Teaming With Wildlife is a coalition of businesses and organizations that support additional dedicated funding for fish, forest and wildlife conservation and related education and outdoor recreation.
Spread the word! Encourage other organizations and businesses to join the Teaming With Wildlife Coalition by filling out the form at www.teaming.com/action. |
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State Wildlife Grant Update
In February, t he U.S. House of Representatives passed HR1 - a budget plan for Fiscal Year 2011 that cut federal spending by $100 billion. Unfortunately, it severely cut many conservation programs including complete elimination of the North American Wetland Conservation Act grants and State Wildlife Grant programs. While we understand the need to reduce our federal deficit, eliminating these programs would have severe impacts on fish, forest and wildlife in Missouri and nationwide.
Missouri's Teaming With Wildlife (TWW) Coalition members and friends stepped up to the plate right away with numerous phone calls, e-mails and faxes sent to congressional offices since February. Over 80 Missouri organizations and businesses signed on to a national letter supporting funding for State Wildlife Grants! We were the leading state by far for number of signatures, and 30 groups that signed the letter were not yet TWW Coalition members. Adding those groups to our list would bring us to over 300 TWW Coalition members in Missouri! Missourians believe in and support funding for fish, forest and wildlife conservation!
Congress has just reached a tentative deal with the White House on the FY11 spending plan, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. They agreed to just under $40 billion in cuts. It is looking like State Wildlife Grants is still included, but at $62 million ($28 million less than last year). The North American Wetland Conservation Act grant program was also included, but at $37.5 million (also a significant cut from last year).
It is a huge deal that these programs got reinstated for FY11. It was because of your efforts to send letters, make calls, and join the sign-on letter, etc. Without this effort we stood a good chance of being squeezed out entirely. I appreciate all your help. We'll keep working hard on behalf of funding for fish, forest and wildlife in Missouri.
Click here to learn more about State Wildlife Grant funding.
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 Lower Grand River Conservation Opportunity Area receives $5.6 million for work in the Locust Creek Watershed
Farmers in the Locust Creek Watershed of Linn, Sullivan, and Putnam counties are included in the list of approved projects under the new Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative, called MRBI. Locally called the Locust Creek Healthy Watershed Initiative, this project aims to help crop producers implement conservation practices that target erosion, sedimentation, nutrient runoff, and wildlife habitat on agricultural land.
Under this initiative, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will work with conservation partners to provide technical assistance and an additional $3.1 million in EQIP and WHIP program funding over the next 4 years in the Locust Creek Watershed.
Read more.
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 Funding Opportunity: WCS Climate Adaptation Fund
Deadline: April 29
With funding provided by the DorisDuke Charitable Foundation and managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the WCS Climate Adaptation Fund will provide up to $2 million in competitive grants in 2011. Grants will be 1-2 years in length. Awards will be made to nonprofit conservation organizations for applied, on-the-ground projects focused on implementing priority conservation actions for climate adaptation at a landscape scale.
Learn more.
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Sign on to National Wildlife Federation Sportsmen Letter Supporting the Clean Air Act
Deadline: April 15
America's hunters and anglers have been at the forefront of protecting wildlife and our natural resources for generations.Unfortunately, our outdoor heritage is at risk from unprecedented attacks in Congress.
Since Republicans and Democrats joined forces to pass the Clean Air Act in 1970, it has had a long history of success in reducing pollution such as acid rain and mercury contamination that threaten fish and wildlife habitats. Today, however, the Clean Air Act is under attack as Congress threatens to weaken these long-standing protections.
National Wildlife Federation invites you to join sportsmen groups and sportsmen's businesses across the United States in signing the letter to Congress attached, urging our Senators and Representatives to prevent any interference with the Clean Air Act.
Read the letter.
To add your organization to the letter, send an e-mail to Geralyn Hoey at hoeyg@nwf.org by April 15.
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 New Book: Discover Missouri Natural Areas: A Guide to 50 Great Places by Mike Leahy
The Missouri Natural Areas System protects the best remaining examples of our state's natural heritage. Now, a great new book helps nature lovers experience these special places firsthand. The Missouri Department of Conservation presents Discover Missouri Natural Areas-A Guide to 50 Great Places. In this beautiful, user-friendly guide, author Mike Leahy, the Department's natural areas coordinator, provides natural history information that brings to life the outstanding geological, biological and ecological features of each area. Easy-to-use maps and stunning photographs compliment the text. The perfect gift for the naturalist in your family. Flier with more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 Canoes for Clean Water Event
The Canoe for Clean Water: Race, Float and Festival (sponsored by the Missouri River Communities Network) consists of three separate events happening on the same day- Saturday, June 25, 2011. - Canoe for Clean Water 50 Mile Race: Glasgow to Huntsdale. A competative race with prizes in 8 divisions
- Canoe for Clean Water 15 Mile Float: Franklin Island to Huntsdale. A pleasure float, with prizes.
- Canoe for Clean Water Festival: KatFish Katy's in Huntsdale. Music, food, drinks, information.
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