On August 12, 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced final changes to its regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These changes, first proposed in July 2018, are expected to become effective in mid-September, 30 days following publication in the Federal Register.
The regulatory changes involve three different aspects of ESA implementation:
Jake Powell, senior project manager and ecologist in Sheridan, has been named the Lawrence S. Semo Scientific Achievement Award winner for the second quarter of 2019.
SWCA is committed to volunteering in the communities we live, work, and play in.
To increase the impact our teams make in their local communities, we launched the SWCA Gives Back challenge, “Spring into Action” in early 2019.
In just two and half months, SWCA accumulated 1,574 hours of volunteer work, surpassing the total amount of volunteer hours in 2018. Some of those activities included park and river clean-ups, Earth Day events, and collecting and donating goods such as books and clothes.