Conference Sessions Available on YouTube
(09/15/21) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor We hope you were able to join us online for our fabulous virtual conference in July. But maybe you couldn’t. Continue reading →
ACI Grant Helps Oklahoma R3 Efforts
(09/15/21) By Michael Bergin, Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation was one of several states selected in 2020 to receive a $50,000 R3 Marketing Grant through ACI. Continue reading →
Management Assistant Team offers webinar series: The Communicator’s Notebook
(10/05/21 – UPDATE) Whether we are working together alone, or all back in the office, leading communication programs can be a solitary business. Today’s challenges require us to learn at an ever-increasing pace. We can accelerate our learning when we … Continue reading →
Welcome, Westervelt Ecological Services
(09/15/21) By Scott Ball, TBW editor ACI is pleased to welcome a new Agency-level member, Westervelt Ecological Services (WES). Continue reading →
President’s Message – Love Letter to ACI
(7/15/21) By Jenifer Wisniewski, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Every July I look forward to seeing my memories pop up on social media, because I know I’ll have almost 10 years of great ACI conferences to remember. I get to think … Continue reading →
Conference Time!
(7/15/21) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor It’s been a long time coming, but in just 11 days we’ll be together (in cyberspace) for the ACI Conference. Continue reading →
Leadership Opportunity
(7/15/21) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor One of the items of business at this year’s ACI Conference is the election of officers and three new board members. Continue reading →
R3 Marketing Grant – Georgia’s Experience
(07/15/21) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor In May, Iowa shared its experience after receiving a $50,000 R3 Marketing grant from ACI (via AFWA). Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) also received a grant. Below is a summary of Georgia’s marketing … Continue reading →
What’s in a name? A re-branding opportunity
(7/15/21) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor It worked for squid (aka calamari), Patagonian toothfish (Chilean sea bass) and Pacific slimehead (orange roughy). Maybe a culinary re-brand will make Asian carp more appetizing. That’s what they’re hoping at the Illinois Dept. … Continue reading →
President’s Message – The Year of Retention, Scholarships for All and an R3-focused Conference!
(05/17/21) By Jenifer Wisniewski, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency We are in the midst of a year in which many of us are focusing on retaining the rush of license buyers from the pandemic year. Well, ACI is here to help! Continue reading →
Big News – 2021 Conference to be a Free-for-All!
(05/17/21) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor This year’s virtual conference – hosted by the New Mexico Dept. of Game & Fish, July 26-30 – promises to be a free-for-all! Continue reading →
14 Months on the Covid Communications Front Lines
(05/17/21) Story and photos by Dan Dennison, Hawai‘i Dept. of Land and Natural Resources On the last day of April 2021, my “official duty” as the Lead Public Information Officer in the Hawai‘i COVID-19 Joint Information Center came to an … Continue reading →
Iowa DNR launches “Pick Your Path” campaign
(05/17/21) By Megan Wisecup, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Iowa DNR was selected as one of four states to receive $50,000 in the 2020 R3 Marketing Multistate Grant through ACI. In this highly competitive grant process, ACI received 17 applications … Continue reading →
News on Future Conferences
(05/17/21) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor ACI legend and Conference Futures Chair Kay Ellerhoff does marvelous work ensuring we have member states lined up to host conferences 5-6 years down the road. Continue reading →
Webinar Series – Wildlife Viewing and Nature Tourism
This is the second session of the Spring/Summer webinar series, presented by the Wildlife Viewing and Nature Tourism Working Group, part of The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. This is a free webinar series, open to anyone interested in learning … Continue reading →
Call for Presentation Proposals
The 4th Wildlife Viewing and Nature Tourism Training Academy is being held February 21-25, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona. This is an international event with people coming from all over the U.S. and Canada. The focus for this conference is to offer sessions that … Continue reading →
Free Webinar Series – “How to Talk About Hunting”
In April, Responsive Management, will team up with the Hunters’ Leadership Forum of the NRA with the support of the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports to conduct a free webinar series covering material from the new book, How … Continue reading →
President’s Message – What season is it? Awards season and grants season!
(03/15/21) By Jenifer Wisniewski, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency You thought it was turkey season, and while that may be true in many places, the real seasons I hope we are all focused on is ACI awards and grants seasons! Continue reading →
Woke up this mawnin’…
(03/15/21) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor I don’t know how the rest of the song goes, but that’s the first line to “The ACI Awards Contest Blues,” as sung by Awards Chair Aaron Meier. Continue reading →
How’s work going during the pandemic?
(03/15/21) By Scott Ball, TBW Editor A few weeks ago, we emailed ACI members to ask how things were going workwise during the pandemic. Essentially, we wanted to know if you were still working from home, what adaptations you were … Continue reading →