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FWS 2010 Budget Request Released
The 2010 request for appropriations
totals $1.64 billion, an increase of $197 million compared to 2009. This includes new intitiatives for climate change (+$120 million) and youth programs (+$38 million). The budget also includes $1.0 billion available under permanent appropriations, most
of which will be provided directly to States for fish and wildlife restoration and conservation.
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Gary Stone of Dallas, Oregon, and his grandsons, Riley (left) and Maddux Petersen, enjoy birding at Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge west of Salem, Oregon.
Photo by George Gentry
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Birders Get Boost from Binocular Loan Program
Birders can now borrow binoculars and bird guides at eight Pacific Region national wildlife refuges as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System's Birding Initiative, created to help birders understand the importance of national wildlife refuges to their sport. A number of events are planned to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day May 9.
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Reconnecting Nisqually estuary to south Puget Sound
Photo by: Jean Takekawa
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces 94 Projects in Pacific Region Under President's Economic Recovery Plan
On April 26, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will invest $280 million in more than 830 projects nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Service's Pacific Region states of Hawai'i, Oregon, Washington and Idaho combined received approximately $37.2 million. The investment will finance 94 construction, energy efficiency, habitat restoration and other improvement projects at national wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, fish technology centers and other public and private lands to create jobs and ensure our nation's fish and wildlife resources, treasured landscapes and rich heritage are conserved for future generations.
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