Midwest Region Climate Change
News and Information
A Message from Regional Directors Tom Melius and Steve Guertin
October 14, 2009
Regions 3 and 6 are working together to establish a Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) for the Plains and Prairie Pothole geographic area. Our goal is to prepare a preliminary operations plan for this LCC during the next two months.
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Mesage from Regional Director, Tom Melius
Midwest Region Climate Change, Strategic Habitat Conservation and Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Update
October 1, 2009
Climate Change is impacting our fish and wildlife resources. As a nation, and an agency, we accept that climate change is real and it is impacting our environment. I understand that as individuals we may not all agree as to the cause and potential solutions to climate change. However, in our role as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees, the citizens of this nation expect us to conserve, protect and enhance fish and wildlife resources. So, as we move forward to adapt our actions in the face of a changing environment, we must keep that mission first and foremost in our minds.
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Service Releases Climate Change Strategy for Public Review and Comment
September 23, 2009
As part of the Department of the Interior’s commitment to building a coordinated strategy to respond to the impacts of climate change on the nation’s natural resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today releases a proposed strategic plan that will guide the agency’s efforts to respond to the unprecedented threat posed by global warming.
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Stories From the Field
Morris Wetland Management District Going Green
November 3, 2009
Morris Wetland Management District (District) will be renovating their headquarters to a more effective and environmentally friendly heating and cooling system. The headquarters is one of first buildings in the Morris area to go “green” besides the University of Minnesota, Morris Campus. Geothermal heating and cooling, solar panels, and energy efficient windows are part of this renovation.
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