The Newsroom

Welcome to the newsroom for the Upper Columbia and Central Washington Fish and Wildlife Offices.

 

March 6, 2008 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the first Washington State agriculturally based HCP

February 28, 2008 - Revised Critical Habitat Proposed for Canada Lynx

Feburary 26, 2008 - Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of Greater Sage-Grouse

February 21, 2008 - Interior Department Removes Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves from Endangered Species List

December 11.2007 - FINAL RECOVERY PLAN PUBLISHED FOR SHOWY STICKSEED, AN EXTREMELY RARE WASHINGTON STATE PLANT

October 9, 2007 - PETITION SEEKING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROTECTION FOR THE GIANT PALOUSE EARTHWORM DOES NOT ESTABLISH NEED FOR LISTING

September 7, 2007 - Calf Likely Killed by Wolf in Stevens County

September 7, 2007 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Recovery Plan for the Endangered Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit 60-day comment period begins

September 5, 2007 - Public Given More Time to Comment on Proposals For Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet New deadline is October 4, 2007

July 9, 2007 - U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PROPOSES TO REVISE 2005 SPECIAL RULE FOR THE WOLVES IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS

July 9, 2007 - U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE REOPENS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON ITS PROPOSAL TO DELIST THE GRAY WOLF IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES. AN ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSE AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD IN CODY, WYOMING, ON JULY 17, 2007

June 28, 2007 - Bald Eagle Soars Off Endangered Species List

June 26, 2007 - SERVICE RELEASES DRAFT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE MARBLED MURRELET

June 25, 2007 - Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2008 Endangered Species Grants

June 14, 2007 - Comment Period Extended for Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan, New deadline is August 24, 2007

June 12, 2007 - CRITICAL HABITAT REVISION PROPOSED FOR NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL

June 1, 2007 - BALD EAGLE WILL RETAIN STRONG FEDERAL PROTECTIONS IF REMOVED FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST, Service announces management changes designed to protect eagles upon delisting

May 21, 2007 - Coeur d'Alene Basin Natural Resource Trustees Complete First Mining-Related Interim Restoration Plan

May 15, 2007 - SECRETARY KEMPTHORNE ANNOUNCES $68 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION PLANNING FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES

April 26, 2007 - Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan Released

December 12, 2006 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for the Definition of Disturb under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

December 6, 2006 - SERVICE SEEKS PROPOSALS FROM STATES FOR 2007 ENDANGERED SPECIES GRANTS

November 21, 2006 - U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WILL NOT CONDUCT IN-DEPTH REVIEW TO CONSIDER LISTING COLUMBIAN SHARP-TAILED GROUSE

November 9, 2006 - Final critical habitat designated for Canada Lynx

September 13, 2006 - DRAFT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE CANADA LYNX RELEASED

June 19, 2006 - Coeur d'Alene Basin Draft Interim Restoration Plan Released for Public Review and Comment, 30-day public comment period begins

June 1, 2006 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Comments on Idaho’s Request to Manage Wolves North of Interstate-90

March 13, 2006 - DRAFT RECOVERY PLAN PUBLISHED FOR RARE PLANT

Feb. 8, 2006 - Critical Habitat Revised for Kootenai River White Sturgeon

Feb. 2, 2006 - SERVICE ANNOUNCES INTENT TO REMOVE THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN POPULATION OF GRAY WOLVES FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST

Jan. 10, 2006 - Idaho requests recovery permit to manage endangered wolves north of Interstate 90