Wildlife

Steve Pearce's Confirmation Tested Senate Public Lands Caucus. It Failed

"The Senate on Monday narrowly confirmed Steve Pearce, a former New Mexico congressman with a long history of pushing for federal public land sell-offs, to serve as director of the Bureau of Land Management."

Source: Public Domain, 05/19/2026

"Tick Bites Surge, Sending Many To ER. Maps Show Where."

"Emergency department visits for tick bites have surged to the highest level for this time of year since 2017, driven by warmer temperatures that are boosting tick activity especially in the Northeast and Midwest."

Source: USA TODAY, 05/19/2026

DHS Waives 29 Environmental Laws for Border Barriers Along Big Bend

"Today, under authority of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act and the Real ID Act, the new Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin waived 29 environmental and conservation laws in the Big Bend Sector."

Source: Our Public Lands & Waters, 05/18/2026

"Florida to Close Alligator Alcatraz, News Report Says"

"Florida plans to shut down the Everglades migrant detention site known as Alligator Alcatraz as soon as early June, according to a news report."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/15/2026

Budd-Falen’s Ex-Clients Wanted Bison Off Public Land. Burgum Intervened.

"In administrative cases before DOI, Interior Secretary Burgum intervened to make policy changes that involved or benefited the former legal clients of Karen Budd-Falen, one of his top deputies."

Source: Public Domain, 05/15/2026
July 26, 2026 to July 31, 2026

Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting

Press registration is now open for the Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting, the world’s largest gathering of professional ecologists. The 2026 meeting will run from Sunday through Friday, July 26-31, at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 S W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT.

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June 1, 2026

DEADLINE: PRAx's Public Lands Collaborative Residency

The Public Lands Collaborative Residency supports creative teams engaged in storytelling projects that have the potential to help re-imagine and shape the future of public lands in the United States. Apply by June 1. 

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May 15, 2026

DEADLINE: Migration in Changing Climates — A PLAYA + PRAx + Spring Creek Project Fellowship

Eight fellows from a variety of disciplines (including visual art, writing, philosophy, ethics, performing arts, sound and multidisciplinary genres) will each complete a project that engages with the vital topic of migration — of birds, mammals, plants and/or people — across landscapes undergoing rapid change in the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin.

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"Ted Turner, A Media Mogul Who Tried To Repair The Land"

"Ted Turner built a media empire, then turned much of his wealth and attention toward land, wildlife, clean energy, and conservation. His vast private landholdings became working examples of restoration, from bison herds and native trout to longleaf pines and red-cockaded woodpeckers."

Source: Mongabay, 05/08/2026

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