Office of External Affairs
Mountain-Prairie Region

NEWS RELEASES

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mountain-Prairie Region
134 Union Boulevard
Lakewood, Colorado 80228

 

 

February 5, 2010

Endangered Species Act Protection for the American Pika Is Not Warranted

February 5, 2010

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Public Meeting To Solicit Comments on Proposed Tree Stand Regulation Change at Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

February 2, 2010

This Valentine's Day Fall in Love with Nature

January 26, 2010

Conservation Throught The Arts

January 21, 2010

New Support for the Fight Against Invasive Mussels

January 14, 2010

Fish and Wildlife Service partners with Groups to Purchase Property along Wild and Scenic Missouri River

January 13, 2010

Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period for the Proposed Rule to Provide Endangered Species Act Protections for the Shovelnose Sturgeon

January 13, 2010

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Revision of Critical Habitat for Bull Trout

January 7, 2010

Public Information Meeting Regarding Upper Arkansas River Restoration Plan to be Held in Leadville, Colorado

December 21, 2009

Volunteers Needed for Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey

December 16, 2010

The Service Finds 67 Species May Warrant Endangered Species Act Protection, Further Study Planned

December 10, 2009

ASARCO Settlement Provides $194 Million for Federal, State and Tribal Wildlife and Habitt Resource Restoration

December 2, 2009

Endangered Species Act Protection for the Black-tailed Prairie Dog Is Not Warranted

December 2, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the Sprague's pipit

November 24, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Rescheduled Public Meetings for Proposed Conservaiton Easement Program in Flint Hills

November 24, 2009

Proposed Actions to Restore Migratory Bird Habitats Impacted by the Shattuck Superfund Site

November 23, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Status of Gunnison Sage-Grouse

November 19, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments for a proposed Carp Removal Project in Utah Lake, Utah, to Benefit the Endangered June Sucker

November 9, 2009

Service Determines "Finding of No Significant Impact" on Land Exchange Between Pablo Wildlife Management Area and Private Property adjacent to Ninepipe Wildlife Management Area, Lake County, Montana

October 30, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Status of the Arctic Grayling

October 30, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Public Open House Meetings for Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

October 16, 2009
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reschedules Public Meetings for Proposed Conservation Easement Program in Flint Hills

October 7, 2009
Revised Critical Habitat Proposed for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse

September 22, 2009
Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for the Shovelnose Sturgeon

September 21, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado Department of Wildlife block clear eastern Colorado's black-tailed prairie dog habitat

September 21,2009

Tom Chart Named Director for Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program

September 10, 2009

Milkvetch Warrants Endangered Species Act Protection But Listing Precluded By Other Priorities

August 28, 2009

Secretary Salazar, Western Governors and Western Area Power Administration Join Together to Extend Program to Recover Endangered Colorado River Fish

August 24, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director Announces Recovery Act Funding for Montana Contractor to Replace Condemned Bridge at the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

August 18, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Reviews for 29 Species

August 14, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Uses Caution After Discovery of Asian Clams Above Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery

August 10, 2009

Regional Director Stephen Guertin Announces the Garrison Dam Ntional Fish Hatchery Pond Liner Project

August 3, 2009

Kansas Nation Wildlife Refuge Garners Carbon Kudos

July 31, 2009

Liberal Season Proposed for Upcoming Late Waterfowl Season

July 13, 2009

Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery Begins Stocking Fish for Animas-LaPlata Project

July 10, 2009

Utility Giant to Pay Millions for Eagle Protection

July 8, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the Susan's Purse-making Caddisfly

July 1, 2009

Northern Leopard Frog in West May Warrant Federal Protection

June 30, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $6.1 million for New Visitors Center at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge

June 19, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals From States For 2010 Endangered Species Grants

June 19, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the Clay-loving Wild Buckwheat

June 9, 2000

Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Decision on Petition to List the Narrowleaf Evening Primrose

May 19, 2009

Interior Secretary Salazar Awards States More than $61 Million to Help Wildlife

May 18, 2009

Let's Go Outside Campaign to Connect People with Nature and Create Photomosaic

May 15, 2009

New Facilities Now Under Construction at Jackson National Fish Hatchery

May 14, 2009

Releases for Endangered Fish Begin Today

May 14, 2009

More Thank $23 Million in Federal Grants and Matching Funds going to Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds and Habitat

May 13, 2009

Endangered Colorado River Fishes are Reoccupying Historic Habitat in the Colorado and Yampa Rivers

May 12, 2009

Proposed Actions to Address Contamination Frm the California Gulch Superfund Site Available for Public Comment

May 6, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the American Pika

May 4, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service Responds During Flood Events

April 28, 2009

Comment Period Reopened on Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

April 21, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $57.8 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered Species

April 21, 2009

Biologists Resume Research Studies in Utah and Colorado in Effort to Recover Endangered Fish

April 21, 2009

Biologists Resume Research Studies in Colorado and Utah in Effort to Recover Endangered Fish

April 15, 2009

Bald Eagle Shot Near Rosholt, South Dakota - Reward Offered -

April 14, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments for a proposed Land Exchange on the Parowan Front Wildlife Management Area, Utah

April 13, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Winners of the 2009 Colorado Junior Duck Stamp Contest

April 2, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Delivers Flood Response Mission in North Dakota and South Dakota

March 30, 2009

First Endangered Black-footed Ferret Kits of 2009 Born

March 30, 2009

Bald Eagle Shot Near Hitchcock, South Dakota - Reward Offered-

March 25, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Staff Work to Protect People and Property in Response to Severe Flood Conditions in North and South Dakota

March 25, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on the Populus to Ben Lomond 345kv Transmission Line Project on the Brigham Face Wildlife Management Area, Utah

March 24, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public's Involvement in Revising the Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Kansas

March 20, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species Recovery Champion Awards

March 19, 2009

Secretary Salazar Releases Study Showing Widespread Declines in Bird Populations, Highlights Role of Partnerships in Conservation

March 17, 2009

Northern Rocky Mountain Interagency Annual Report for 2008 Available

March 12, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $26 Million for Wetlands Grants, Nearly $12 Million for Refuge Acquisitions Benefiting Migratory Waterfowl - ND

March 12, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $26 Million for Wetlands Grants, Nearly $12 Million for Refuge Acquisitions Benefiting Migratory Waterfowl - MT

March 12, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $26 Million for Wetlands Grants, Nearly $12 Million for Refuge Acquisitions Benefiting Migratory Waterfowl - NE

March 12, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $26 Million for Wetlands Grants, Nearly $12 Million for Refuge Acquisitions Benefiting Migratory Waterfowl - SD

March 12, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $26 Million for Wetlands Grants, Nearly $12 Million for Refuge Acquisitions Benefiting Migratory Waterfowl - WY

March 6, 2009

Secretary Salazar Affirms Decision to Delist Gray Wolves in Western Great Lakes, Portion of Northern Rockies

March 3, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of Roundtail Chub

February 24, 2009

Revised Critical Habitat Designated for Canada Lynx

February 24, 2009

$740 Million Goes to States for Fish and Wildlife Projects

February 20, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on the Todd Game Production Area Property Exchange in Bennett County, South Dakota

February 12, 2009

Approval of the Cherokee County Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

February 10, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the Wyoming Pocket Gopher

February 5, 2009

Endangered Species Act Protections for 165 Petitioned Species Not Warranted

January 30, 2009

Secretary Salazar Promotes Economic Benefits of Conservation Investments in Visit to Rocky Mountain Arsenal

January 14, 2009

Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge Announces Crop Share Opportunities Near Hartford, Kansas

January 14, 2009

Service Removes Western Great Lakes, Portion of Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Populations from Endangered Species Act

January 7, 2009
Golden Eagle Shot Near Carpenter, South Dakota

December 18, 2008

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the New Mexico Population of Canada Lynx

December 10, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Annual List of Canidates for Endangered Species Act

December 3, 2008

Bald Eagle Shot Near Tulare, South Dakota - Reward Offered -

December 2, 2008

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the Black-tailed Prairie Dog

December 1,2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Provedes Analysis Concerning Gunnison's Prairie Dog on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Colorado

Novermber 18, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Open House at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge to Solicit Public Comments on Proposed Addition of the Chandler Ranch

October 24, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period on 2007 Proposal to Delist Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act

October 22, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Protection Measures for Exploratory Wells on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Colorado

October 22, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Public Cmment Period on Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Reufge

October 21, 2008

Draft Economic Analysis of Conservation Actions to Protect Canada Lynx Released

October 20, 2008

South Dakotan Wins 2008 Federal Duck Stamp Contest

October 15, 2008

Least Chub May Warrant Protection Under the Endangered Species Act

October 6, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Initiation of 5-Year Reviews for 11 Species in Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming

September 29, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Two Open Houses for the Public To Comment on the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

September 24, 2008

Public Meetings Set for Wind-Energy Environmental Study

September 15, 2008

Ron Reynolds Receives the National Blue Heron Award

September 15, 2008

Steve Moran Receives the National Blue Heron Award

September 9, 2008

Service Determines the Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Does Not Warrant Protection Under the Endangered Species Act

September 4, 2008

Fish and Wildlife Service Expends One Billionth Dollar From Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, Marking Major Milestone for Habitat Protection

August 28, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Host Public Meetings About Future Management of National Wildlife Refuge System Lands in South Dakota

August 28, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for 12 National Wildlife Refuges

August 26, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Public Meetings for Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Nine North Dakota Wetland Management Districts

August 18, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service To Hold A Public Open House For Comprehensive Conservation Plan For Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

August 14, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Comment on Eagle Permit Assessment

July 9, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Revises the Endangered Species Act Status of the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse

July 7, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Public Open House on Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Sullys Hill National Game Preserve

July 1, 2008

A Great Day for Endangered Fish in the Grand Valley as Community Celebrates Completion of Capital Projects

June 19, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Sign Annual Funding Agreement for National Bison Range Complex

June 17, 2008

Public Hearing Scheduled on Proposed Critical Habitat For Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

June 13, 2008

Service Proposes to Expand Hunting and Fishing Opportunitites on National Wildlife Refuges

June 11, 2008

IGBC Celebrates 25 Years of Grizzly Bear Recovery

May 28, 2008

National Trail's Day

May 27, 2008

Actions Underway in Response to the Plague Outbreak in Conata Basin, South Dakota

May 21, 2008

Price-Stubb Fish Passage Construction is Complete

May 21, 2008

Service Issues Rule to Grandfather Pre-existing Endangered Species Act Authorizations for Take of Bald Eagles

May 15, 2008

Maguire Daisy Proposed for Delisting

May 9, 2008

Biologists Resume Research Studies In Colorado and Utah in Effort To Recover Endangered Fish

May 9, 2008

Biologists Resume Research Studies In Utah and Colorado In Effort To Recover Endangered Fish

May 7, 2008

Interior Department Awards Grants to States to Conserve Imperiled Wildlife

May 6, 2008

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the White-tailed Prairie Dog

April 30, 2008

Fish and Wildlife Service to Provide Additional Opportunity to Comment on Proposal to Revise Critical Habitat for the Canada Lynx in July 2009

April 29, 2008

Status Review of Bull Trout Completed

April 28, 2008

Fish and Wildlife Service Extending Request for Information for Greater Sage-Grouse

 

April 23, 2008

Department of Interior Recognizes Endangered Fish REcovery Programs With Cooperative Conservation Award

April 22, 2008

Celebrate Earth Day - Let's Go Outside

April 11, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Winners of the 2008 Colorado Junior Duck Stamp Contest

April 8, 2008

Water Levels at Lake Darling Expected to Drop

April 3, 2008

Project Leader Selected for D.C. Booth National Historic Fish Hatchery

March  28, 2008

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Missouri River Recovery Program Receives U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2007 Recovery Champion Award

March 28, 2008

Nebraska Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Receives U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2007 Recovery Champion Award

March 28, 2008

Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List As Of March 28, 2008

March 24, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves Proposal for Disposal of the Roosevelt Upland Bird Management Unit in Duchesne County, Utah

March 21, 2008

Secretary Kempthorne Announces $57.9 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endanger Species - Utah

March 21, 2008

Secretary Kempthorne Announces $57.9 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endanger Species - Nebraska

March 21, 2008

Secretary Kempthorne Announces $57.9 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endanger Species - Montana

March 17, 2008

Medicine Disposal Partnership will encourage Public to Flush Less, Crush More

March 14, 2008

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will dispose of a 7-acre parcel in the Blackfoot Clearwater Game Range in Montana

March 10, 2008

Endangered Species Act Protection for Wolverine Not Warranted

March 7, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Special Rule (10j) For Wolf Managment In The Northern Rocky Mountains Is Now In Effect

March 3, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces ADraft Plan To Restore Natural Resources At Lakepoint Wetlands, Tooele County

February 29, 2008

National Fish Habitat Board awards "Fish Habitat Partnership" status to the Western Native Trout Initiative and endorses $600,000 to fund native trout habitat projects

February 29, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks Public Comment for Roosevelt Upland Bird Management Unit Land Disposal near Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah

February 28, 2008

Revised Critical Habitat Proposed for Canada Lynx

February 26, 2008

Peregrine Falcon Shot on Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

February 26, 2008

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of Greater Sage-Grouse

February 22, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildife Service Seeks Public Comments on Disposal of Property in the Blackfoot Clearwater Game Range in Montana

February 21, 2008

Interior Department Removes Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves From Endangered Species List

February 20, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Makes a Finding of No Significant Impact for Mapleton Bench Land Disposal near Mapleton, Utah County, Utah

February 19, 2008

Stephen Guertin Named Regional Director for the Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

February 7, 2008

Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the Bonneville Cutthroat Trout

February 6, 2008

Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Directors Endorse the Western Native Trout Initiative

February 1, 2008

Gunnison's Prairie Dog Populations in Portions of Colorado and New Mexico Warranted for Listing Under the Endangered Species Act

January 24, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Revises Special Rule For Wolf Management In The Northern Rocky Mountains

January 22, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks Public Comment for Mapleton Bench Land Disposal near Mapleton, Utah

January 18, 2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Activites Related To Oil and Gas Exploration on Baca National Wildlife Refuge

 

 

Archived Mountain-Prairie Region Press Releases