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News archive for Wildlife habitat: areas of land and water that support specific wildlife orgroups of wildlife.

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Wildlife habitat

Cebu City to host third Philippine bird festival  -  28 Aug 2007
INQ7.net,September 21 to spread the message of wildlife habitat conservation and reinforce international efforts to save a rare endemic species from extinction.

Public input sought on regional conservation plan  -  28 Aug 2007
Mercury-Register,..."The traditional process of mitigating wildlife habitat loss with small, disconnected pieces of man-made habitat is unsatisfactory.

For the week of Aug: 28 - Sept. 4  -  28 Aug 2007
Tuscaloosa News (subscription),4-H team by his teammates and led them in representing the State of Alabama in the National 4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Invitational in Wisconsin.

Land panel to give recommendation Wednesday on preserving 1500 ...  -  28 Aug 2007
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription),...leaders could recommend Wednesday investing $11 million into 1500 acres west of Interstate 95 to prevent ranch development and secure wildlife habitat.

On Medians Gone Wild, Plant Theories Do Battle  -  28 Aug 2007
New York Times,Nebraska has limited mowing on its rights of way, a practice that provided some wildlife habitat; in years of drought, native grasses can be harvested to

Open space enjoys reprieve  -  28 Aug 2007
Albany Times Union,Colonial Acres is now owned by the Open Spaces Institute, a nonprofit organization that has protected more than 90000 acres of wildlife habitat in New York.

Uganda: Don't Get Taken Up By the Oil Search  -  28 Aug 2007
AllAfrica.com,Reports, yesterday, that the Canadian-based Heritage Oil and Gas had started exploring oil in the Murchison Park - the country's largest wildlife habitat

Farmers, ranchers can apply for funding  -  28 Aug 2007
Siskiyou Daily News,...and technical assistance to implement measures that will address water quality and erosion concerns as well as restoration of wildlife habitat.

Volunteer effort is recognized  -  28 Aug 2007
The Republican - MassLive.com,...the fields at the Sofinowski Preserve on Mort Vining Road, helping to keep invasive plants under control while maintaining critical wildlife habitat.

WHERE: Along the lower 35 miles of the Willamette River  -  28 Aug 2007
Statesman Journal,The discussions on these trips will be on regional efforts to improve the water quality and the fish and wildlife habitat on the river's mainstem and in its

» Port Authority moves forward on wildlife habitat «  -  Aug 26, 2007
Examiner.comNews) - A site littered with abandoned boats and trash in the Baltimore Harbor will soon be transformed into a wildlife habitat and park.

Pheasants Forever banquet nearing  -  Aug 26, 2007
Journal Review,This is the 15th year of wildlife habitat planting for the Coal Creek Chapter of Pheasants Forever. The Chapter has established itself as one of the most

Sand excavation, wildlife habitat plan for San Diego River drawing ...  -  Aug 18, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,The buyer must commit to funding the river restoration and to forever maintain the wildlife habitat by creating an endowment estimated at $20 million,

CREP focus is habitat  -  Aug 24, 2007
Cameron County Endeavor,I have recently been advising landowners on wildlife habitat enhancement and control of invasive plants, as a consultant for the Conservation Reserve

More Hunting Licenses Available  -  Aug 27, 2007
Saskatoonhomepage.ca,...the regular season in areas around Saskatoon and cost about 20 dollars each as long as the hunter also holds a ten dollar Wildlife Habitat Certificate.

Deal protects land as habitat  -  Aug 12, 2007
Boston Globe,...a 404-acre parcel in Groton is now being conserved to give the public a chance to see a pristine wildlife habitat rare in Eastern Massachusetts.

Pelicans welcome: Lake mineral operation should defer to birds  -  Aug 27, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune,That goes against Utah law that requires the division to protect fish and wildlife habitat, the lake's vistas, public recreation and water quality,

BASC: Wildlife habitat trust out in force at Midland game fair.  -  Aug 17, 2007
Politics.co.uk,Visitors to the Midland Game Fair, who buy the new WHT 2007 Habitat Stamp, ‘Gadwall on the Ouse Washes’ by Barry Van Dusen, will receive a free Stamp

York County habitat benefits from federal landowner program  -  Aug 19, 2007
Portsmouth Herald News,..."From Merrymeeting Bay to Scarborough Marsh, the Maine Landowner Incentive Program is conserving some of our most valuable and threatened wildlife habitat,"

State preserves 1400 acres for wildlife habitat  -  Aug 15, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,The Florida Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to preserve more than 1400 acres of wildlife habitat near Holopaw. The state will buy a conservation easement over the

Wildlife Habitat Seminar Set Aug. 20  -  Aug 13, 2007
Tecumseh Countywide News,A Wildlife Habitat Enhancement and Food Plot Seminar will be conducted at the Pottawatomie County Extension Office on August 20 at 6:30 pm The office is

Blazes may have lasting effects on wildlife  -  Aug 13, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune,We've got a real big chunk of wildlife habitat up there." In an attempt to help Mother Nature rehabilitate the landscape wildlife depend on for food,

Karen and Bob Breneman: Farm bill needs shift to be better for ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
The Capital Times,The majority of these farmers are adding practices that benefit wildlife habitat and others are adding practices that address nutrient management,

A call to defend wildlife refuges  -  Aug 22, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,The US National Wildlife Refuge System is the world standard when it comes to wildlife-habitat networks. In addition to providing places where flora and

BASC: The Wildlife Habitat Trust Stamp collectors’ book  -  Aug 3, 2007
Politics.co.uk,Supporters of the Wildlife Habitat Trust, who were planning to buy the 2007 stamp, ‘Gadwall on the Ouse Washes’ at the CLA Game Fair, can still get their

Researchers hope to improve Mississippi wildlife habitat  -  Aug 4, 2007
Post-Bulletin,By John Weiss WINONA -- While the drought is baking brown many lawns and golf courses, it's turning Mississippi River backwaters green with more plants,

Ankeny couple's property a sanctuary  -  Aug 23, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,By GUNNAR OLSON Margaret and Steve Drahaus' Ankeny property is a certified wildlife habitat. The National Wildlife Federation formally recognized their

August MassWildlife News  -  Aug 20, 2007
iBerkshires.com,Over 4000 acres of fish and wildlife habitat were protected for wildlife and the public by MassWildlife in the past fiscal year (July 1, 2006 – June 30,

NRD signs on  -  Aug 22, 2007
York News Times (subscription),WILD Nebraska is an umbrella program of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission that primarily delivers wildlife habitat to private lands.

Backyard habitat attracts national recognition  -  Aug 2, 2007
Cameron Herald,NWF began the Backyard Wildlife Habitat program in 1973 and has since certified more than 85000 habitats nationwide. Most of these sites represent the hard

Kubota Launches Habitat Restoration Initiative to Commemorate 35 ...  -  Aug 21, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The Kubota/QU partnership will seek to develop and restore wildlife habitat nationwide. As a Premier QU Sponsor and the Official Tractors and Utility

Extension Teaching and Demonstration receives certified status  -  Aug 24, 2007
EmeraldCoast.com,...that the UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Extension Teaching and Demonstration Gardens are now recognized as an official Certified Wildlife Habitat site.

Explore gardens for backyard wildlife  -  Aug 19, 2007
Nashua Telegraph,With increased loss of wildlife habitat across New Hampshire, it is valuable to think about how to maintain habitat for wildlife in our own back yards.

Alaska Tribes Invited to Submit Proposals for Fish and Wildlife ...  -  Aug 18, 2007
NewsBlaze,...manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands,

Wildlife habitats create critter havens -- in the backyard  -  Aug 20, 2007
The Flint Journal - MLive.com,More than 80000 have signed up for the wildlife habitat certification nationwide. Michigan residents account for more than 3000 certified backyard habitats

Wildlife Art Available From the Pennsylvania Game Commission  -  Aug 22, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),...such as the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Ruffed Grouse Society and Ducks Unlimited, save, improve and restore wildlife habitat.

New region director strives for change  -  Aug 18, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,As a land management supervisor, Schweitzer was charged with managing and creating wildlife habitat on the agency’s game lands. Maintaining the land the

Group sues to block project  -  Aug 21, 2007
The Casper Star Tribune,Though it acknowledges potentially devastating impacts to wildlife habitat and wildlife, the BLM also says those impacts can be averted through "adaptive

Sunset Valley residents certified as among the best wildlife sites  -  Aug 10, 2007
Austin American-Statesman (subscription),But what does it take to win designation as one of Texas' Best Certified Wildlife Habitat sites from the National Wildlife Federation and the Texas Parks

DENTRY: Group rides herd on feds  -  Aug 21, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,It opposed fragmentation of wildlife habitat by road building in national forest roadless areas. Lately, its primary mission has been to defend the public's

Cleanup along San Jacinto River draws fire  -  Aug 21, 2007
Press-Enterprise (subscription),...is one of many agencies that signed the Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, which is intended to protect wildlife habitat.

Attracting wildlife and giving back to the environment  -  Aug 13, 2007
OurValley.org,...and sustainable wildlife habitats and have earned the distinction of being part of National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program.

Group sues over plan for Atlantic Rim  -  Aug 22, 2007
Billings Gazette,The BLM says any harm to wildlife habitat and wildlife can be reduced through "adaptive management" practices, or allowing changes based on how wildlife is

King of Mountain can ruin habitat  -  Aug 5, 2007
Los Angeles Daily News,With each new McMansion home or sections of tract homes built in this area, wildlife habitat and passages are compromised between Simi Hills-Santa Susana

Peirson's Milk-Vetch Squashed Again : Feds Propose to Further ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
Environmental News Network (press release),The dunes are heavily impacted by as many as 240000 off-roaders on some weekends, and intensive use that destroys vegetation and wildlife habitat,

Landowners Encouraged to Apply for Wildlife Conservation Programs  -  Aug 11, 2007
Lakefront Hartwell,The cost-share funds are available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP),

Experts: Think 'green' when landscaping  -  Aug 26, 2007
Sudbury Town Crier,Ecological landscaping conserves water, reduces pollution and enhances wildlife habitat, according to the Sudbury Valley Trustees.

Prairie dog numbers grow  -  Aug 27, 2007
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,The loss of grass also becomes a deficit in wildlife habitat: Some dog towns are encroaching through sage grouse breeding grounds. Where towns blur the line

Green Bay couple takes gardening seriously  -  Aug 27, 2007
Green Bay Press Gazette,...nA word about wildlife: One of their goals was to attract wildlife, and they've succeeded to such an extent that their yard is a Certified Wildlife Habitat

Easement aimed at preventing future development of site  -  Aug 23, 2007
Billings Gazette,Rey said development presents a challenge to the management of water quality and quantity, wildlife habitat, riparian preservation and firefighting.




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