In a press conference at the Montana State Capitol, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will invest $280 million in more than 770 projects through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to build visitors centers, improve infrastructure, and bolster conservation at national wildlife refuges and hatcheries across the country. In Montana, the Department will fund nearly $3 million in Recovery Act projects.