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Restoring our rivers improves wildlife habitat, increases recreational opportunities and helps protect communities. Credit: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS

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	Investing in a sustainable future for wildlife January 28, 2020 - In an interview with the WildFed podcast, Richard Zane — lead biologist with North Atlantic-Appalachian Region’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program — sheds light on how the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation works and why it's been so successful. Zane visits with podcast host Daniel Vitalis to discuss how funds collected as excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment go toward supporting wildlife field research, habitat restoration and programs that help to restore and maintain healthy wildlife populations across the United States. WildFed is a show, podcast, and lifestyle brand that integrates hunting, fishing, foraging, and ecology with nutrition, cooking, community, and outdoor adventure. Podcast

Credit: Stephanie Zollshan/ Berkshire Eagle	Service joins partners in highlighting removal of Tel-Electric Dam in Pittsfield, Mass. Dec. 11, 2019 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today joined Massachusetts state officials and representatives of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and City of Pittsfield, Mass., to highlight a $3.8 million collaborative effort to remove Tel-Electric Dam on the West Branch of the Housatonic River. Removing the dam will reconnect nearly five miles of upstream river habitat with the lower reach of the West Branch -- and, ultimately, the mainstem of the Housatonic River -- allowing fish and other aquatic species to move more freely in the watershed. Dam removal will improve water quality and repair natural river processes in the West Branch. The dam was breached in November and work has begun on the cofferdam so the sediments contaminated with years of pollutants can be removed. The project, which is on track to be completed this spring, is partially funded by a $1.7-million Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant from the Department of the Interior, administered by NFWF. News Release

Bri-Mar Stable Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS	Service to remove Bri-Mar Stable at Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Fort River Division December 4, 2019 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it will demolish and remove Bri-Mar Stable at the Fort River Division of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in Hadley, Mass., noting that the deteriorating structure is beyond repair and poses a major safety threat to refuge staff and visitors—including barn swallows. In its Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) of the stable removal, the Service’s selected alternative, also known as Alternative C, calls for demolishing the stable before the next nesting season to eliminate the threat of a possible structural failure of the building, potentially when the barn swallows are present. Approximately 40 pairs of barn swallows nested in the stable in 2019. Refuge staff also will restore habitat at the site. News Release

Partners make oyster castles to build a living shoreline at Gandy's Beach in New Jersey. Credit: Mary Conti/TNC	7 ways Hurricane Sandy started a tidal wave of resilience October 29, 2019 - It's been seven years since Hurricane Sandy ransacked the East Coast. And, while bigger storms — with even more devastating impacts — have certainly come along, Sandy was unique because it helped start a movement toward resilience and nature-based solutions. Read the story

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