(09/17/18) By Jenifer Wisnewski, Georgia Department of Natural Resources WOW! A lot happened in Missouri. I hope all who attended the fabulous conference hosted by our friends at the Missouri Department of Conservation truly got to connect the dots with … Continue reading →
(09/17/18) Keynote address by Dr. Crystal Kuykendall Summary by Keya Jackson, South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources One of the biggest questions I hear from many fellow conservationists working in education and outreach is, “How do you connect with minorities?” … Continue reading →
(09/17/18) By Darcy Bontempo, Texas Parks and Wildlife The Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America’s Diverse Fish & Wildlife Resources resulted in two key recommendations for state wildlife agencies: … Continue reading →
(09/17/18) By Jessica Fisher, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Photos by Colleen Payne We all know women are social by nature and love to run in packs. The Discover the Outdoors and Encourage Sportsmanship (D.O.E.S.) program provides an … Continue reading →
(09/17/18) By Ben Bohall, Nebraska Forest Service In this digital age, we find more services available to us at the touch of a finger (quite literally). It’s all the more reason for natural resource and conservation organizations to take a … Continue reading →
(09/17/18) By Judy Stokes Weber, ACI Treasurer Are you missing? Check out the map and see whether your agency is in or you are wandering in the wilderness alone. … Continue reading →
(07/16/18) By Kim Nix, Alabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources The ACI conference is less than two weeks away – have you started packing yet? This will be my 16th ACI conference, and I’m just as excited to attend … Continue reading →
(07/16/18) By Scott Ball, ACI Communications & Membership Chair The 2018 ACI Conference is almost here. Are you excited? You have good reason to be. … Continue reading →
(07/16/18) By Dan Dennison, Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources The continuing volcanic eruption of Kīlauea volcano on Hawai‘i Island began in early May and has gained international media attention, as it’s destroyed 700 homes, completely filled in an … Continue reading →
(07/16/18) By Timothy Alex Akimoff, Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Twitter has been with us for 11 years. In that time, it has gone from a ubiquitous micro-blogging platform to a political quagmire. … Continue reading →
(07/16/18) By Judy Stokes Weber, ACI Treasurer ACI members are active on the national scene throughout the year on CI committees and national grant projects. Readers of The Balance Wheel shared their thoughts via a needs assessment last fall about … Continue reading →
(05/15/18) By Kim Nix, Alabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources Greetings! I want to extend a special welcome to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, who recently rejoined ACI after an absence of several years. … Continue reading →
(05/15/18) By Scott Ball, ACI Membership & Communications Chair The theme of this year’s ACI Conference is “Connecting the Dots: An Integrated Communications Approach.” Conference Coordinator Heather Feeler and the staff at the Missouri Department of Conservation are hard at … Continue reading →
(05/15/18) By Kyle Martens, Nebraska Forest Service When I started at the Nebraska Forest Service two years ago, emerald ash borer (EAB) was quite the tall tale. Statewide preparation efforts began in 2007, but most agencies speculated if a confirmed … Continue reading →
(05/15/18) Article and images by Phil Tuttle, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Get higher-quality cameras, record amazing content Managing fish and wildlife is expensive. Habitat projects, wildlife transplants and monitoring surveys all take serious chunks out of every agency’s budget. … Continue reading →
(03/15/18) By Kim Nix, Alabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources It’s time to start planning to attend the ACI Conference July 29 – Aug. 2, 2018, in Springfield, Mo. … Continue reading →
(03/15/18) As is our tradition, ACI will offer a limited number of scholarships to this year’s conference to help defray travel costs to budget-strapped agencies. … Continue reading →
(03/15/18) By Blake Podhajsky – Oklahoma ACI Awards Chair The April 2 deadline to enter the ACI awards contest is fast approaching. That means there are just over two weeks left to submit entries. Dozens of you have already been … Continue reading →
(03/15/18) Telling the State Story and Agency Relevancy By Dan Dennison, Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources Last year the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) was successful in securing a Multi-State Conservation Grant from the U.S. Fish … Continue reading →
(03/15/18) Q: What do these ACI members have in common: Dave Chanda, Lance Cherry, Ty Gray, Micah Holmes, Stephanie Hussey, Andrea Jones, Laura MacLean, Paulette Nelson, Tim Patronski, Kellie Tharp and Susie Vance? A: They’re all graduates of the National … Continue reading →
