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SECTIONS   Refuge Update Newsletter >>   Friends Forward Newsletter >>      Previous Issues >>   General Interest >>   Habitats & Conservation >>   Policies & Budget >>   Land Acquisition >>   Education >>   Since 1934, sales of Federal Duck Stamps to hunters, stamp collectors and other conservationists have raised more than $700 million that has been used to acquire more than 5.2 million acres of habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System. Learn More >>		James Taylor Photo Credit: © Dan Borris Legendary Singer James Taylor Partners for the Birds James Taylor's May 22 performance in Virginia Beach will raise funds to protect important lands for migratory birds on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Taylor will donate a portion of the proceeds from the benefit concert to the Southern Tip Partnership, a coalition of conservation organizations including the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Learn More >> Photo Credit: USFWS Renamed for Refuge System Hero Cottonwood Waterfowl Production Area in North Dakota has been renamed the Harold Benson Memorial Waterfowl Production Area in honor of a man who served the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 30 years and played an essential role in the protection of migratory bird habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region of the Midwest. Learn More >> Let's Go Outside and Fish Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge in central Louisiana will hold its first annual youth fishing rodeo on May 17. As many as 50 children, ages 4-12, will have the chance to catch their limit of bream, bass and catfish, or take part in fishing games. Each child will receive a trophy at the end of the day. Grand Cote Refuge is just one national wildlife refuge that has great fishing. To find one of the 270 national wildlife refuges that offer fishing, view our Fishing Guide >> You Can Help Battle Invasive Species Orange Hawkweed Photo Credit: USFWS Invasive plants and animals – introduced to the lands and waters of the United States from foreign shores – continue to plague national wildlife refuges. Some efforts to stem this threat are already in place and beginning to take hold. But there are other steps people can take to help by slightly altering their routines. Learn More >> Visit our Volunteers Invasives Training Web site >> In the Aleutian Islands, some 250 moss species cover the ground like a green, lush carpet. Photo Credit: USFWS Notice What's Under Your Feet Mosses may be small, but their contribution to the natural history of the Aleutian Islands is not. So conclude two researchers – including a wildlife refuge botanist – who are authoring a major work on the mosses of the Aleutian Islands and the neighboring Alaska Peninsula. Learn More >> Read the latest issue of Refuge Update >> See It Live Webcams Generate Huge Interest Wildlife Webcams are catching on among Friends groups that seek new ways to connect with potential members and the next generation of Refuge Friends. Indeed, Webcam visitors from Russia, Germany, Austria, Finland, Denmark, Holland, Italy, England, Wales, Canada and throughout the United States logged into the Webcam at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Learn More >> Read the latest issue of Friends Forward >> Report Shows National Wildlife Refuges Provide Economic Boost Environmental Tour at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland Photo Credit: USFWS Recreational use on national wildlife refuges generated almost $1.7 billion in total economic activity during fiscal year 2006, according to a new report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The report, titled Banking on Nature 2006: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of National Wildlife Refuge Visitation was compiled by Service economists. Summary Report >> Read the report in PDF format >> (1.2 MB PDF) Read the report in MS Word format >> (6.1 MB MS Word) There's a New Way to Buy Federal Duck Stamps — the E-Duck Stamp Learn More >> A One-Stop Web Site that Makes it Easier for You to Participate in Federal Rulemaking At www.regulations.gov you can find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register, the Government's legal newspaper. As a member of the public, you can submit comments about these regulations, and have the Government take your views into account. Last Updated: May 14, 2008		HOT LINKS Birding on Refuges >> Fishing Guide >> Visitor's Brochure >> (995 KB PDF) Comprehensive Conservation Planning by Region >> Refuge Managers Address List >> (205 KB PDF) MAPS PDF Map Showing Location of All Refuges (as of 9/30/07) (3.5 MB PDF) Use Adobe Acrobat Reader's zoom feature (magnifying glass) to enlarge sections of the map online. The map will print out legibly. High Resolution PDF Map Showing Location of All Refuges (8.6 MB PDF) Use Adobe Acrobat Reader's zoom feature (magnifying glass) to enlarge sections of the map online. PDF Map Showing Locations of NWRS Wetland Management Districts (as of 9/30/07)  (1.3 MB PDF) Visit the National Atlas Web Site >> Purchase an NWRS wall map >> National Wildlife Refuge System Stories and Articles from Newspapers Around the Country   Learn More >> View Our Story Archives >> Fish & Wildlife Journal >>
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