A celebration welcoming the return of the Nisqually estuary will be held at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on November 12 beginning at 1:15 p.m. This event will highlight the largest estuary restoration in the Pacific Northwest. Nisqually Refuge, Ducks Unlimited and the Nisqually Indian Tribe worked tirelessly for more than 12 years with the help of many partners to restore 762 acres of estuary -- reconnecting it with the tides of Puget Sound.

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New Evidence Points to Theory Genus May Be 30 Million Years Old Researchers from the University of Hawai‘i have discovered eight new moth species in the genus Hyposmocoma on three islands within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, species found nowhere else in the world. Announcement of the new species was made in October through an article published in Zootaxa, a journal for zoological taxonomists.

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Biologists from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, US Geological Survey, Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Ecology and Washington's coastal tribes are conducting an ongoing scientific investigation into the algae foam incident of October 28. Investigation results will be used to determine appropriate responses to any future events. Numbers of distressed birds and foam distribution appear to have declined in the last few days but biologists are continuing to monitor the situation.

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11/6/09 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Annual List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act    

11/6/09 - Columbia River Basin Lamprey Technical Workgroup Hosts Translocation Workshop    

11/6/09 - Celebration Event to Welcome the Return of the Nisqually Estuary to be held at     

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Restores Coastal Habitat
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Where: Hawaii, Oregon and Washington

What's Happening: The Pacific Region Coastal Program will receive more than $682,000 to restore 365 acres of wetland and forest habitat for migratory birds, chum salmon and other sensitive wildlife species. Coastal areas support 40 percent of federally listed species, 50 percent of the Service's fisheries activities, 25 percent of the nation's wetlands and at least 30 percent of North American wintering waterfowl. This year, the Coastal Program celebrates its 25th anniversary. It is one of the Service's most popular and effective programs for voluntary, community-based fish and wildlife collaborative conservation.

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