The Missoulian in Montana is reporting that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge has abruptly ended its relationship with the Friends of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge organization.
The volunteer group, which has donated numerous hours and over $100,000 to the refuge, said they were blindsided by the decision [...]

The Missoulian is reporting that the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior has agreed to investigate complaints filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) regarding the management of the National Bison Range, which is in Montana and is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
PEER has long objected to the involvement of [...]

The Salt Lake Tribune ran an article about Ted Steinke, the winner of the 2009 Refuge Photo Contest run by the National Wildlife Refuge Association.
Ted Steinke won with an amazing photo of two northern harriers competing for a dead duck at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in northern Utah.
In the Salt Lake Tribune article, [...]

The excellent blog National Parks Traveler has posted an interesting entry regarding the recent ruling by a U.S. district court judge that stopped drilling at Colorado’s Baca National Wildlife Refuge (near Great Sand Dunes National Park) because the judge said environmental groups gave compelling evidence that drilling would cause harm to the refuge (see Refuge [...]

The Associated Press is reporting that a federal judge has blocked exploratory oil and gas drilling at Baca National Wildlife Refuge, which is close to the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado.
U.S. District Court Judge Walker Miller stated that environmental groups gave compelling evidence that drilling would cause harm to the refuge.
This blog [...]

According to the Little Chicago Review in Fontenelle, Wyoming, the Army Corps of Engineers recently held hearings to get input from the public about a water development proposal by Aaron Million, who is an entrepreneur from Colorado.
From the Review:

The proposal, which would call for the development of a pipeline from southwest Wyoming to the [...]

On January 13, 2009, this blog reported on the nonprofit Blue Goose Alliance threatening legal action regarding the Execution of the Annual Funding Agreement with the Consolidated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), which will lead to the tribes taking over much of the management at the National Bison Range Complex in Montana.
As a follow-up to [...]

ABC’s Good Morning America (GMA) recently did a piece on the sandhill crane migration at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado. From the GMA story:

“The cranes arriving signify that spring is here,” said Michael Blenden, project leader at the San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge. “The Rocky Mountain population of greater Sandhill cranes spend [...]

The San Luis Valley Water Protection Coalition is reporting that the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, Lexam Exploration, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have reached an agreement to “cease all construction activities” related to drilling on Colorado’s Baca National Wildlife Refuge until August 2009.
On December 7, 2008, this blog reported that the [...]

Waubay National Wildlife Refuge, located in northeastern South Dakota, was established in 1935. The refuge is located in the prairie pothole region, the largest duck production area in the continental United States. The refuge includes 4,650 acres of lakes, marshlands, grasslands, and woodlands, which support diverse and abundant wildlife.
Ice fishing is a popular family [...]

The nonprofit Blue Goose Alliance served notice on January 5, 2009 to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service H. Dale Hall, and Region 6 Regional Director Steve Guertin of their intent to file suit in 60 days for violation of Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act [...]

It’s that time of year again, and sleigh rides are now available at the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming. The rides run tentatively through the end of March — weather and herd conditions permitting — and offer visitors a great view of the many elk.
Learn more on the National Elk Refuge website.