Florida Congressman Clay Shaw and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella visited A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Palm Beach County today to announce legislation in the House of Representatives that will provide $2 million to help national wildlife refuges like Loxahatchee in the battle against invasive species invasive species
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The event was one of hundreds across the country marking National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 13-19. Shaw and Mainella joined Evan Hirsche of the ,
refuge staff, and Boy Scout Troop Number 325 from Boca Raton to remove Brazilian pepper, one of several plants invading the refuge.
