Resolution 2026-01 WHEREAS, large and “hyperscale” data centers—the physical infrastructure for artificial intelligence technologies, cryptocurrency mining, cloud computing, and other digital services—are rapidly proliferating; and WHEREAS, the campuses of many of the large data centers being proposed and constructed today range in size from dozens to thousands of acres, including large areas of i ...[Read More]

Resolution 2026-02 WHEREAS, drift and chemical trespass from pesticide applications occur wherever pesticides are used. The U.S. uses approximately one billion pounds of pesticides annually, a significant portion of the roughly 5.6 billion pounds of pesticides used worldwide; and WHEREAS, tens of millions of acres of wild and ornamental plants—and the wildlife these plants support—are at risk from ...[Read More]

Resolution 2026-03 WHEREAS, public lands, including units of the National Park Service, serve as both ecological resources and places of historical and cultural preservation, where the stewardship of wildlife, landscapes, and waters is inseparable from the accurate interpretation of the people, events, and systems that have shaped them; and WHEREAS, the scientific community recognizes that conserv ...[Read More]

Resolution 2026-04 WHEREAS, as the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, there is renewed importance in affirming our constitutional democracy, the civic principles and public institutions that have supported the democratic governance and stewardship of the nation’s lands, waters, and wildlife; and WHEREAS, the United States Constitution establishes a system of checks and ...[Read More]

Resolution 2026-05 WHEREAS, high rodent densities in proximity to humans can create heath concerns that have rightly led humans to seek cost-effective approaches to controlling rodent populations throughout history; and WHEREAS, advances in organic chemistry throughout the 20th century accelerated the development of increasingly toxic pesticides; and WHEREAS, second-generation anticoagulant rodent ...[Read More]

Resolution 2025-01 WHEREAS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System which protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth; and WHEREAS, The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 and the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvemen ...[Read More]

Resolution 2025-02 WHEREAS, deep-sea mining is the process of extracting valuable metals and minerals from the ocean floor. The minerals are found in nodules, crusts, and sulphides. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) was established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to manage and control the development of all mineral resources on the seabed of the high seas. The ISA has ...[Read More]

Resolution 2025-03 WHEREAS, federal agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Services Agency (FSA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm ...[Read More]

Resolution 2025-04 WHEREAS, the North American migratory monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (monarch) is vital for maintaining the health and diversity of natural ecosystems throughout its extensive range, which encompasses about 48 states of the eastern and western United States; and WHEREAS, the eastern and western monarch populations’ decline serves as a pivotal ecological indicator, providing ...[Read More]

Resolution 2025-05 WHEREAS, there is a biodiversity crisis that threatens more than one-third of all species of wildlife and native plants in the United States and globally, and enacting science-based along with Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge solutions requires urgent attention so that wildlife and people can adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world; and WHEREAS, declining species ...[Read More]