(01/15/2020) By Jenifer Wisniewski, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency New scholarships are available for communicators/educators/PIOs/marketing folks to go to the R3 Symposium coming up May 12-14 near Tulsa, Okla. … Continue reading →
(01/15/2020) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor ACI now has a second page on Facebook. … Continue reading →
(01/15/2020) By Blake Podhajsky, ACI Awards Chair, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation It’s that time of year again when we reflect on all the great work we produced the year before. I can only imagine how many sleepless nights you … Continue reading →
(01/15/2020) By Blake Podhajsky, Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation Hello again ACI friends. As I hope you’ve already read in The Balance Wheel, we are working hard to get the Awards Contest up and running in the coming weeks. … Continue reading →
(01/15/2020) Moderator: Lance Cherry, New Mexico Department of Fish and Game Summary by Julie Ellsworth Byelich, Michigan DNR A central theme of the 2019 ACI Conference was building relationships: with consumers, conservation partners, government partners, the media and each other. … Continue reading →
(01/15/2020) Summary by Paul Benjunas, Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division For years, state fish and wildlife agencies have told their stories, largely in part, through their agency magazines. Readers are continually captivated by the incredible stories … Continue reading →
(01/15/2020) Republished courtesy of South Carolina DNR There is a growing list of cellphone apps that you can use to identify bird species by their melodic songs, chirps and calls. Now it is a little easier for novice and expert … Continue reading →
(11/14/19) Find out how your agency stacks up against others regarding social media platforms, posting frequency, and more. … Continue reading →
(11/15/19) By Jenifer Wisniewski, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency There’s an awesome partnership opportunity for ANY state to work with onX maps and offer a 20% discount for onX to your customers. What’s even better is that onX will give you … Continue reading →
(11/15/19) Presentation by Doc Kokol, Kokol and Associates; Summary by Matthew Cameron, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency As the 2019 ACI conference waned into its final afternoon, attendees were rewarded with a session sure to benefit even the most seasoned spokesperson. … Continue reading →
(11/15/19) Presentation by Kevin Orthman, Professional Outdoor Media Association Summary and photo by Adam Baylor, Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Kevin Orthman, CEO of the Professional Outdoor Media Association provided key insights into the hunting and fishing industry during … Continue reading →
(11/15/19) It’s not too soon to be thinking about and planning for the 2020 ACI Conference, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 19-22. … Continue reading →
(11/15/19) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor Fairley Mahlum, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, has a favor to ask: Would you mind sharing certain of your agency’s job descriptions? … Continue reading →
(11/15/19) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor Every July, our esteemed Treasurer, Judy Stokes Weber, sends invoices to the members for Awards Contest entries and dues renewal. … Continue reading →
(09/16/19) By Jenifer Wisniewski, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Join me in a Making It Last FB group! You can see some of the ways that states are using the campaign and post your own. Lots of great ideas there. Click … Continue reading →
(09/16/19) Keynote Address by Andrew McKean Summary by Dan Dennison, Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources “Relevance – Rethinking the role of Conservation Communication,” was the title of Andrew McKean’s keynote address to the annual meeting of the Association … Continue reading →
(09/16/19) By Elysabeth Kierl, Little Blue Natural Resources District, Davenport, Neb. This Nebraska country girl embarked on a momentous adventure to attend the Association of Conservation Information conference for my first time in historic Savannah. … Continue reading →
(09/16/19) By Heather Feeler, Missouri Dept. of Conservation Missouri is interested in gaining more insight and information into how other states measure their website metrics. … Continue reading →
(07/17/19) By Jenifer Wisniewski, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency The Conference by the Numbers 138 attendees | 33 states represented | 546 award entries | 104 awards given (several ties) Still have Georgia on your mind? Did you bring back any … Continue reading →
(07/17/19) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor … Continue reading →
