It is the season of thanks in this great country. A uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving originally celebrated the bounty of the season and the gifts provided by the fields, forests and waters.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in obtaining federal financial assistance to acquire land or conduct planning efforts for endangered species conservation.

The Pope and Young Club has announced its Conservation Program Grants for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

Trophy Score Fishing, an iPhone and iPod Touch application for scoring saltwater and freshwater game fish, is the first mobile application to provide anglers a standard method of scoring their catch and synchronizing to a worldwide no-minimum record book. Trophy Score Fishing is available in the iTunes App Store for $0.99 (U.S.).

Ducks Unlimited has received a $50,000 grant from Coastal Conservation Association Texas in support of restoration work at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area in Jefferson County, Texas.

FISH ON KIDS BOOKS™, a new series of chapter books targeted to second through sixth grade readers, makes a big entrance in the outdoor scene this month. Just published, book number one in the series, A Whirlwind Opener by K.J. Houtman, scores on a variety of fronts. The books target fun adventures around fishing, camping and hunting.

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., the leading maker of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles for outdoorsmen and women, continues its support of outdoor recreational sports and conservation efforts by sponsoring the 2010 National Hunting and Fishing (NHF) Day.

House and Senate bills promoting the expansion of wind and solar energy projects on public lands are a promising step toward a smarter, more balanced national energy strategy, according to Trout Unlimited, the nation's largest coldwater conservation organization.

More women than men took up hunting last year, according to new net figures from the National Sporting Goods Association.

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever today praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release $50 million in funding for the "Open Fields" Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program.