In the last two centuries, woody plants have been expanding into the world’s vast grasslands and shrub-steppe rangelands. In the U.S., the expansion of conifers into the Great Plains and sagebrush-steppe has created a cascade of effects that include altered water regimes, habitat loss, increased fire severity, and more.Read more

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept applications beginning June 3, 2019, for certain practices under the continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup and will offer extensions for expiring CRP contracts.The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized CRP, one of the country’s largest conservation programs.Read more

Hunting, fishing and policy every day – a dream come true for this California girl. Hunting, fishing, and other conservation have been a part of my life from a very young age. When I received the Western States Coordinator job posting from the Career Development Office at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, I knew the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) was the perfect match for me.Read more