New MMS Director Appointed (Rigzone)
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced the appointment of Randall Luthi as director of the Minerals Management Service (MMS). Kempthorne made the appointment based on a recommendation by Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management C. Stephen Allred....more...Shannon Legion newsletter awarded 1st place in State - Click here for story (The Prairie Advocate)
Thomson Correctional Center is proud to announce that the Employee of the Month for July 2007 is Clinical Services Supervisor Mary J. Johnson....more... N.C. Wildlife Commission honors turkey management icon (New Bern Sun Journal)
Mention the name Wayne Bailey to most North Carolina turkey hunters and their eyes will light up in recognition. They may have never met Bailey personally but the odds are really good that they know of the man by reputation....more... Wildlife refuge is a window on Missouri Bootheel's history (Dexter Daily Statesman)
The sun has not risen yet on Stoddard County this day in mid-May. Thunderstorms washed the air clean last night, and fields are shrouded with mist. A dozen deer heads float above the bluish veil, watching the passage of two pickup trucks carrying canoes and visitors....more... Legendary career ends up as state museum material (The State)
It was a short limo ride, but I was, as they used to say in the country, socializing in high cotton. To my right sat Cy Young winner Rollie Fingers, and to my left was legendary outdoor writer and hunting gun expert Grits Gresham. The driver was excited about having a group of ?real celebrities? in his limo and asked us to sign the program for the event we were attending in Murrells Inlet that ......more... California bans sale of Beckhamâ??s favorite kangaroo leather soccer shoes (Napa Valley Register)
SAN FRANCISCO ? The California Supreme Court has banned the sale of soccer cleats popularized by soccer star David Beckham and other goods made from kangaroo leather....more... Outdoor Briefs (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Jackson - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will have a strong presence at Bass Pro Shop's Fall Hunting Classic being held July 27-29 at the Bass Pro Shop's Outdoor World retail center in Pearl....more... DNR head quits, corrections chief will get the job (Wisconsin State Journal)
Scott Hassett stepped down Friday after five years as secretary of the state Department Natural Resources, blaming the exhausting pace of leading an agency that is a lightning rod for controversy and public criticism. Gov. Jim Doyle wasted little time in naming a replacement. After announcing Hassett's resignation, Doyle said he is appointing Matt Frank, who has headed the Department of ......more... Have Fun on the Farm this summer (The Standard-Times)
MIDDLEBORO ? Young people can spend the summer learning about agriculture, farm animals and the natural world around them while participating in the Soule Homestead's Summer Fun on the Farm program. ...more... |