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Cramer Brings USFWS Director to ND

Published October 20, 2026

North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer is pressing for changes to federal wetland easement rules affecting farmers. Cramer hosted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik on a tour of farmland in Dickey County to see the importance of the…

ND Farmer Challenges Decades-Old Easement Interpretation

Published June 12, 2025

LaMoure County, North Dakota, farmer Cody Peterson has filed a complaint against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over interpretations of a 1963 easement on property owned and leased by his family. Pacific Legal Foundation Senior Attorney Jeffrey McCoy, representing…

Monarch Butterfly Alert

Published February 5, 2025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has suggested adding the Monarch Butterfly to the 'threatened species' category. American Sugarbeet Growers Association Vice President of Science and Innovation Nick Storer said the courts directed the USFWS to make a decision on…

Partnering to Prevent Spread of HPAI

Published July 7, 2023

Building relationships with government agencies has been critically important for the poultry industry in responding to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Deputy Regional Director Carl Milligan says in their work has implications for both wildlife…

Skepticism Over Proposed Regs

Published April 29, 2023

The proposed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations to clarify landowner’s property rights is being met with skepticism. NDFB President Daryl Lies is very wary. "They make it sound better than it really is and they have ridiculous setbacks." Lies…

USFWS Seeks to Provide Clarity in Prairie Pothole Region

Published April 27, 2023

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a new rule for landowners in the Prairie Pothole Region. If landowners install drain tile near protected wetlands and follow the approved setback distances, the rule says they will not be punished…

Cramer Confronts USFWS Director

Published May 20, 2022

North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer sought answers from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams about the easement appeals process during a Senate committee hearing. Cramer said he has heard from hundreds of North Dakota landowners about Fish and…

Northern Plains Farmers Can Appeal Wetland Easements

Published March 11, 2020

A new appeals process is in place for farmers and ranchers impacted by wetlands easements. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized the administrative process for appealing the wetlands maps. North Dakota Farm Bureau President Daryl Lies says an appeal…

More Time to Provide Input on Gray Wolf Delisting

Published May 14, 2019

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is giving the public another 60 days to comment on the possible delisting of the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The comment period was originally scheduled to end this past week, but…

Gray Wolf Depredation Remains an Issue for Minnesota

Published May 10, 2019

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a rule to remove the gray wolf from Endangered Species Act protection. Minnesota Farm Bureau Director of Public Policy Amber Glaeser says wolf depredation remains an issue for the state’s livestock producers.…

Articles tagged under: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Cramer Brings USFWS Director to ND

ND Farmer Challenges Decades-Old Easement Interpretation

Monarch Butterfly Alert

Partnering to Prevent Spread of HPAI

Skepticism Over Proposed Regs

USFWS Seeks to Provide Clarity in Prairie Pothole Region

Cramer Confronts USFWS Director

Northern Plains Farmers Can Appeal Wetland Easements

More Time to Provide Input on Gray Wolf Delisting

Gray Wolf Depredation Remains an Issue for Minnesota

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