The USDA Forest Service has announced the publication of a final rule implementing key changes to its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The changes include new tools and flexibilities to tackle critical land management challenges as part of a […]
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The USDA Forest Service today announced it will expand its Every Kid Outdoors program to offer fourth- and fifth-grade students and family members fee-free access to more than 2,000 sites on national forests and grasslands for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school
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The extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close with a record-breaking 30 named storms and 12 landfalling storms in the continental United States. While the official hurricane season concludes on November 30, tropical storms may continue
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In a troubling trend, United States Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector continue to make a large number of significant arrests in the Laredo area within 24 hours of each other. The first incident occurred on the morning of
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Lost and Found Two Angelina County game wardens responded to a call about a lost hunter in Angelina National Forest. Upon arrival at the scene, the wardens found out the man had been missing for several hours and was a
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NOAA’s Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) is undergoing significant upgrades to expand its capabilities and improve weather forecasting. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service use GEFS to produce medium-range weather forecasts and to issue watches and warnings during high-impact weather
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Although holiday celebrations look a little different this year, Texas State Parks and the Texas Historical Commission State Historic Sites are hosting more than 50 events across the state to help bring in some holiday cheer. Starting this Saturday, Nov.
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Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, no U.S. recreational travelers have been permitted to cross the border into Canada since mid-March of this year. One result that hits especially close to home for Delta Waterfowl members is non-resident hunters were not
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The nonprofit Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida announced a $45,000 grant to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to better understand the marine environment off Florida’s western Gulf coast. In a previous study, FWC scientists discovered the
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Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore won big at the Southeast Texas Press Club awards held Sat. Nov. 13 The awards which recognize media based out of Southeast Texas is a prestigious organization covering all facets of electronic, print,
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants to remind hunters to report their harvests during the upcoming antlerless deer season, Nov 26 — 29. Mandatory reporting is required for any antlerless deer harvested during the four day doe season, along
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While at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed a Secretary’s Order that waives entrance fees to national parks, wildlife refuges, and other public lands and waters managed by the Trump Administration’s Department of
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With the first sightings of iconic, endangered whooping cranes along the Texas coast, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding Texans to be on the lookout for these impressive birds as they move through the state. Whooping cranes
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Residents should not be alarmed if they see low-flying planes or helicopter over parts of West Texas and South-Central New Mexico starting in early November. Survey planes include a Cessna Grand Caravan fixed-wing as well as an Airbus A350 B3
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A Bandera County game warden received a call from a landowner who saw a white pickup on the property and hidden in the brush. The landowner said the driver’s side door was open, but no one was around the truck.
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Researchers made strides in whitetail research in 2020 as they jumped into a multifaceted research program aimed at population ecology, habitat use, survival, mortality, and productivity of white-tailed deer in Idaho. This research gives an interesting look at deer that
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Due to ongoing public health concerns across the state, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission Meeting and Annual Public Hearing will be streamed virtually on TPWD’s website Nov. 9 and 10. The Annual Public Hearing begins at 2
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The decision by the Trump administration to lift protections from the roadless areas of the Tongass National Forest poses a grave threat to diverse wildlife habitat, old-growth forests, and the rural economies of Southeast Alaska according to officials with the National
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To simplify, expedite, and improve the permit application process, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is launching “ePermits,” a new and modern electronic permitting system. Permits enable the public to engage in certain federal regulated wildlife-related activities. Service permit
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The Department of the Interior has announced that it finalized electric bike (or e-bike) regulations that pave the way for land managers to allow more people, especially older Americans and those with physical limitations, to experience bicycling on public lands
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