I won a small basket of Ranger Rick magazines at yesterday’s North Star Auction. My grandparents gave me a year’s subscription to it as a gift back in the early-Clay days, so good memories have been unlocked.
#nationalwildlifefederation #magazines #vintage #auctions #nature
A House committee has approved the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, a bill that would remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List and block federal protections. Supporters call it a win for ranchers, while critics warn it threatens wolf recovery and ecological balance.
#graywolves #EndangeredSpecies #PALPA #nationalwildlifefederation #PetAndLivestockActof2025 #agriculture
A House committee has approved the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, a bill that would remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List and block federal protections. Supporters call it a win for ranchers, while critics warn it threatens wolf recovery and ecological balance.
The last of the Missouri River Bird Observatory winter learning series webinars is always the most exciting.
This year our MRBO friends kept it a secret until yesterday. The last topic is current Federal policies that affect wildlife and habitat, presented by two senior leaders of the National Wildlife Federation.
Be sure to check it out. 6:30 pm (central) Monday. It's free, and open to all, not just Missourians. You do need to register, though.
Don't get bummed. Get educated, and take action!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b4Pz3YslSnyuNRHOUyhUZw#/registration
#wildlife #conservation #missouri #KC-ish #nationalwildlifefederation #endangeredspecies
Join the Missouri River Bird Observatory's third annual webinar series. We will feature 13 awesome guest speakers, one each Monday evening from January through March. Topics range from ecology to history to how to take action, but all webinars will revolve around the conservation of our shared natural resources and connections with human health. MRBO is thankful to the CFM David Risberg Memorial Grant Program for its co-sponsorship of the Winter Learning Series.
Trump taps #OilIndustry insider to oversee drilling on #PublicLands
#BureauOfLandManagement nominee #KathleenSgamma heads a #FossilFuel industry trade group that sued the Biden administration over a landmark #conservation rule.
By Maxine Joselow
"President Donald #Trump has nominated oil and gas advocate #KathleenSgamma to lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, the agency tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands and waters for the benefit of all Americans.
"The nomination of Sgamma, who heads a Denver-based oil and gas industry trade group called the #WesternEnergyAlliance, heralds a seismic shift in the management of roughly 245 million acres of public property — about one-tenth of the nation’s land mass.
"If confirmed by the Senate, she would be a key architect of Trump’s #DrillBabyDrill agenda alongside Interior Secretary and '#EnergyCzar' #DougBurgum. An MIT graduate who previously worked in consulting, she has advocated for the BLM to prioritize oil and gas drilling, #HardrockMining and #livestock grazing on public lands nationwide.
"A spokesman for Sgamma did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"During his first term, Trump tapped conservative lawyer William Perry Pendley to lead the BLM on an acting basis. But Trump never nominated Pendley, a vocal advocate of selling off public lands, to helm the agency on a permanent basis, prompting a rebuke from a federal judge.
"President Joe Biden in 2021 chose Tracy Stone-Manning, a prominent Montana-based #environmentalist, to lead the BLM. Earlier in her career, Stone-Manning worked on conservation policy at the #NationalWildlifeFederation and led Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality.
"Under Biden, the BLM finalized a landmark rule that sought to put conservation, #recreation and #RenewableEnergy development on equal footing with #ResourceExtraction on public lands. Sgamma’s Western Energy Alliance filed a lawsuit challenging that rule, which the Trump administration is expected to overturn.
"In an interview with The Washington Post in April, Sgamma criticized the regulation for allowing ranchers, renewable-energy developers and other interests to lease federal lands for the purpose of #conservation and #HabitatRestoration.
"We have no choice but to litigate,' she said. 'These conservation leases seem to be designed to preclude energy development on federal lands.'
#Environmentalists criticized #Sgamma’s nomination.
"'This choice shows that the new administration will leave no favor ungranted for the oil and gas industry and the wealthy #FossilFuel #executives who funded Trump’s campaign,' #AlanZibel, oil and gas research director with the liberal advocacy group #PublicCitizen, said in an email.
"#JeffEshelman, president and #CEO of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, which represents small oil producers, praised Sgamma’s selection while critiquing the Biden administration."
Original article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/12/trump-bureau-land-management-kathleen-sgamma/
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/tmTH6#selection-645.0-724.1
#USPol #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #KillCapitalism #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #CorporateColonialism #Corporatocracy #BigOilCriminals #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateCrisis
#NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoMiningOnConservationLands #DrainTheSwamp? More like, #OilUpTheSwamp!#IndepdendentPetroleumAssociationOfAmerica
Excerpt from "How to make your yard a friendlier place for #pollinators"
#Pollination doesn't only produce more plants – it also helps make fruits and vegetables larger, more abundant, and even more flavorful.
by Abby Jackson, January 22, 2024
The Cool Down [#US-based publication]
How to Support Pollinators in Your Yard
"Plants are the foundation for every living thing on our planet, and without pollination, plants would be unable to reproduce and our food supply would be at risk.
"Here are a few things you can do to support their safety and protect our food resources for years to come:
- Avoid #pesticides, #herbicides, and synthetic #fertilizers as much as possible.
- Choose flowering plants that produce pollen and nectar, that are native to your area, and that support a variety of pollinators. Avoid hybrid plant varieties, as they've been bred specifically for aesthetics and may have unattractive nectar.
- You can use the #NationalWildlifeFederation's #NativePlant finder to discover plants in your area that attract pollinators. The #AudubonSociety has a similar search that identifies native plants in your area that attract birds.
- Follow seasonal changes and diversify your yard with plants that bloom at different times of the year for year-round blooms.
- Remove #InvasivePlants and weeds when possible.
- Provide a hydration station. Birdbaths are hazards for many pollinators because they can easily drown in them and because they are preyed on by other animals. Filling a shallow bowl with pebbles or marbles to a low water level will allow pollinators to drink while sitting on a perch. [I do create "bee baths" with marbles and rocks. I will be very cautious if I decide to provide "bird baths" this summer]
- Provide nesting sides, like a #BeeHouse. [Old logs can be good for some bees]
- Use certain plants strictly as food for the larvae of pollinators to ensure they will have enough energy to grow and frequent your yard. For example, #MonarchCaterpillars [and #TussockMothLarvae] love to eat #milkweed, and #BlackSwallowtailCaterpillars feed on #parsley [I did not know this! I will provide some parsley for their consumption this year!]
"#Rewilding your yard with native plants and #clovers, designating a garden bed to attract pollinators, or even having a pollinator-friendly plant in a pot on your #balcony are other ways you can make your area a friendlier space for pollinators.
"Any action that helps pollinators is a positive action that benefits you and the animals and nature around you."
Read more:
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/how-to-make-your-yard-a-friendlier-place-for-pollinators/
#GardeningForPollinators #GardeningForBees #Gardening #SolarPunkSunday
It's hard to say for sure whether opting out of #JunkMail actually works. I've been using #PaperKarma to reduce the volume of junk mail that my mom gets, seemingly without success. So I've started calling junk mail senders directly to get her off their lists.
The #NationalWildlifeFederation (which gets 4 stars on #CharityNavigator) was very helpful and took her off right away. They also pointed me to https://www.directmail.com/mail_preference where I can ask to remove her from all their campaigns.🤞
You really otter!
Please join the National Wildlife Federation and me in telling the Council on Environmental Quality that you support fully restoring NEPA protections for public input, so that your voice can be heard on issues that impact neighborhoods and wildlife like the river otter!
#NationalWildlifeFederation #RiverOtters #NEPA #petition
https://support.nwfactionfund.org/page/56382/donate/1?locale=en-US&en_chan=tw&en_ref=20148289
Under the Trump administration, protections under the National Environmental Policy Act were drastically rolled back. These rollbacks harmed people, wildlife like the river otter, and our cherished outdoor spaces. Tell the federal government to take the next step needed to undo the Trump administration’s rollbacks!
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