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The Friends NewsWire provides a series of ready-to-use stories each month. Refuge Friends can use the stories in their online or printed publications. The Friends NewsWire occasionally provides photos.To download a story or photo, simply right click on the link, and scroll the fly-out menu to "Save Target As." Save the file to your preferred location on your hard drive.
If you have questions about the NewsWire, please contact Refuge System Chief of Communications Martha Nudel, 703-358-1858 or Martha_Nudel@fws.gov.
RSSLatest Postings: May 22, 2012
National Wildlife Refuges Earn Consistent High Marks with Visitors, Finds National Survey (Doc) Word 73K An overwhelming percentage of surveyed visitors to national wildlife refuges in 2010 and 2011 were favorably impressed with the recreational opportunities, education and services on these public lands, according to a national survey. May 22, 2012
Their Moms Instilled a Love of Nature and Inspired Their Careers (Doc) Word 33K Many careerists in the National Wildlife Refuge System and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service credit their mothers for sparking a lifelong interest in nature. May 21, 2012
Their Moms Instilled a Love of Nature and Inspired Their Careers (Image) Image 67k Mindy Gautreaus teaching her daughter to fish at camp in Mississippi May 21, 2012
Their Moms Instilled a Love of Nature and Inspired Their Careers (Image) Image 149K Erin Holmes in Oregon by Karen Maier May 21, 2012
Promoting Tourism, by Dan Ashe (Doc) Word 28K As everyone knows, money doesn’t grow on trees. But judging from the economic figures, money does appear to sprout up in communities around our refuges. May 21, 2012
Effects of Climate Change Concern Most Visitors to National Wildlife Refuges (Doc) Word 34K Visitors to national wildlife refuges are concerned about the impact of climate change on America’s fish, wildlife and plants – as well as the habitat that supports them, a new survey just released by the U..S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows. May 21, 2012
Thanking America’s Armed Forces (Doc) Word 24K Active Duty U.S. Military Offered Free Entrance to National Wildlife Refuges May 17, 2012
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April 2012
New Conserving the Future Implementation Coordinator(Doc) Word 23K Anna Harris, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service economist, will oversee implementation of Conserving the Future, the 10-year strategic plan for the Refuge System. April 30, 2012
New Conserving the Future Implementation Coordinator(Image) Image 697 April 30, 2012
Science Excellence Awards to Refuges(Doc) Word 25K The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has bestowed its highest science leadership awards on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Biology Program, Jeff Williams of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and Service geneticist Jeffrey Olsen. April 30, 2012
New Chief for Division of Visitor Services and Communications(Doc) Word 25K Wildlife biologist and conservation leader Marcia L. Pradines, from Harpers Ferry, W.V., has been named chief of the Division of Visitor Services and Communications for the National Wildlife Refuge System. April 30, 2012
New Chief for Division of Visitor Services and Communications(Image) Image 283K April 30, 2012
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Blogs and Tweets Word 27K You can find past and current blogs, plus videos, photos and tweets by clicking Dan Ashe’s picture in the Director’s Corner on the Service Web page at fws.gov. You can also follow @DirectorDanAshe on Twitter. April 29, 2012
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Blogs and Tweets Image 72K April 29, 2012
“No Hope for Conservation Born of Fear” By Jim Kurth, Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System (Doc) Word 27K "We have to push ourselves to reach those who don’t know who we are or what we do. That may be the most important goal of the Conserving the Future implementation." April 29, 2012
Vision Work Plans Chart Path Beyond Business as Usual (Doc) Word 30K The nine Conserving the Futureimplementation teams have written work plans on how to move ahead on most of the vision in five years. April 27, 2012
Vision Work Plans Chart Path Beyond Business as Usual (Image) Image 258K April 27, 2012
Refuge System Names New Budget Chief (Doc) Word 26K Mendel Stewart, manager of the Sand Francisco Bay Refuge Complex since 2005, has been named the National Wildlife Refuge System’s chief of the Division of Budget, Performance and Workforce. He will take over the Refuge System headquarters position in mid-June. April 27, 2012
Refuge System Names New Budget Chief (Image) Image 101K April 27, 2012
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Crystal Clear on Implementation (Doc) Word 26K By Jim Kurth. Transparency served us well in building the Conserving the Future vision. Now we’re using those same avenues of transparency to build nationwide participation for implementing the vision. March 16, 2012
A Look Back: David Marshall (Doc) Word 25K Marshall began working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Nevada and California in 1951, returning to Oregon and Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 1955. Asked to locate lands in the Willamette Valley for wintering dusky Canada geese, he identified habitat that would become William L. Finley, Ankeny and Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuges, in addition to portions of Tualatin River, Lewis and Clark and Willapa Refuges.“ March 16, 2012
A Look Back: David Marshall (Image) Image 1 MB March 16, 2012
Interior Seeks Ideas to Strengthen Incentives and Voluntary Partnerships for Landowners Word 29K The Department of the Interior announced the start of a public process to explore expanding incentives for voluntary partnerships with private landowners and other land stewards to help conserve imperiled wildlife. March 16, 2012
Looking Closer, Seeing the Big Picture (Doc) Word 31K By Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Refuge System’s Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) initiative will provide the essential answers and data we need to help shape the direction of our conservation efforts and make them more efficient March 16, 2012
Urban Wildlife Refuge Initiative Team (Doc) Word 29K An Opportunity to Forge Natural Connections, Over the past two years, as the Service renewed its vision for the Refuge System and studied how refuges can remain relevant to America, a close examination of the future of urban refuges has been essential. March 16, 2012
Urban Wildlife Refuge Initiative Team (Image) Image 1.2 MB March 16, 2012
Mobile App of Wildlife Refuges Available (Doc) Word 25K Quick: Where is your nearest national wildlife refuge? And what can you do for fun there? Now there’s an app for that. March 16, 2012
Mobile App of Wildlife Refuges Available (Image) Image 375K March 16, 2012
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Add Your Mark to Refuge History (Doc) Word 25K By Jim Kurth, Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System February 2, 2012
Add Your Mark to Refuge History (Image) Image 1.06 MB February 2, 2012
A Look Back (Doc) Word 25K This period feature that gives insights into the history of the Refuge System focuses on Chandler Robbins, who at 93 can still be reached at his office at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland. February 2, 2012
A Look Back (Image) Image 76k February 2, 2012
It Pays to Conserve Word 25K The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contributed about $4.2 billion in economic activity and supported more than 32,000 private sector jobs as a result of national wildlife refuges and other public lands managed by the Service, according to a recent report commissioned by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. February 2, 2012
Conserving the Future Implementation Powers Forward (Doc) Word 26K If you followed the 18-month development of Conserving the Future -- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s vision to guide the National Wildlife Refuge System for the next decade -- then you saw a level of transparency rare in government. That transparency is being employed again as nine implementation teams are working to make the vision a reality. February 2, 2012
Conserving the Future Implementation Powers Forward (Image) Image 73K February 2, 2012
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Let’s Make Conserving the Future Vision a Reality MS Word 31K By Dan Ashe December 22, 2011
Snowy Owls Fly South (Doc) MS Word 31K In a once-in-every-five-year-or-so event, snowy owls of the Arctic have been winging into the Lower 48 and turning heads. The nearly two-foot-tall, predominantly white owls normally live year-round in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other sites north of Alaska's Brooks Range; a few overwinter in the Northern Plains and New England. February 2, 2012
Snowy Owls Fly South (Image) Image 49K December 19, 2011
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Now Is Not the Time to Retreat on Conservation MS Word 25K A column by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe November 23, 2011
Conservation Pays MS Word 24K A new report commissioned for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), reveals that investments in natural resource conservation have a real impact on local jobs and economies. November 23, 2011
Final Conserving the Future Vision Document Is Online (Doc) MS Word 27 KB The Conserving the Future vision – with 24 specific recommendations that will guide the Refuge System for the next decade – is online at http://AmericasWildlife.org. November 21, 2011
Final Conserving the Future Vision Document Is Online (Image) Image 259K November 21, 2011
Jim Kurth Become National Wildlife Refuge System Chief (Doc) MS Word 24 K U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe announced the selection of James (Jim) Kurth as the agency’s Chief for the National Wildlife Refuge System. November 21, 2011
Jim Kurth Become National Wildlife Refuge System Chief (Image) Image 2.7MB [image pending] November 21, 2011
Director Dan Ashe (Image) Image 8.0 MB November 22, 2011
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Conserving the Future Vision Online (Doc) MS Word 27 KB The renewed vision for the growth and management of the National Wildlife Refuge System, entitled Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation, is now available online at www.americaswildlife.org. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s vision was developed with extensive input from stakeholders through a transparent public process over the past 18 months. October 21, 2011
Conserving the Future Vision Online (Image) Image 259K October 21, 2011
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SERVICE SUPPORTS “DOUBLE UP FOR THE DUCKS” (Doc) Ducks Unlimited Campaign for Wetlands and Waterfowl Habitat Conservation MS Word 35 KB The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is supporting Double Up for the Ducks — a new campaign by Ducks Unlimited encouraging duck hunters and others to purchase two federal Duck Stamps to help conserve habitat. October 3, 2011
SERVICE SUPPORTS “DOUBLE UP FOR THE DUCKS” (Image) Image 59K October 3, 2011
New National Wildlife Refuge Approved in Albuquerque, NM MS Word 26 KB Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced that a proposed 570-acre national wildlife refuge on a former dairy farm just a few miles south of New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area has been approved. October 3, 2011
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J. Clark Salyer, II (Doc) MS Word 24 KB Under J. Clark Salyer, the National Wildlife Refuge System grew from 1.5 million acres in the mid-1930s to 29 million acres in 1961. September 8, 2011
J. Clark Salyer, II (Image) Image 91K September 8, 2011
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From Vision to Implementation (Doc) MS Word 32 KB Implementation of the National Wildlife Refuge System’s Conserving the Future vision is on a fast track. August 17, 2011
From Vision to Implementation (Image) Image 930K August 17, 2011
Going Postal for International Species MS Word 23 KB The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a special stamp to benefit elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, great apes and marine turtles under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wildlife Without Borders Multinational Species Conservation Funds. August 16, 2011
Conserving the Future through New Technologies MS Word 30 KB By Dan Ashe
Two themes from the Conserving the Future conference in mid-July resonated with me long after the conference closed: the tremendous capacity of young people to carry America’s conservation legacy forward, and the power of reaching out to those young people through new technologies. August 16, 2011
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White Nose-Syndrome in Bats: A National Plan MS Word 29 KB The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a national management plan to address the threat posed by white-nose syndrome. July 27, 2011
White Nose-Syndrome in Bats (Image) 265 KB JPEG July 27, 2011
Refuge System Chief Urges Conservation on a Grand Scale At Conserving the Future Conference MS Word 36 KB If ecological efforts are to truly succeed, professional and citizen conservationists must think at a grand scale beyond their own turf, expand their message to Americans of all ethnicities and locales, refine their use of sound science and strengthen partnerships, National Wildlife Refuge System Chief Greg Siekaniec said July 21 as he opened the Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation conference in Madison, WI. July 26, 2011
Sieckaniec Appointed Deputy Director MS Word 27 KB Gregory Siekaniec has been appointed Deputy Director for Policy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, leaving the position of Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System, a position he held since 2009. July 26, 2011
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Three Honored for Outstanding Work (Doc) MS Word 25 KB Honors go to three for innovative programming and use of technology on behalf of environmental education June 28, 2011
Green Goal: To Make the Conserving the Future Conference Carbon-Negative (Doc)
MS Word 26 KB Soon after a special “Green Team” of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees began working to make the Conserving the Future conference carbon-neutral, team members decided to toss that goal out the window. Not because it wasn’t attainable, but because it wasn’t ambitious enough. June 28, 2011
Six Refuge System Law Enforcement Officers Win Top Honors (Doc) MS Word 38 KB Between them, they’ve saved human lives, enforced everything from local hunting regulations to international wildlife treaties, and staked out scofflaws, drug dealers and criminal traders in endangered species. They’ve defused tense situations, turned crime leads into convictions, and trained officers under them. June 28, 2011
Six Refuge System Law Enforcement Officers Win Top Honors (Image 1) Image 4.9MB June 28, 2011
Six Refuge System Law Enforcement Officers Win Top Honors (Image 2) Image 2.5 MB June 28, 2011
Six Refuge System Law Enforcement Officers Win Top Honors (Image 3) Image 3.6MB June 28, 2011
Six Refuge System Law Enforcement Officers Win Top Honors (Image 4) Image 1.1MB June 28, 2011
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Six Refuge System Law Enforcement Officers Win Top Honors (Image 6) Image 416 KB June 28, 2011
Connecting Virtually to the Conserving the Future Conference July 11-14 MS Word 36 KB An array of technologies will be in place to bring people across the country into the Conserving the Future conference from their own homes and offices. June 28, 2011
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A Dog Can Be a Refuge Officer’s Best Friend (Doc) MS Word 29K Rex started work at Alaska’s Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in April – the newest member of the refuge’s law enforcement team and also, at 18 months, undoubtedly the youngest employee of the entire U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Rex is a highly trained yellow Labrador retriever. His primary job is to help protect other animals at Kenai Refuge. May 20, 2011
A Dog Can Be a Refuge Officer’s Best Friend (Image) Image 7MB May 20, 2011
Four National Awards Bestowed (Doc) MS Word34K The National Wildlife Refuge Association and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation have honored three individuals and a Friends group with 2011 National Wildlife Refuge System Awards. May 20, 2011
Four National Awards Bestowed (Image) Image 429K May 20, 2011
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Four National Awards Bestowed (Image) Image 119K May 20, 2011
Four National Awards Bestowed (Image) Image 745K May 20, 2011
State of the Birds Report (Doc) MS word The 2011 State of the Birds Report, the nation’s first assessment of birds on lands and waters owned by the American people, indicate tremendous potential for bird conservation. May 19, 2011
State of the Birds Report (Image) Image 297K May 19, 2011
State of the Birds Report (Image) Image 82K May 19, 2011
For a Legacy to Endure (Doc) MS word 31K By managing more than 671 million acres – roughly one-third of the lands in the United States – the federal government is the nation’s biggest land caretaker. How well the National Wildlife Refuge System manages the 150 million acres we steward is critical to the physical and social well-being of the nation. May 19, 2011
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America’s WILD READ, an Online Book Club (Doc) MS Word 25K Looking for a great read? The National Conservation Training Center has just the title: Anthill, a novel by renowned biologist and conservationist E. O. Wilson. The training center is leading a virtual book club – called America’s WILD READ – at www.AmericasWildlife.org/WildRead. Moderators will begin facilitating online discussions on June 1. April 15, 2011
America’s WILD READ, an Online Book Club (Image) Image 4 MB April 15, 2011
Listening to the “Soundscape” of Wilderness (Image) Image 5 MB A study at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is a foray into the emergent field of soundscape ecology, which examines the interplay of anthrophony (human-induced sounds) and biophony (natural sounds). April 15, 2011
Giving the Land a Voice Contest (Doc) MS Word 24K Young people, ages 15-24, can use the art medium of their choice – whether a digital poster, video podcast or poetry – to convey what they hope as the future direction of the National Wildlife Refuge System. April 15, 2011
Giving the Land a Voice Contest (Image) Image 1 MB April 15, 2011
Conserving the Future Conference Will be as Close as Your Computer (Doc) MS Word 28K As 1,200 people assemble July 10-14 in Madison, WI, for the Conserving the Future conference, where a reinvigorated vision for the Refuge System will be ratified, thousands more will be able to participate electronically. April 15, 2011
Conserving the Future Conference Will be as Close as Your Computer (Image) Image 156 K April 15, 2011
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Seabird Losses in Hundreds of Thousands (Doc) MS Word 25K More than 110,000 Laysan and black-footed albatross chicks — about 22 percent of this year’s albatross production — were lost at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge after the tsunami and two storms in January and February. March 22, 2011
Seabird Losses in Hundreds of Thousands (Image) Image 145 K March 22, 2011
Conserving the Future Cards (PDF) PDF 3.1 MB Friends can print these "business cards" on their own printers and pass them around to Friends members and people in the community to encourage their involvement in the Conserving the Future vision process for the Refuge System. March 22, 2011
Draft Vision Ready For Public Comment (Doc) MS Word 28K With nearly 100 recommendations to guide the growth and management of the National Wildlife Refuge System for the next decade or so, the Conserving the Future draft vision covers the gamut of wildlife conservation issues. It is available at http://americaswildlife.org/ for public comment through Earth Day, April 22. March 22, 2011
Draft Vision Ready For Public Comment (Image) Image 631 K March 22, 2011
Make your Voice Heard on Future of Refuge System (Doc) MS Word 28K What should the National Wildlife Refuge System undertake in the next decade or so? How should it grow? March 22, 2011
President Obama Announces America’s Great Outdoors Action Plan (Doc) MS Word 34K America’s Great Outdoors action plan seeks to achieve lasting conservation of the outdoors, which powers the nation’s economy, shapes its culture and builds its traditions. March 22, 2011
President Obama Announces America’s Great Outdoors Action Plan (Image) Image 12.3 MB March 22, 2011
One Year After Oil Spill, Task Force Focuses on Gulf Restoration (Doc) MS Word 34K A year after the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, many eyes in National Wildlife Refuge System are on the natural resources damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR) process. March 22, 2011
One Year After Oil Spill, Task Force Focuses on Gulf Restoration (Image) Image 264 K March 22, 2011
Tomorrow Is Yours to Change (Doc) MS Word 26K Change is the only constant. That quotation is attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who lived about 2,400 years ago. He might as well have been talking about the National Wildlife Refuge System of today. March 22, 2011
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In a Pinch, Alaska Wolves Eat Fish MS Word 23K When they can’t find enough fresh meat to eat, grey wolves on the Alaska Peninsula have a backup. February 24, 2011
Water Resources Survey Gets Underway (Word Doc) MS Word 31K The first comprehensive national inventorying of the National Wildlife Refuge System’s lakes, rivers, wetlands and streams begins its first full year in 2011, as population growth and climate change increase competition for water resources. February 24, 2011
Water Resources Survey Gets Underway (Image) Image 10.6 MB February 24, 2011
Draft Vision Is Ready for Public Comment MS Word Nearly 100 recommendations to guide the growth and management of the National Wildlife Refuge System for the next decade or so, the Conserving the Future draft vision covers the gamut of wildlife conservation issues. It is available at http://americaswildlife.org/ for public comment through Earth Day, April 22 Friends and other members of the public. February 24, 2011
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Preliminary Study Undertaken for Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area MS Word 25K Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with private landowners, conservation groups and federal, tribal, state and local agencies to develop a new national wildlife refuge and conservation area to preserve the community’s ranching heritage and conserve the headwaters and fish and wildlife of the Everglades January 18, 2011
Fish and Wildlife Service Hires More Youth (Doc) MS Word 25K The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service increased youth employment more than 50 percent in fiscal year 2010, exceeding the Department of the Interior’s goals. January 18, 2011
Fish and Wildlife Service Hires More Youth (Image) Image JPG 612K January 18, 2011
Outdoor Classroom Projects Win Funding MS Word 24K Fifteen projects that promote the use of national wildlife refuges as outdoor classrooms will receive funding in 2011 from the Nature of Learning program. January 18, 2011
We Are Waiting to Hear From You MS Word 31K By Greg Siekaniec, Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System. Refuge Friends groups have plenty of time to comment on the Conserving the Future vision document. Go online at http://americaswildlife.org/ and let us know what you think. January 18, 2011
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Earlier 2010 Downloads
July 2010 Downloads
Special Edition Duck Stamp Cachet Will Support National Wildlife Refuges in Gulf of Mexico (Word Doc 24K). Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar unveiled a special edition Federal Duck Stamp envelope, or cachet, whose purchase can help conservation efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. DATE: 2010-07-30
Special Edition Duck Stamp Cachet Will Support National Wildlife Refuges in Gulf of Mexico (Image 67K). DATE: 2010-07-30
Migratory Bird Commission Approves Refuge Acquisitions(Word Doc 26K). Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved $35.7 million for refuge acquisitions and wetlands grants. DATE: 2010-07-30
Share Photos on Flickr (Word Doc 28K). Smile. You could have your digital photos on the new Flickr group called, "Let’s Go Outside." DATE: 2010-07-30
Don't Underestimate America’s Concern (Word Doc 27K). by Greg Siekaniec, Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System It was July 14 — Day 87 of the Deepwater Horizon spill — and the oil had stopped. It was a relief for Louisiana and other Gulf States. It was a relief for the nation. It was a relief for wildlife. But it was only a temporary relief. The long-term work continues. DATE: 2010-07-30
Don't Underestimate America’s Concern (Image Doc 1.79 MB). DATE: 2010-07-30
LCCs and I&M: Parallel Missions(Word Doc 30K). Landscape Conservation Cooperatives — self-directed partnerships that link science and conservation delivery — have moved from concepts to functioning entities. DATE: 2010-07-30
LCCs and I&M: Parallel Missions(Image 4.95 MB). – DATE: 2010-07-30
June 2010 Downloads
The White House Is Listening (Word Doc 34K) Could this be the next chapter in wildlife, land and water conservation history in America? DATE: 2010-06-07
Animal Dads of Note (Word Doc 30K) Good dads make the going easier. So with Father’s Day on June 20, it’s a great time to look at the animal kingdom and some dads’ flare for parenting. DATE: 2010-06-07
Animal Dads of Note (Image file 142K) DATE: 2010-06-07
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Word Doc 30K) As hundreds of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff work furiously in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, Americans across the country are wondering what they can do to help. DATE: 2010-06-07
Trained in Handling Contaminants (Word Doc 29K) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service doesn’t wait for crises like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to learn how to handle contaminants that threaten people and wildlifeDATE: 2010-06-06
April 2010 Downloads
Let Your Voice Be Heard on America’s Great Outdoors (Word Doc 26K) President Obama has launched a national dialogue about conservation in America. DATE: 04/01/2010
Soaring to New Heights (Word Doc 28K). The recently-published Soaring to New Heights provides 104 pages of inspiration, case studies and practical advice, and is available online. DATE: 06/04/2010
Soaring to New Heights (Image file 150K). DATE: 04/01/2010
The Legacy of TR in 21st Century (Word Doc 26K) President Obama addressed the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors on April 16, promising to enrich the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, who he called, "our greatest conservation president." DATE: 04/01/2010).
Unprecedented Support for Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush Ecosystems (Word Doc 26K). Agreement provides support for conservation of greater sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystems in parts of 11 Western states.DATE: 04/01/2010.
Shorebird Site Named in Puerto Rico (Word Doc 23K) A 1,249-acre area of saline lagoons, salt flats and mangrove swamps at Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico has been designated as the Caribbean’s first site of regional importance for shorebirds by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. DATE: 04/01/2010.
March 2010 Downloads
Rescued Manatee Named Hamilton. A juvenile manatee rescued by staff and volunteers at Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in Florida has been named Hamilton in honor of the late Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sam Hamilton. Manatee Named Hamilton.doc (Word 26K). Manatee named Hamilton.jpg (image 1.21 K)
Through the Lens: Reflections by Gabby Salazar. Gabby Salazar is the founder and editor of the online magazine Nature's Best Photography Students, where young people submit photos for contests and online publication, blog with each other about nature photography and view student photo galleries. Here is a column in which she provides some great advice to young photographer.
Michigan's First Wetland of International Importance. Humbug Marsh on Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge has become Michigan’s first Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Michigan's First Wetland of International Importance.doc (Word 23K).
February 2010 Downloads
Endangered Species Day Art Contest. Students from kindergarten through high school may submit original art to celebrate Endangered Species Day. Students Invited to Participate in Endangered Species Day Art Contest.doc (Word 21K)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mourns Passing of Sam Hamilton: The conservation world lost one of its most dynamic leaders on February 20 when U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sam D. Hamilton, 54, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on February 20. On the Passing of Director Sam Hamilton.doc (Word 26K) Chief's Corner Sam Flyfishing.jpg (image 1.73)
BirdWise Partnerships. Wild Bird Centers, retail stores across the country, are offering bird seed in bags that promote America’s National Wildlife Refuges as places where birders and birds connect. BirdWise Partnership.doc (Word 23K) BirdWise Partnership.jpg (image 274K)
January 2010 Downloads
A Place of Renewal – And What We Take for Granted By Greg Siekaniec, Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System. Chief Greg Siekaniec write about what it takes to mentor young people to become tomorrow's conservationists. Chiefs column.doc (Word 26K)
Coming in from the Cold. During 10 unseasonably frigid days in January in Florida, 2,148 sea turtles were rescued from Mosquito Lagoon at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge — saving wildlife in a most dramatic way. Coming in from the cold.doc (Word 23K)
To Green Your Garden, Go Native. Now may be the time to order seeds of wildflowers native to your region that will give you low-maintenance blooms and support native birds, insects and other pollinators. To Green Your Garden.doc (Word 33K); alpine anemone usfws.jpg (JPG image 144K); butterfly weed and butterfly.jpg (JPG image 1.41 MB)
Duck-Drawing Time. Youngsters in grades kindergarten-12 have just a little more time to prepare their entries for the 2010 Junior Duck Stamp contest that combines science and art to teach students about waterfowl conservation. Junior Duck Stamp.doc (Word 27K)
For information about items in the newswire, contact:
Martha Nudel, 703-358-1858
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