Pacific Region Tribes to Receive Grants To Protect Species and Restore Habitat

Tribal lands provide important habitat for hundreds of species across the nation, and Tribal Wildlife Grants are a critical tool to help conserve them. Today the Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than $4 million in grants will go to fund 23 Native American projects that benefit fish and wildlife resources and their habitats.. Of those funds, $435,113 will be awarded to tribes in Oregon and Washington.  These projects reflect the Service's commitment to collaboration with Native American tribes and efforts to conserve fish, wildlife and plants for present and future generations. The grants enable tribes to develop increased management capacity, improve and enhance relationships with partners (including state agencies), address cultural and environmental priorities and heighten tribal students' interest in fisheries, wildlife and related fields of study.


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Amphibian Populations in Decline Nationwide

USGS today released the first-ever estimate showing the alarming rate at which frogs, toads and salamanders are disappearing in the United States. Significant declines are occurring even in protected areas, like National Wildlife Refuges. The William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Oregon is one of the sites where the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative conducted research.

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New Milestone Energizes the Need for Action

Average CO2 levels in the atmosphere reached 400 parts per million on May 10, 2013. The earth hasn't experienced levels this high in three million years, a time when average temperatures were four degrees fahrenheit warmer and the sea level was high enough to flood land inhabited by over 25% of the U.S. population.


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