LAND ADDED TO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES IN EIGHT STATES AND NEW HABITAT CONSERVED BY WETLANDS ACT

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved the acquisition of more than 3,000 acres of important migratory bird habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System at its March meeting in Washington, D.C.

The Cabinet-level commission, chaired by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, approved Migratory Bird Conservation funds of nearly $3.7 million to acquire the land. All acquisitions had been previously approved by the affected states.