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Midwest HighlightsDeputy Regional Director Charlie Wooley acknowledges Colette Charbonneau for her efforts over the past 8 years on contaminants clean-up and restoration as coordinator of the Fox River/Green Bay NRDA Trustee Council. Colette is moving to the Interior Department's NRDA Restoration Program in Colorado. Service leaders unveil Wisconsin coastal program recovery project, August 12, 2009. From left: Charles Wooley (Deputy Midwest Regional Director), Darin Simpkins (GBFO - Coastal Program), Gary VanVreede (GBFO - Partners for Fish and Wildlife), Craig Czarnecki (East Lansing, MI Project Leader), Louise Clemency (Green Bay Project Leader) Secretary Salazar Announces $454,000 for Lake Michigan Coastal Habitat Restoration in Wisconsin; Partners Break Ground for Ozaukee County ProjectToday Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Ozaukee-Washington Land Trust has received $454,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding supports the restoration and enhancement of coastal wetlands, forests, shrublands, and grasslands on a 116-acre tract in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, which will provide critically needed stopover habitat for birds that migrate over Lake Michigan. Recent News ReleasesAugust 13, 2009 - Secretary Salazar Announces $454,000 for Lake Michigan Coastal Habitat Restoration in Wisconsin August 13, 2009 - Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Bald Eagle August 12, 2009 - Corps of Engineers increasing electric barrier operating parameters August 11, 2009 - Endangered Piping Plover Chicks Make History August 09, 2009 - Secretary Salazar Tours Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Spotlights Recovery Act Projects, Youth Recreation August 07, 2009 - Secretary Salazar Announces $3.75 Million for Construction of Neosho National Fish Hatchery Visitor Facility
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar presents a partnership award for Steve Sutter, president of Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends, Inc. Midwest Regional Director Tom Melius (right) joined the Secretary and others for a tour of Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday morning. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo) Secretary Salazar Tours Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Spotlights Recovery Act Projects, Youth Recreation
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