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Decision on allowing hunting along Rio Grande delayed until 2014

By Hunting
...bird hunting along select portions of the river, including from Shalem Colony Trail to Leasburg Dam State Park. IBWC officials first announced the proposal in July at the request of sportsmen. But the proposal, especially along that section just north of Las Cruces, drew ire. Residents in the area say their homes are already hit with stray bullets from people hunting illegally along the Rio Grande's banks, alleging that opening the area to legal hunting would only exacerbate the...
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WESTERN GOVERNORS ROLL OUT CRUCIAL HABITAT ASSESSMENT TOOL

By Issues
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Dec. 12, 2013) - The Western Governors' Association (WGA) today unveiled its Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT), a cooperative effort of 16 Western states to provide the public and industry a high-level overview of "crucial habitat" across the West. The CHAT provides a "30,000-foot view" of habitat for pre-planning that can be used for projects as varied as "macro-siting" energy corridors and transmission routes, to comparing fish and wildlife habitat across the West. The free, online tool (westgovchat.org) is designed to enable industry to reduce time, costs, conflicts and surprises, while also helping conservation groups, state and federal agencies ensure wildlife values are better incorporated into land use decision-making. "The public release of the Western Governors' CHAT…
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