U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $3 Million to Colorado Company for Recovery Act project at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2010
Denver, Colo. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced a $5.9 million contract award going to Colorado Springs based B & M Phipps Joint Venture for a new visitor center and other construction projects at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Approximately $3 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds will help pay for the new center, complete with an auditorium, exhibits about the Arsenal’s history and wildlife, and interpretive classroom. The building will incorporate several green components including geothermal heating, solar array, energy-efficient fixtures, renewable resource construction materials, and natural lighting.

May 5, 2010

Two companies awarded $654,000 in stimulus funding for upgrades at Carson National Fish Hatchery

For Immediate Release: May 5, 2010
The Carson National Fish Hatchery will benefit from a pair of contracts to address predator and safety concerns at the southern Washington facility. The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will provide more than $654,000 in stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to construct predator exclusion covers and replace unsafe fish crowders. The funding is expected to employ approximately 25 workers.

Washington Company Awarded $331,000 in Stimulus Funding for Irrigation Replacement at Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: May 5, 2010
The Umatilla (yoo-ma-till-a) National Wildlife Refuge will benefit from a pair of contracts to replace fatigued water pipelines at the Oregon facility. The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will provide more than $280,000 in stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to remove deteriorated steel irrigation pipelines with PVC pipe at the McCormack and Whitcomb units at the refuge. The irrigation system is used to grow wheat and barley for wintering waterfowl.

April 22, 2010

Three companies share $337,000 in stimulus funding to perform system upgrades at Makah National Fish Hatchery

The Makah (muh-kaw) National Fish Hatchery will benefit from four contracts to replace electrical systems, water pumps, trough piping and repair the hatchery roof at the western Washington facility. The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will provide more than $300,000 in stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the projects, all of which are designed to help the hatchery meet its annual salmon and steelhead production goals.

April 14, 2010

Secretary Salazar Announces $1.18 Million in Economic Recovery Funding for Washington’s Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery Project

For Immediate Release: April 14, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Department of the Interior has awarded a $1.18 million award under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to replace electrical pumps, electrical switchgear and motor control centers at the Spring Creek NFH.

April 7, 2010

Recovery Act to help reopen Allegheny National Fish Hatchery in Pennsylvania

For Immediate Release: April 7, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded $1.68 million to make much needed infrastructure improvements at the Allegheny National Fish Hatchery in Warren, Penn. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will provide three-quarters of the funding for this project. The work will be completed by Wm. T. Spaeder, Co., Inc., of Erie, Pennsylvania.

April 6, 2010

Idaho’s Kooskia National Fish Hatchery Gets Economic Recovery Funds to Upgrade Water Systems

For Immediate Release: April 6, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Department of the Interior has awarded a $1.25 million contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to finance two rehabilitation projects at Idaho’s Kooskia National Fish Hatchery.

New Jobs Created in $2.2 Million Recovery Act Project for Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: April 6, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Department of the Interior has awarded a $2.2 million contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to switch an overhead power transmission line to an underground cable system at Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge.

April 5, 2010

Recovery Act Funds New Water Treatment System at Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery; Local Farmers and Environment to Benefit

For Immediate Release: April 5, 2010
Contact: Phil Kloer; (404) 679-7125; philip_kloer@fws.gov
FFS #R4PD
CELINA, TENNESSEE– Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1.35 million contract for a water treatment system in northern Tennessee under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
MWH Constructors of Chicago, [...]

April 1, 2010

New Jobs Created as Secretary Salazar Announces $1.95 Million Recovery Project for Havasu NWR Water Resources

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2010
Needles, Ariz. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1.95 million contract for a water transmission project in west-central Arizona under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The stimulus funding will be used by C3 of Greenwood Village, Colo., to replace an outdated and inadequate water delivery system built in the early 1960s that has been used to irrigate Topock Marsh.

March 31, 2010

Secretary Salazar Announces $4.9 Million of Economic Recovery Funding for Hawai‘i’s Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge Project

KIHEI, HI. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Department of the Interior has awarded a $4.9 million contract to Bodell Construction, Inc., under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). “Not only are we putting people to work in Hawai‘i, but we’re creating a visitor center that will benefit local residents, visitors, and the wildlife of Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge,” said Secretary Salazar. “This will only be the second visitor center for a national wildlife refuge in the State, and it has great potential to inform and educate people about their native wildlife.”

Stimulus Funds to Help Warm Springs Regional Fisheries Center

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - popularly known as stimulus funds - for $30,205 to Jackson Heating and Air Conditioning, a small business in LaGrange, Ga.The funds will pay for purchase and installation of a new geothermal heat pump for the Fish Health Center at Warm Springs Regional Fisheries Center in nearby Warm Springs, Ga.

March 29, 2010

Everglades’ Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Receives Stimulus Funding to Remove Invasive Species, Restore Natural Habitats

Boynton Beach, Florida - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1.25 million contract for removal of invasive plants at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The ARRA contract, awarded to Aquatic Vegetation Control, Inc., of West Palm Beach, Fla., will be used to remove invasive plant species from about 9,000 acres of the refuge, including Melaleuca, Old World climbing fern, Brazilian pepper and Australian pine.

March 26, 2010

Stimulus funds provide company shelter in economic storm: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awards $30,000 in projects to Kansas company

Wichita, Kan. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Protection Shelters LLC nearly $30,000 to construct tornado shelters at refuges in Kansas. The Service funded these projects at the national wildlife refuges through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The stimulus money will pay for shelters at Quivira, Flint Hills and Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuges. The shelters will protect staff and visitors during weather emergencies. The projects will benefit not only the refuges, but will help keep the company in business.

Washington Company Awarded $224,000 in Stimulus Funding for Pilings, Sign Replacement at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

ILWACO, WA. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $212,400 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Quigg Bros., Inc., a marine specialist construction company based in Aberdeen, Washington. An additional $12,000 was used to replace damaged or missing signs on the land boundary at the refuge. The company will replace 25 pylons and their associated boundary signs at the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge to clearly designate the 16,950-acre Presidential Proclamation Area boundary.

March 25, 2010

Companies Awarded $613,000 in Stimulus Funding for Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Fence Removal Projects at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

CHENEY, WA. - The Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge will benefit from a pair of contracts to restore a boundary fence and improve energy efficiency at the eastern Washington facility. The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will provide more than $600,000 in stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to restore a three-mile stretch of boundary fence and engineer geothermal and solar energy at the refuge. The funding will also be used to increase energy efficiency at the refuge by replacing outdated windows and cooling units.

Construction Service Company Awarded $306,000 in Stimulus Funding for Housing and Solar Energy Upgrades on Remote Laysan Island

HONOLULU, HI. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded two contracts totaling $306,424 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Northern Management Services, a maintenance and general contracting company based in Sandpoint, Idaho. The projects will employ eight workers. The company will install a modern solar panel array at the Laysan Island research facility located within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and replace the deteriorating living quarters tents.

March 15, 2010

Exhibits Contract for NC Gateway Visitor Center Awarded to Wilderness Graphics, Inc. for $668,500 in Recovery Act Funds

Roanoke Island, N.C. - The planned Coastal NC National Wildlife Refuges Gateway Visitor Center will include a new array of educational exhibits that interpret wildlife and habitat, help people explore refuges, and teach people how to live green. Mike Bryant, NC Coastal Plain National Wildlife Refuges Complex Manager, announced today that Wilderness Graphics Inc. of Tallahassee, Fla., has been awarded a $668,500 contract to design, build, and install the new exhibits. Funding for the contract, as for the Visitor Center and Headquarters, comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, popularly known as stimulus funds.

March 5, 2010

Stimulus Funding for Habitat and Public Access Improvements at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

MEDIA ADVISORY
Renovation of the Suwannee River Sill and new road construction at the refuge will provide the public with safer, year-round access to the Suwannee River, improve passage for small boats, canoes and kayaks, and restore the natural flow of the Suwannee River. The Service has provided the Federal Highway Administration with $1 million in stimulus funds to upgrade an existing gravel road to an asphalt surface and build a new boat ramp, access lane, and parking lot for the public. USFWS will separately award additional stimulus contracts to private companies for related improvements at the refuge.

March 3, 2010

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Substitution of Recovery Act Projects

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today announced that it is replacing some projects originally identified for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) with other projects in order to accelerate job creation and meet critical needs for the Service. Specifically, the Service is replacing 111 projects totaling $15.1 million, representing approximately 5 percent of the agency’s $280 million share of the ARRA program. These projects are being replaced for various reasons, such as prior completion with non-ARRA funds or site condition or permit issues resulting in unacceptable delays.

February 22, 2010

Local company awarded $619,000 in stimulus funding to demolish and remove cottages, contaminants from Long Beach West in Stratford, Conn.

Stratford, Conn. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $619,000 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the Milford, Conn., office of LVI Environmental Services, Inc., a national remediation and facilities services firm to remove 41 vacant cottages on Long Beach West, municipal property in Stratford, Conn. LVI Environmental Service, Inc. will demolish and remove the cottages, remnants of a former summer beach community, as well as other debris and contaminants such as asbestos. The company will build a temporary road to transport materials off the site and remove some of the loose debris.

Easthampton receives $750,000 in federal stimulus funds to complete fish passage project at Manhan River Dam

Easthampton, Mass. - The City of Easthampton has received $750,000 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to provide fish passage at the Manhan River Dam. A new fish ladder at the site will allow blueback herring, American shad, sea lamprey and Atlantic salmon to reach and inhabit historical upstream spawning and nursery areas in the main stem and north branches of the Manhan River and its tributaries. The project will provide migratory fish access to approximately 11 river miles on both branches of the river.

January 20, 2010

Secretary Salazar Announces $2 Million in Stimulus Funding for Levee Improvements at Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: January 20, 2010
Contact: Phil Kloer; (404) 679-7125; philip_kloer@fws.gov
FFS #R4KC/R4KD
Paris, Tennessee - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $2 million contract to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to repair an 11-mile levee at Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge under the American Recovery [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces $1.5 Million for New Jobs and Projects at Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery

For Immediate Release: January 20, 2010
Contact: Michael Mascari; 303-236-4336; michael_mascari@fws.gov
Sharon Rose; 303-236-4580; sharon_rose@fws.gov
FFS #R6PG/R6RA
Delta, Colorado - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1.5 million contract for raceways projects at the Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery.
The funding is provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [...]

$4.9 Million in Recovery Act Funds for New Jobs and Gateway Visitor Center and Headquarters at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: January 20, 2010
Contact: Phil Kloer; (404) 679-7125 / (404) 644-7193; philip_kloer@fws.gov
Bonnie Strawser; bonnie_strawser@fws.gov
FFS #R4AA
Roanoke Island, N.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $4.9 million contract for a new Gateway Visitor Center and Headquarters at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge on [...]

December 23, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $2.27 Million of Stimulus Funding for New Structures at Seedskadee

For Immediate Release: December 23, 2009
Contact: Michael Mascari; (303) 236-4336; michael_mascari@fws.gov
Sharon Rose; (303) 236-4580; sharon_r_rose@fws.gov
FFS #R6BK/JG
Green River, Wyoming - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has awarded $2.27 million for the construction of three residential buildings and a bunkhouse on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. The project [...]

December 17, 2009

Washington company awarded $150,000 in stimulus funding to replace piling markers at Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: December 17, 2009
Contact: Amy Gaskill; (503) 231-6874; Amy_Gaskill@fws.gov
FFS #R1BB
OLYMPIA, Wash. -  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $149,757 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Allen Bradbury Construction Inc., a general construction and remodeling company based in Algona, Washington. [...]

Washington company awarded $90,000 in stimulus funding to upgrade plumbing and electrical systems at Camas National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: December 17, 2009
Contact: Amy Gaskill; (503) 231-6874; Amy_Gaskill@fws.gov
FFS #R1BA
HAMER, Idaho. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $90,760 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Burton Construction, Inc., a general contracting company based in Spokane, Washington. This project is [...]

December 16, 2009

Recovery Act Funds Visitor and Environmental Education Center at Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery

For Immediate Release: December 16, 2009
Contact: Phil Kloer; (404) 679-7125; philip_kloer@fws.gov
FFS #R4RB
Washington, DC. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a contract of $1,281,000 to Linc Government Services, LLC through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Under the contract, Linc will incorporate several [...]

December 14, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $681,000 in ARRA Funding for South Texas Bridge Construction Project

For Immediate Release: December 14, 2009
Contact: Clay Harris; (505) 248-6428
FFS #R2MD
Los Fresnos, TX - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has awarded $681,000 through The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to JCF Bridge and Concrete, Inc of Driftwood, Texas to build two 80 to 85 foot bridges, and reinforce a channel [...]

November 23, 2009

US Fish and Wildlife Service Works with Partners to Restore Habitat Using Recovery Act Funds: $1.5 Million and New Jobs to Improve Habitat for Migratory Birds and Salmon

Contact: Amy Gaskill, APR
Phone: (503) 231-6121
FFS #R1EA/R1EB
PACIFIC REGION - The Pacific Region’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program will receive $990,000 in funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to restore and enhance 3,400 acres of wetland, riparian and forest habitat for migratory birds, marbled murrelets, chum salmon and other sensitive wildlife species, [...]

October 30, 2009

Stimulus Funding to Replace Storage Facility at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge

HILO, HI - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $606,726 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to WTD Holdings, Inc., a commercial and institutional building contractor in Alpharetta, Ga. This project is expected to create at least 10 jobs, including subcontractors in [...]

October 29, 2009

Small Projects Reap Large Rewards for the Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office

Contacts:
Ken White, (209) 567-0600
Tom T. Kisanuki, (530) 527-3043 x223
FFS #R8RA
SACRAMENTO, CA - As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received funding to complete a wide variety of reconstruction and repair projects to Service buildings and other structures.
The Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office, located in [...]

Recovery Act Funding to Restore Habitat for Endangered Florida Panther

Contact: Phil Kloer, Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Office; (404) 679-7125, philip_kloer@fws.gov
NAPLES, FL - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $171,094 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to Wildland Services, Inc. of Moore Haven, Florida, to cut invading cabbage palms on the [...]

October 28, 2009

Idaho Company Awarded $56,000 in Stimulus Funding for Road Maintenance at Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

COLVILLE, WA - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $56,565 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Northern Management Services, a construction and general contracting company based in Sandpoint, Idaho. The project is expected to create at least seven jobs.The company will [...]

October 1, 2009

Welaka National Fish Hatchery Gets Recovery Act Funding to Improve Energy Efficiency

For Immediate Release: October 1, 2009
Contact: Allan Brown, Hatchery Manager; 726 CR 309, Welaka, FL 32193; (386) 467-2374; Allan_Brown@fws.gov
Tom MacKenzie; (404) 679-7291 / (678) 296-6400; Tom_MacKenzie@fws.gov
FFS #R4QF
WELAKA, FL - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $10,160 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to DePriest Heating and Cooling, Inc., [...]

Erwin National Fish Hatchery Gets Recovery Act Funding to Replace Raceway Shelters – WeatherPORT Awarded $22,952 to Build and Install Fish Raceway Covers

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2009
Contacts: John Robinette, Erwin National Hatchery Manager, 520 Federal Hatchery Road Erwin, TN 37650; (423) 743-4712; John_Robinette@fws.gov
Tom MacKenzie; (404) 679-7291 / (678) 296-6400; Tom_Mackenzie@fws.gov
Weatherport; (866) 984-7778; http://www.weatherport.com
Digital photos available; photo opportunities may be arranged
FFS #R4PF/R4PG
ERWIN, TN - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $22,952 contract under the [...]

September 30, 2009

Recovery Act Awards $354,497 Solar Energy Projects for Bosque del Apache, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuges

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2009
Contact: Clay Harris; (505) 248-6428; Clay_Harris@fws.gov
FFS # R2CA/R2CH
Socorro, NM - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has awarded funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at the Bosque del Apache and Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) in New Mexico.
The projects [...]

Virginia Company Awarded $550,000 in Recovery Act Funding to Upgrade Water Main, Connectivity to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2009
Contact: Lou Hind; (757) 336-6122 x328; Louis_Hinds@fws.gov
FFS #R5GD
CHINCOTEAGUE, VA - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is utilizing funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to upgrade water systems at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge - a move of vital importance to the regular operations of the [...]

Using Recovery Act Funds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Creates Partnerships for Conservation Projects in Texas Panhandle

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2009
Contact: Clay Harris; (505) 248-6428
FFS #R2EC
Albuquerque, NM - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has signed agreements for three conservation projects designed to improve ecosystems and wildlife habitat in the Texas Panhandle. The agreements utilize $86,300 in Recovery Act funding and $48,823 in cooperative funding to develop conservation measures that [...]

Recovery Act Funds $250,000 Solar Energy Projects for Bosque del Apache, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuges

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2009
Contact: Clay Harris; (505) 248-6428; Clay_Harris@fws.gov
FFS #R2CA/R2CH
Socorro, NM - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will utilize funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at the Bosque del Apache and Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) in New Mexico.
The projects will [...]

Using Recovery Act Funds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Creates Partnerships for Conservation Projects in Oklahoma

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2009
Contact: Clay Harris; (505) 248-6428; Clay_Harris@fws.gov
FFS # R2EC/R2EB/R2EA
Albuquerque, NM - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service signed agreements recently for five conservation projects designed to improve ecosystems and wildlife habitat on privately owned land in Oklahoma. As part of the Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, the projects use [...]

Recovery Act Funds Used by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Partnership to Restore Chihuahuan Desert

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2009
Contact: Clay Harris; (505) 248-6428; Clay_Harris@fws.gov
FFS # R2EA
Albuquerque, NM - Wildlife in the Chihuahuan Desert will benefit from an agreement signed in late July between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute (CDRI) that will use Recovery Act funding to restore grassland habitat.
As part [...]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Restores Coastal Habitat Using Recovery Act Funds: $682,000 for New Jobs to Restore Habitat Important to Endangered Plants, Fish and Migratory Birds

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2009
Contact: Amy Gaskill, APR; (503) 231-6121
FFS# R1FE/R1FA/R1FB/R1FC/R1FD/R1FF
PACIFIC REGION - The Pacific Region Coastal Program will receive more than $682,000 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to restore 365 acres of wetland and forest habitat for migratory birds, chum salmon and other sensitive wildlife species, Robyn Thorson, Director of the [...]

September 29, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces Contract Award to Construct Wetland Levees at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: September 29, 2009
Contact: Ron Cole; (530) 667-8300
FFS #R8MA
SACRAMENTO, CA - The Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the award of a contract to construct levees as part of the Walking Wetlands Restoration Project at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Tule Lake, Calif.
“With this investment of Recovery Act funds, we are [...]

RECOVERY ACT GIVES ENNIS HATCHERY SOME GREEN TO GO GREEN

For Immediate Release: September 29, 2009
Contact: Michael Mascari; (303) 236-4336; Michael_Mascari@fws.gov
Sharon Rose; (303) 236-4580; Sharon_R_Rose@fws.gov
FFS #R6DA
Ennis, MT - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is making an investment into the greening of the Ennis National Fish Hatchery in Ennis, Montana. Work began September 14 on the installation of a solar energy system that the U.S. [...]

$100,000 RECOVERY FUNDS PROVIDE BOOST FOR U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AT THE D.C. BOOTH HISTORIC NATIONAL HATCHERY AND ARCHIVES

For Immediate Release: September 29, 2009
Contact: Michael Mascari; (303) 236-4336; Michael_Mascari@fws.gov
Sharon Rose; (303) 236-4580; Sharon_R_Rose@fws.gov
FFS #R6PB
SPEARFISH, SD - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided a much-needed boost to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives. Workers are putting the finishing touches on the historic stone walls and [...]

September 24, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces Grant Award to Replace River Crossing to Benefit Threatened Niangua Darter

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2009
Contact: Joanne Grady; (573) 445-5001 x21; Joanne_Grady@fws.gov
Ashley Spratt; (612) 713-5314; Ashley_Spratt@fws.gov
FFS #R3TD
COLUMBIA, MO - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a $144,900 grant was awarded to the Missouri Department of Conservation to support the replacement of a road crossing over the Niangua River within the Osage River Basin to [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces Grant Award for Landowner Partnership Project in Lower Bourbeuse

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2009
Contact: Joanne Grady; (573) 445-5001 x21; Joanne_Grady@fws.gov
Ashley Spratte; (612) 713-5314; Ashley_Spratt@fws.gov
FFS #R3UC
COLUMBIA, MO - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a $24,500 grant was awarded to the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation to support a landowner partnership project in the Meramec Basin, which will improve water quality protection and restoration [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces Grant Award for Ferson-Otter Creek Fish Passage Restoration in Illinois

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2009
Contact: Rob Simmonds; (618) 997-6869 x14; Rob_Simmonds@fws.gov
Ashley Spratt; (612) 713-5314; Ashley_Spratt@fws.gov
FFS #R3TC
MARION, IL - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a $9,800 grant was awarded to the Kane County Department of Environmental and Building Management to support efforts to remove or modify the Davoust and Creek Bend Forest Preserve [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces Grants Awarded for Fish Passage Improvement on Bad River and Troutmere Creek in Wisconsin

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2009
Contact: Mark Brouder; (715) 682-6186 x11; Mark_Brouder@fws.gov
Ashley Spratt; (612) 713-5314; Ashley_Spratt@fws.gov
FFS #R3UA/R3TB
ASHLAND, WI - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a $40,000 grant was awarded to the Bad River Watershed Association for fish passage improvement and sediment reduction on the Bad River in Wisconsin. A second $14,700 grant was [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces Contract Award for Fish Passage Improvements on Thornapple River in Barry County

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2009
Contact: Rick Westerhof; (231) 584-3553; Rick_Westerhof@fws.gov
Ashley Spratt; (612) 713-5314; Ashley_Spratt@fws.gov
FFS #R3TE
BARRY CO., MI - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a $74,900 grant was awarded to the Barry Conservation District for the removal of Nashville and Maple Hill Dams on the Thornapple River in Barry County, Mich. The project [...]

September 3, 2009

Secretary Salazar Cites Progress of Recovery Act in Arkansas and Nationwide

From the Department of the Interior alone, there is a total of approximately $10 million for approved ARRA projects in Arkansas. Of that amount, the National Park Service has almost $2 million in funding for four park projects in Arkansas, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has almost $8 million for nine refuge and fish hatchery projects, and the U.S. Geological Survey has $300,000 in funding to upgrade or replace stream gages in Arkansas.

August 21, 2009

Recovery Act Funding Creates Partnerships to Restore Trinity River Basin Habitat

For Immediate Release: August 21, 2009
Contact: Clay Harris; (505) 248-6428; Clay_Harris@fws.gov
FFS #R2EE
Albuquerque, NM - The Trinity River Basin will benefit from an agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Trinity Basin Conservation Foundation (TBCF) that uses Recovery Act funding to restore habitat on private lands.
As part of the Service’s Partners for [...]

August 20, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Indian Point Salt Marsh Restoration Project, Funded by President’s Economic Recovery Plan

For Immediate Release: August 20, 2009
Contact: Clay Harris, USFWS; (505) 248-6428
Beth Wilson, CBBEP; (361) 885-6246
FFS#R2FA
Albuquerque, N.M. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has approved a cooperative agreement with the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) and will provide $455,000 in federal stimulus money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces Contract Award to Construct Accessible Trail at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: August 20, 2009
Contact: Beatrix Treiterer or Bart McDermott; (916) 775-4421
FFS #R8LB
Sacramento, CA - A long-awaited project that will expand public access at the Stone Lakes national Wildlife Refuge in Elk Grove, Calif., took a major step forward today with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement that Recovery Act funds will pay for [...]

Assistant Secretary Strickland Highlights Interior’s $85 Million in Recovery Act Investments in Alaska

On a two-week visit to Alaska, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland today highlighted more than $85 million that Interior is investing in Alaska under the President’s economic recovery package. The funding is designed to create jobs, stimulate local economies, and enable rehabilitation and improvement projects at national parks, refuges, and other public lands in the state.

August 19, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director Announces Recovery Act Funding for Montana Contractor to Replace Condemned Bridge at the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: August 19, 2009
Contact: Bill West; (406) 276-3536; Bill_West@fws.gov
Sharon Rose; (303) 236-4580; Sharon_R_Rose@fws.gov
FFS #R6HV
LIMA, MT - A new bridge for visitors and vehicles paid for by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide an important access link at the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) [...]

Regional Director Stephen Guertin Announces the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery Pond Liner Project

For Immediate Release: August 19, 2009
Contact: Rob Holm, Project Leader
(701) 654-7451
FFS #R6PC
Riverdale, ND - Mountain-Prairie Regional Director Stephen Guertin announced that Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery (NFH) in North Dakota will receive more than $920,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The funding will support recreational fishing opportunities in the Midwest [...]

August 13, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $454,000 for Lake Michigan Coastal Habitat Restoration in Wisconsin; Partners Break Ground for Ozaukee County Project

For Immediate Release: August 13, 2009
Contact: Georgia Parham; (812) 334-4261 x1203
Louise Clemency; (920) 866-1725
Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310
Larry Dean; (612) 713-5312
FFS #R3FA
Midwest Region - Today 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 [...]

August 10, 2009

Design Contract Awarded for New Administrative and Visitor Facility at Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex

For Immediate Release: August 10, 2009
Contact: Terri Edwards; (413)253-8324 or (413) 244-2235; Terri_Edwards@fws.gov
Michelle Williams, Refuge Manager; (631) 286-0485; Michelle_Williams@fws.gov
FFS #R5BA
SHIRLEY, NY - Today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that C&S Companies (www.csoc.com) of Syracuse, N.Y., has been awarded a $485,560 contract to complete the architectural and engineering design for a new administrative and [...]

August 9, 2009

Secretary Salazar Tours Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Spotlights Recovery Act Projects, Youth Recreation

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted more than $286,000 in projects at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge funded under President Obama’s economic recovery package that will create jobs and economic growth in Minnesota. Overall, the Department of the Interior is investing more than $11 million across Minnesota in projects in wildlife refuges, national park units, and on tribal lands.

August 7, 2009

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Introduces 89 Youth to Endangered Species Management in the Pacific Region Under President’s Economic Recovery Plan

For Immediate Release: August 7, 2009
Contact: Amy Gaskill, APR; (503) 231-6121
FFS# R1NA/R1ND
Portland, OR - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is providing over $300,000 to enable the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Region to create approximately 89 seasonal and temporary jobs for young people. These youth will work on 14 national [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces Contract Award for Repair of Water Management Structure on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota

For Immediate Release: August 7, 2009
Contact: Maggie Anderson; (218) 449-4115; Margaret_Anderson@fws.gov
Chuck Traxler; (612) 713-5313; Charles_Traxler@fws.gov
FFS #R3GA
Middle River, MN - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently announced the award of a contract to repair an important component of the water management infrastructure on the 61,500-acre Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge located in northwestern Minnesota.  The contract was [...]

July 9, 2009

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Recovery Act Funding: $528,000 Awarded to Virginia Beach Contractor to Rehabilitate Building; Additional Funds Double Size of 2009 Youth Conservation Corps

For Immediate Release: July 9, 2009
Contact: Jared Brandwein, Refuge Manager; (757) 721-2412
Terri Edwards; (413) 253-8324 / (413) 244-4235
Digital photos available; photo opportunities may be arranged
FFS #R5GA
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $528,000 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to TTR, L.L.C., also known as [...]

July 6, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $15,000 for Facilities Modernization at Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office

For Immediate Release: July 6, 2009
Contact: Jim Smith
(530) 527-3043
FFS #R8PK / R8PH
RED BLUFF, CA - Today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office in California will receive $15,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to modernize their facilities.
This project replaces an inefficient [...]

July 1, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces Contract Award for Design and Engineering Services for New Administrative Headquarters and Visitor Contact Station at San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex

For Immediate Release: July 1, 2009
Contact: Andy Yuen
(760) 930-0168
FFS #R8AA
SAN DIEGO, CA - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the award of a contract to design a new administrative headquarters, visitor contact station (VCS) and service facility for the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex (NWRC) in San Diego, California. Line and Space, [...]

June 30, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $6.1 Million for Construction of New Visitor Center at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: June 30, 2009
Contact: Jackie Jacobson; (701) 442-5474, ext. 17
Sharon Rose; (303) 236-4580
FFS #R6BB
COLEHARBOR, ND - Today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced $6.1 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Audubon National Wildlife Refuge near Coleharbor, North Dakota. The funding supports the construction of an energy efficient [...]

June 19, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $1.2 Million Contract Award for Renovation (Phase 2) of Administrative Headquarters at San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: June 19, 2009
Contact: Mendel Stewart
(510) 377-9450
FFS #R8LA
SACRAMENTO, CA - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the award of a contract to renovate an aging administrative headquarters building for the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex (NWRC) in Alameda County, California. Northern Management Services, Inc., of Sandpoint, Idaho, was awarded [...]

June 18, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces Contract Award for Design and Engineering of Administrative Headquarters and Visitor Center at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex

For Immediate Release: June 18, 2009
Contact: Kim Forrest
(209) 826-3508
FFS #R8AF
SACRAMENTO, CA - Today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the award of a contract to design and engineer a new administrative headquarters and visitor center for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex (NWRC) in Merced County, California. Catalyst [...]

June 11, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $24,000 to Support Large Woody Habitat Restoration on Wisconsin Lake Shores

For Immediate Release:  June 11, 2009
Contacts: Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Larry Dean; (612) 713-5312; Larry_Dean@fws.gov
Maureen Gallagher; (660) 562-1008; Maureen_Gallagher@fws.gov
FFS #R3UE
Midwest Region - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, under the guidance of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP), will receive $24,000 [...]

June 8, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $750,000 for Infrastructure Repairs and Habitat Restoration at Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge’s McGregor District

For Immediate Release:  June 8, 2009
Contact: Tim Yager; (563) 873-3423; Timothy_Yager@fws.gov
Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Chuck Traxler; (612) 713-5313; Charles_Traxler@fws.gov
FFS #R3BC
Midwest Region - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge’s McGregor District in Iowa will receive $750,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces $142,000 for Alpena NFWCO for Dam Removal and Rock Ramp Installation in Saginaw River Watershed

For Immediate Release: June 8, 2009
Contact: Jason Holm: (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Larry Dean; (612) 713-5312; Larry_Dean@fws.gov
Andrea Ania; (989) 356-5102 x20; Andrea_Ania@fws.gov
FFS #R3TA
Alpena, MI - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that Alpena National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Michigan will receive $142,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will [...]

June 3, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $45,500 for Energy-Efficiency Projects at Pendills Creek NFH

For Immediate Release: June 3, 2009
Contact: Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Larry Dean; (612) 713-5312; Larry_Dean@fws.gov
FFS #R3PE
Brimley, MI - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery (NFH) in Brimley, Michigan will receive $45,500 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to support energy-efficiency projects.
“The economic recovery [...]

June 2, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $518,000 for Energy Conservation and Youth Employment at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: June 2, 2009
Contact: Larry Wargowsky; (608) 565-2551; Larry_Wargowsky@fws.gov
Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Chuck Traxler; (612) 713-5313; Charles_Traxler@fws.gov
FFS #R3CA/R3NB
Necedah, WI - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin will receive $518,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will be used to [...]

May 29, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $200,000 for Infrastructure Repairs and Habitat Restoration at Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: May 29, 2009
Contact: John Mabery; (618) 883-2524; John_Mabery@fws.gov
Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Chuck Traxler; (612) 713-5313; Charles_Traxler@fws.gov
FFS #R3GW
Brussels, IL - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois will receive $200,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will be used [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces $203,000 for Infrastructure Improvements at Great River National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: May 29, 2009
Contact: Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Chuck Traxler; (612) 713-5313; Charles_Traxler@fws.gov
FFS #R3BB
Annada, MO - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Great River National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri will receive $203,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will be used to repair damages to [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces $86,000 for Infrastructure Improvements and Youth Employment at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: May 29, 2009
Contact: Ron Bell; (660) 442-3187; Ron_Bell@fws.gov
Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Chuck Traxler; (612) 713-5313; Charles_Traxler@fws.gov
FFS #R3GU/R3GV/R3NB
Mound City, MO - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri will receive $86,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will be [...]

May 28, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $676,000 for Infrastructure Repairs and Youth Employment at Illinois River National Wildlife Refuges

For Immediate Release: May 28, 2009
Contact: Lee Albright; (309) 535-2290; Lee_Albright@fws.gov
Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Chuck Traxler; (612) 713-5313; Charles_Traxler@fws.gov
FFS #R3GG/R3NB
Midwest Region - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Illinois River National Wildlife Refuges in Illinois will receive $676,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will be used [...]

Secretary Salazar Announces $1.5 Million for Infrastructure Repairs and Habitat Restoration at Seney National Wildlife Refuge

For Immediate Release: May 28, 2009
Contact: Greg McClellan; (906) 568-9851; Greg_McClellan@fws.gov
Jason Holm; (612) 713-5310; Jason_Holm@fws.gov
Chuck Traxler; (612) 713-5313; Charles_Traxler@fws.gov
FFS #R3GQ/R3GR
Seney, MI - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Michigan will receive $1,526,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will be used to [...]

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