HAILEY, Idaho, July 30 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on July 29, 2024: PAHRUMP, Nev. - Conservation organizations today are requesting long-term protection of outstanding cultural and natural resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands in the Pahrump Valley, Nevada, along the California border, in order to protect Mojave desert tortoise populations, historic viewsheds of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail and the Salt Song Trail, scarce w  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Idaho Falls, Idaho - Following a hydrothermal blast that violently shook parts of Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin last week, PETA is calling for an encore eruption--of compassion! In a blitz of visual appeals set to go up throughout Idaho Falls Regional Airport this month, the group seeks to light a fire under Yellowstone-bound travelers by reminding them that each person who go  more

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 3 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.-- Twenty-three wildlife conservation groups today urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Arizona Game and Fish Department not to remove a family of endangered Mexican gray wolves from just south of the Grand Canyon National Park. The agencies have announced they intended to capture and re-release the pack elsewhere. In early July agency trappers captured and rel  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: The National Governors Association (NGA) and Third Sector Capital Partners (Third Sector) selected Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, and North Carolina to participate in the Policy Academy to Strengthen SNAP E&T Delivery. These four states will receive technical assistance through the policy academy to identify and address barriers to successfully implementing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Employment and Tr  more

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: * * * 2021 Flagstaff Council Resolution supported Mexican wolves in northern Arizona * * * FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Arizona students proposed a new name for Mexican gray wolf F2979, calling her "Hope." She was captured and collared by the Arizona Game and Fish Department earlier this month. The agency intends to use her to locate any packmates north of Interstate 40 and then to send them back into the bounds  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Travel] -- The U.S. Travel Association issued the following news release: Congratulations to U.S. Travel's ESTO 2024 Destiny and Mercury Awards finalists! The Destiny and Mercury Awards recognize destinations and state tourism offices for excellence and creative accomplishment in destination marketing and foster the development of imaginative and innovative campaigns. U.S. Travel will announce the winners in each of the 18 categories at the Awards Din  more

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: In disappointing news, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has filed a legal document indicating that it is delaying a decision on petitions from the governors of Montana and Wyoming seeking the removal of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for grizzly bears. Instead of reaffirming the critical protections under the ESA, the USFWS plans to issue a combined finding and a proposed rule that co  more