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September 16, 2015

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new partnership with charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector and local, state and tribal governments to reduce food loss and waste in order to improve overall food security and conserve our nation’s natural resources. The announcement occurs just one week before world leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to address sustainable development practices, including sustainable production and consumption. As the global population continues to grow, so does the need for food waste reduction.

Fall \”Take A Kid Hunting\” Youth Hunts

September 17, 2015

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife reminds parents, grandparents and mentors of the special opportunities available through the Take a Kid Hunting Program. These days provide a quality hunting experience for properly licensed youth hunters by increasing their opportunity for harvesting game in a setting which encourages responsible and safe hunting practices with a supportive atmosphere.

Anglers who have not yet submitted a Warmwater/Coolwater Survey are urged to do so now. The survey includes questions on fish you target, fishing success and tournaments. Your opinion on fishing opportunities for species such as Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Walleye, Channel Catfish and Hybrid Striped Bass is important to biologists formulating management plans for the state\’s waters.

Take the survey now at www.surveymonkey.com/r/NJFishandWildlifeWarmwater-CoolwaterSurvey . The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife appreciates your input.

With the Fall Bow season open in many zones and opening statewide on October 3, the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters it is recommended they use synthetic, non-urine-based scents or lures in deer hunting. The infectious prions which cause Chronic Wasting Disease can be spread through urine-based lures.

Studies have shown the prions can survive for years in contaminated soils and the environment. Urine-based scents and lures are not treated to kill the prions as heating or chemical treatments would also reduce the desired scent characteristics.

Hunters using urine-based scents should place them in areas out of contact with deer, the ground or vegetation.

Source The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection release

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Reminder for the week: Hunters and residents encouraged
to review Delaware hunting regulations

DOVER (Sept. 18, 2015) – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Sept. 7-13 made 1,095 contacts with anglers, boaters, hunters and the general public, including 145 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks. Officers responded to 43 complaints and issued 39 citations. This week, with an expanded Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police presence continuing to be deployed as a deterrent, no citations were issued at the C&D Canal Conservation Area and associated recreational trail.

and opioid use disorder, takes important step to increase access to treatment

Delegates from across the country convene to collaborate, take action on opioid epidemic

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today kicked off a two-day intensive convening of representatives from all 50 states and Washington, DC focused on preventing opioid overdose and opioid use disorder. During her remarks, the secretary announced that HHS will move to expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) by revising the regulations related to the prescribing of buprenorphine to treat opioid dependence. She also announced $1.8 million in awards to rural communities to expand access to naloxone – a drug that reverses an opioid overdose.

by Katrina Trinko | The Daily Signal

Maybe we shouldn’t expect anything much from a president who gave Queen Elizabeth an iPod filled with his own speeches, and who gave former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a set of American movies on DVDs that didn’t work in the U.K.