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A coalition of over 6,300 organizations supporting increased and dedicated funding for wildlife conservation education and nature based recreation.
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The Teaming With Wildlife Staff
TWW Associate202-624-5429
Administrative Assistant202-624-5829
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ACTION ALERT (Urgent)
Your Help is Needed to Save Funding for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program
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! The last two years the US Senate has worked hard to restore funding to this program but only after they heard from the Teaming With Wildlife coalition. Please consider adding your organization's name to the attached letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Interior Appropriations Committee. Time is of the essence so the deadline for signing on is August 17th. Send an email with your organization's name and state to mhumpert@fishwildlife.org to sign on. Help us reach our goal of at least 300 organizations by the deadline to send a strong statement of support for the program. Thanks for all that you do to support fish and wildlife conservation.
Click here to view the Teaming With Wildlife National Sign on Letter
Deadline: August 17, 2012
Send an email with your organization's name and state to mhumpert@fishwildlife.org to sign on.
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Coalition Member Spotlight!
Naromi Land Trust was created in 1968 with a mission to protect open spaces, farmlands, ridges and scenic vistas that define the rural character of Sherman. It is a nonprofit volunteer organization with broad community support that continues to grow. During its 42 years Naromi has protected close to 2000 acres of land in the small town of Sherman utilizing fee ownership, conservation easements and agricultural easements and has been one of the pioneers of conservation development in Connecticut. Naromi's properties feature a network of trails, totaling approximately 15 miles. Naromi was awarded an Excellence in Land Conservation Award for Outstanding Successful Collaboration for the Protection of Towner Hill by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council in 2009 for the purchase of the 80 acre ridge line forest now known as the Towner Hill Preserve with a large vernal pool, using a combination of federal, state, town, and land trust funds. State: Connecticut Website: http://www.naromi.org
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Best Practices
Mary Pfaffko
The SWAP Best Practices Working Group is developing a set of best practices that states may use voluntarily to revise their State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAP). The purpose is to help create consistency across the plans to enable better use for landscape-level conservation and easier navigation for partners. Examples include standardizing criteria for identifying species of greatest conservation need, prioritizing species, habitats, threats, and conservation actions, and making use of the latest innovations in mapping. The practices are voluntary for states that aspire to go above and beyond the basic requirements to apply lessons learned over the past 10 years since SWAPs were developed. These efforts to make the SWAPs the best they can be are important to demonstrate to Congress as it develops its annual budget for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants (SWG) program, which is the primary funding source for SWAP implementation.
The first draft of the best practices document just underwent a 2-week comment period by SWAP Coordinators and state Wildlife Diversity Program Managers. A second 2-week opportunity for review and comment will be opened up for the larger conservation community on July 9, 2012.
The group is comprised of 23 members from state fish and wildlife agencies, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Wildlife Federation. The group convened in February 2012 after the need was identified at the Wildlife Diversity Program Manager meeting in January. The group meets via conference call and had one in-person meeting in Austin, TX in May. The group endeavors to submit the final product for approval to the Teaming With Wildlife Committee at its next meeting in September 2012.
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State Agency News
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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
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The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act, thanks to state-led voluntary conservation efforts, such as Candidate Conservation Agreements and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances, to protect the lizard's habitat and reduce impacts from oil and gas activities. Department of Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar: "This is a great example of how states and landowners are taking early, landscape-level action to protect a creature and its habitat before it requires the protection of the Endangered Species Act." This is one of few cases when voluntary conservation plans have allowed the agency to withdraw a proposed listing.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Become a Member of the Teaming With Wildlife Coalition
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The TWW Coalition includes state fish & wildlife agencies, wildlife biologists, hunters, anglers, birdwatchers, hikers, nature-based businesses and other conservationists who support the goal of restoring and conserving our nation's wildlife. Individual members will receive our WILD Call Newsletter. If you are a group you will be added to the 6,300 coalition member list and receive our WILD Call Newsletter. Sign UP here at www.teaming.com
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