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International Migratory Bird Day Events in Alaska
5/08/09
Public Comment Period Reopened on Sea Otter Critical Habitat
5/08/09
Secretary Salazar Presents Rat Island Restoration Project with Partners in Conservation Award
5/07/09
Secretary Salazar Presents Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Partnership with Partners in Conservation Award
5/07/2009
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces 88 Projects in the Alaska Region Under President’s Economic Recovery Plan
4/27/2009
Tribal Wildlife Grants Awarded to Five Alaska Tribes

4/23/2009
USFWS to Award more than $800,000 in Resource Management and Youth Science Camp Grants in Alaska
4/13/2009
Fish and Wildlife Service finds ESA lising of Yellow-billed Loons to be "Warranted by Precluded"
3/24/2009
Two Win Recovery Champion Awards for Work in Alaska
3/20/2009
First National “State of the Birds” Report Highlights Alaska Species
3/19/2009
Two Alaska National Wildlife Refuges Celebrate 100th Birthday
2/27/2009
Almost $35 Million Goes to Alaska for Fish and Wildlife Projects
2/23/2009
Reopening of the Comment Period for Proposed 2009 Subsistence Migratory Bird Harvest Regulations in Alaska
2/13/2009
Comment Period Extended and Hearings Scheduled for Proposed 2009 Subsistence Migratory Bird Harvest Regulations in Alaska
1/14/2009
Alaska to Receive Grants to Protect Coastal Wetlands
1/13/2009
Suspect Pleads Guilty to Illegal Sea Otter Harvest
12/31/2008
Critical Habitat Proposed For Southwest Alaska Sea Otters
12/16/2008
Service Increases Inspection Fees, Sets New Requirements for Wildlife Trade
12/9/2008
Alaska National Wildlife Refuge Week Events
9/26/2008
Fish Passage Program Restores Habitat in Alaska
9/11/2008
Decision on Proposed Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange Delayed
9/5/2008
Help Minimize the Disturbance of Walruses along the Chukchi Sea Coast
9/4/2008
Tok to Get New Public Lands Information Center and Rest Area
7/11/2008
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Incidental Take Regulations for Marine Mammals Associated with Energy Exploration in the Chukchi Sea
6/10/2008
Donation of 12,580 Acres Benefits Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
5/05/2008
International Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo Coming May 11
5/02/2008
Fish & Wildlife Service Takes on Seabird Restoration of Rat Island
4/15/2008
Service will Re-open Public Comment Period on Yukon Flats Land Exchange DEIS
4/14/2008
Secretary Kempthorne Announces $4.5 Million for Migratory Bird Conservation
4/01/2008
Matanuska-Susitna Salmon Conservation Partnership Recognized
3/25/2008
No H5N1 “Bird Flu” Found in Alaska in 2007
3/25/2008
Alaska Tribes Receive $778,000 in Grants
3/24/2008
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Inspection Fee Increases, New Requirements for Wildlife Trade.
2/22/2008
Thanking Partners for Kodiak Bald Eagle Incident Assistance
2/04/2008
"Proposed Land Impact Statement" Released and Comment Period Opens
2/04/2008
Service Announces New Chief of Alaska Refuge Law Enforcement
11/14/2007
Queen Charlotte Goshawk Response Announced
11/08/2007
New Manager Named at Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
10/17/2007
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period on Polar Bear Research
10/02/2007
U.S./Russia Polar Bear Treaty Enacted
9/24/2007
New Information Leads to 15-Day Reopening of Polar Bear Comment Period
9/17/2007
Alaska Tribes Invited to Submit Proposals for Fish and Wildlife Projects
8/16/2007
2006 Survey Shows Waterfowl Sport Hunting Trends in Alaska, Elsewhere
8/01/2007
Almost $850,000 in Federal Grant Funds will go to Five Alaska Native Conservation Projects

5/22/2007
Alaskan Organizations are Awarded $287,550 for Endangered Species Conservation
5/16/2007
Rachel Carson Centennial Celebration at Kincaid Park
5/10/2007
2007 Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo Scheduled for May 13th
5/2/2007
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards Grant for Overnight Docking Facilities in Prince William Sound
4/5/2007
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards Alaska Department of Fish and Game Funding for Landowner Incentive Program
4/5/2007
Alaska to receive almost $30 Million for Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education
4/5/2007
Alaska to receive more than $3 Million in Grants to Conserve Imperiled Wildlife
4/5/2007
Alaska's Judy Jacobs Wins 2006 Recovery Champion Award
3/23/2007
Anchorage Polar Bear Public Hearing Scheduled
2/21/2007
New Deputy Manager at Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
2/20/2007
2006 Alaska Avian Influenza Surveillance Wrap-up Available: No H5N1 Found
1/26/2007
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Grants to Conserve Coastal Wetlands in 14 States
1/19/2007
Alaska Region Announces the Opening of the 90-Day Comment Period on the Proposal to List Polar Bears as a Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
1/11/2007
Interior Secretary Kempthorne Announces Proposal to List Polar Bears as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
12/27/2006
Service Names New Assistant Regional Director for Subsistence Management
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2/21/2006
Service Announces Private Stewardship Grant Opportunity
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2/4/2006
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Welcomes Four New Employees
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2/4/2006
Comments Sought on Kenai Refuge’s Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area Plan
10/6/2006

Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week in Alaska
10/5/2006

Unexplained Die-off Among Kachemak Bay Sea Otters
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9/12/2006
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Final “Special” Rule for the Endangered Species Act Listed Distinct Population Segment of Northern Sea Otter
08/15/2006
Pribilof Islands Trail added to National Trails System
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9/2006
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Alaska Region Employee Stories Now Online
06/08/2006

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $850,882 in Alaska Tribal Grants
05/22/2006

International Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo: Anchorage's Annual Celebration of Spring
05/09/2006
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Welcomes New Alaska Regional Director
05/08/2006
Fairbanks Student Wins Alaska Junior Duck Stamp Contest
04/19/2006
Service Announces Comment Period on Loon Conservation Agreement
03/14/2006
Service Finds Listing of Polar Bears Under ESA May Be Warranted
02/08/2006
Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals for Private Stewardship Grants Program
11/30/2005
Homer, Alaska's Poppy Benson Wins National
11/14/2005
Service Seeks Comments on Albatross Draft Recovery Plan
10/26/2005
Celebrate the Many Benefits of Alaska’s Refuges During National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 9-15, 2005
10/06/2005
Fish Passage Projects Return Fish to 73 Miles of Alaska Rivers and Streams
09/22/2005
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Auctions Confiscated Items

09/8/2005
Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and Staff Receive Awards
05/18/2005
Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo: Join in Anchorage’s Annual Celebration of Spring
05/17/2005
Public Meeting to Discuss Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Conservation Plan
05/12/2005
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comments
04/28/2005
State Fish and Wildlife Agencies Share More Than $530 Million

04/27/2005
Deadline for Comments on Yukon Flats Land Exchange and Acquisitions Extended
03/29/2005
Alaskan Conservation Partners Receive National “Celebrating Habitat” Awards
03/28/2005
Public Invited to Comment on Management Alternatives for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
03/28/2005
Alaska Refuges Earn Birthday Congratulations
03/10/2005
Mike Spindler Named Manager of Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
02/25/2005
Sandra Siekaniec Named Manager of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
02/22/2005
Kodiak Service Announces Private Stewardship Grant Opportunity
01/24/2005
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Doyon, Ltd. Announce
11/22/2004
Kodiak Refuge Sets Application Dates for 2005 Karluk River Limited Entry Permits
11/09/2004
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Almost $1.3 Million in Alaska Grants
10/28/2004
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Doyon, Ltd. Announce Draft Land Exchange
10/21/2004
Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $191,304 to Protect Steller's Eider Habitat
9/24/2004

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