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 Part of America the Beautiful initiative, council will work to create more safe, affordable, and equitable outdoor opportunities.

“This rule will allow our biologists to ensure critical habitat designations contribute to the conservation of ESA-listed species,” Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams said in a statement, adding that “today’s action helps the Service implement the ESA in ways that support sound science and citizen participation.” 

Heat restrictions have decreased need for SARs.

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act recently picked up 5 new co-sponsors in the 117th Congress. The bill that provides funding for the conservation of plant and wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened. Read the story here.

The WMWR was recently highlighted in a news story published by the OKC Journal Record newspaper. Read the story here.

Win for Wildlife as Federal Court reinstates USFWS ability to protect threatened as well as endangered species. 

Wildland firefighting is difficult, physically arduous work. 

 There’s been a lot going on at DOI this week. 

Our partners at Shape Your Future recently release 100+ free or cheap summer activities in Oklahoma. If you love the adventure the Refuge offers, you’ll want to see this list.

A bill to conserve endangered species — from the red-cockaded woodpecker to the snuffbox mussel — was passed by the U.S. House in a 231-to-190 vote on Tuesday.