Cuts Could Impact Jamestown Research Center

(Photo provided by ND Game and Fish Department via the North Dakota Monitor)

(By: JEFF BEACH. North Dakota Monitor) – A North Dakota wildlife group is worried federal funding cuts could affect a renowned wildlife research center at Jamestown and is urging people to contact Congress.

The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, which is facing a recommended $564 million budget cut proposed by the Trump administration. A May 2 letter from Russell Vought, director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, says some cuts are aimed at programs that “focus on social agendas (e.g., climate change).”

John Bradley, executive director of the North Dakota Wildlife Federation, said with those cuts, it would be “miraculous” if the center was able to stay open.

Bradley put out a call last week for conservation groups to contact members of Congress to maintain funding for the research center.