomi Edelson of the National Wildlife Federation (and member of the Teaming With Wildlife coalition steering committee) asked the Secretary about funding for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program.
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We don’t often think about how the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program is helping to restore marine ecosystems. This ScienceDaily Article (dated Feb. 17, 2012), explains how the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is supporting partners who are growing and transplanting staghorn coral to a threatened reef off Florida’s Broward County coast.
The Conservation title of the Farmbill provides many benefits to at-risk fish and wildlife. In this era of strained budgets, many of the gains made during the last several decades connecting conservation to agriculture policy could be lost. Consider joining a letter to the Senate and House Agriculture Committees demonstrating broad and strong support for the Farm Bill Conservation Programs. The goal is to get 500 national, state,and local organizations to sign-on by the February 28 Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on conservation programs. The political context of this letter is that there remains strong bipartisan bicameral agreement in the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for the draft Conservation Title. The big challenge is securing adequate funding for these programs. 
