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The
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has received a grant totaling
more than $2.4 million from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for habitat conservation
and species recovery. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department. “We are grateful and excited to continue our wonderful partnership with NOAA to promote marine conservation and sustainable use of America’s ocean resources,” said John Berry, executive director of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. “NOAA and the Bush Administration are working to improve the understanding of our environment and to strengthen initiatives like our partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation,” said retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. “NOAA is proud to be part of this ongoing partnership to restore estuarine habitats and conserve our marine resources.” Each year, NOAA awards approximately $900 million in grants to members of the academic, scientific and business communities to assist the agency in fulfilling its mission to study the Earth’s natural systems in order to predict environmental change, manage ocean resources, protect life and property and provide decision makers with reliable scientific information. NOAA goals and programs reflect a commitment to these basic responsibilities of science and service to the nation for the past 33 years. The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of our nation’s coastal and marine resources. To learn more about NOAA, please visit http://www.noaa.gov. On the Web: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: http://www.noaa.gov. Conrad C. Lautenbacher: http://www.noaa.gov/lautenbacher.html
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