http://www.fws.gov/refuges/ News from the National Wildlife Refuge System Government & Organizations en Copyright 2010 gary_krauss@fws.gov (Gary Krauss) http://www.fws.gov/refuges/images/blueGoose.jpghttp://www.fws.gov/refuges/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:13:39 GMT Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:13:39 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 2.5.2 Just when you thought you could give your smartphone a rest, national wildlife refuges are finding reasons for you to keep it on. In green spaces where personal electronics were once as rare as blue-footed boobies, refuge staff ­­are encouraging the use of mobile apps from QR code readers to GPS navigators to connect wired visitors with nature. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/about/App-ealingWaytoSeeNature.html Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:13:38 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/about/App-ealingWaytoSeeNature.html.1333124018752.3 An endangered millerbird chick has fledged – left the nest and is flying on its own – on Hawai‘i’s Laysan Island for the first time in nearly 100 years. This conservation milestone follows the recent historic reintroduction of the rare songbird to the island. http://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=FWS&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=129839&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:41:43 GMT http://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=FWS&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=129839&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True.1333024903312.3 In a feature article on leadership, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe talked about his leadership style, the lessons he learned from his father (a 37-year Service veteran), and the ways he tries to keep Service employees motivated and engaged. http://www.fws.gov/scripts/exit.cfm?link=http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/in-the-leadership-wilds-an-interview-with-the-us-fish-and-wildlife-services-daniel-ashe/2012/03/21/gIQAIiE3RS_story.html Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:07:02 GMT http://www.fws.gov/scripts/exit.cfm?link=http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/in-the-leadership-wilds-an-interview-with-the-us-fish-and-wildlife-services-daniel-ashe/2012/03/21/gIQAIiE3RS_story.html.1332943622042.3 After 18 years of dreams, hard work and waiting, say the Friends of Trinity River Refuge, the refuge finally has a new headquarters in Liberty, Texas. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/NewatTrinityRiverRefuge_03262012.html Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:57:16 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/NewatTrinityRiverRefuge_03262012.html.1332766636151.3 Quick: Where is your nearest national wildlife refuge? And what could you do there next weekend? Now there’s an app for that. And until April 1, you can still download it free of charge. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/Mobile%20AppforRefugesFreeforOneMoreWeek_03232012.html Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:57:16 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/Mobile%20AppforRefugesFreeforOneMoreWeek_03232012.html.1332766636151.2 National wildlife refuge staff working with polar bears in Alaska, the Nihoa millerbird in Hawaii and piping plovers on the Atlantic Coast have won 2011 Recovery Champion awards from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/RecoveryChampions_03222012.html Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:36:06 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/RecoveryChampions_03222012.html.1332434166608.2 A 4-H program and two national wildlife refuges have been honored at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Atlanta, GA, where senior special agent Dan Burleson received the 2012 Guy Bradley Award for wildlife law enforcement. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/NationalHonorsforMidwestRegion_03202012.html Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:57:17 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/NationalHonorsforMidwestRegion_03202012.html.1332248237543.2 A new species of leopard frog has been identified in the New York metropolitan area and at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in nearby New Jersey. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/NewFrogSpeciesIdentified_03192012.html Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:23:46 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/NewFrogSpeciesIdentified_03192012.html.1332163425843.4 National wildlife refuges — public lands set aside to conserve American wildlife and wildlife habitat — not only offer outstanding wildlife viewing and public recreation, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said Wednesday. They also stimulate local economies. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/NationalWildlifeRefugesPayTheirCommunitiesBack_03152012.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:29:07 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/NationalWildlifeRefugesPayTheirCommunitiesBack_03152012.html.1331825347360.4 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. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/ScienceExcellence_03132012.html Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:20:53 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/ScienceExcellence_03132012.html.1331644853383.3 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the country’s 556 national wildlife refuges, hopes to hire more than 2,300 young people this summer, as it did in 2011. Apply now to work on a national wildlife refuge or other public land. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/SummerJobsforYouth_02172012.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:54:18 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/SummerJobsforYouth_02172012.html.1329508458074.3 President Obama is requesting a $1.5 billion dollar budget for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Fiscal Year 2013, a $72 million increase over the current year. The budget request focuses on the highest conservation priorities, including the America’s Great Outdoors initiative and recovering endangered species. http://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=fws&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=129523&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:24:57 GMT http://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=fws&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=129523&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True.1330694697557.3 The Executive Implementation Council has written an Implementation Plan for the Conserving the Future vision that will guide the Refuge System for the next decade. The Implementation Plan is available online (PDF 6 MB). Meanwhile nine Conserving the Future implementation teams have been meeting on conference calls and face-to-face to forge ahead with implementation. Updates about implementing the Conserving the Future vision will be continuously available at AmericasWildlife.org. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:08:23 GMT unlinked.1327507703116.3 Ever see a vast field of birds erupt into flight, blanketing the sky and filling the air with cries? What are you waiting for? For a cheap natural thrill, visit a bird festival. National wildlife refuges make stellar festival sites — or field trip destinations — because many protect bird habitat along major fly routes. For the best show, choose from a flock of festivals that coincide with spring or fall migration. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/BestBirdFests2011-2012_11102011.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:47:44 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/BestBirdFests2011-2012_11102011.html.1320936463885.2 Our senses are often on overload, but the breathtaking tracts of protected lands and waters that make up the National Wildlife Refuge System provide a great opportunity to learn, relax and reawaken our senses. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/Reawaken%20Your%20Senses_08302010.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:45:29 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/news/Reawaken%20Your%20Senses_08302010.html.1283197529567.2 A National Wildlife Refuge System Coloring Book has been developed to introduce youngsters to the Refuge System. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/kids/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:13:38 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/kids/.1333124018752.1 Interns and volunteers spend 10,000 hours annually at Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, CA, studying, monitoring and occasionally rescuing the condors that nest and roost there. The California Condor Recovery Program is a labor-intensive case study in adaptive management. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/RefugeUpdate/MarApr_2012/hoppermountain.html Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:13:38 GMT http://www.fws.gov/refuges/RefugeUpdate/MarApr_2012/hoppermountain.html.1333124018752.2