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National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Secretary Salazar, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announce Expanded Conservation at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
January 2, 2013
 The expansion of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge is an important step in establishing the Rocky Mountain Greenway, an uninterrupted trail and open space network that will connect hundreds of miles of trails in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rocky Mountain Greenway, part of President Obama's America's Great Outdoors program, will link the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Rocky Flats and Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuges, Rocky Mountain National Park, and community trail systems. Photo Caption: Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado. Credit: © Steve Torbit
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Connecting People With Nature: Ensuring the Future of Conservation
December 21, 2012
Take a moment this holiday season and enjoy the quiet snow falling on Upper Peter Lake at Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
Photo Caption: Snapshot image of Happy Holiday's video. Credit: USFWS
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Connecting People With Nature: Ensuring the Future of Conservation
Final Report on 2011 Survey Shows Dramatic Increase in Wildlife Related Recreation Activities
December 20, 2012
 Wildlife-related outdoor recreation increased dramatically from 2006 to 2011. The national details are shown in the Final Report of the 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation released today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Final Report, which follows the August 2012 Preliminary Review and the September 2012 State Overview, provides more information on the types of activities and money spent for fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching. Photo Caption: Family enjoy recreational fishing. Credit: George Gentry / USFWS
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Migratory Birds: Conservation and Management
New Guidebook Offers Latest Insight on Reducing Bird Collisions with Power Lines
December 20, 2012
 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee have released the updated guidance document Reducing Avian Collisions with Power Lines: State of the Art in 2012. This revised manual identifies best practices and provides specific guidance to help electric utilities and cooperatives, federal power administrations, wildlife agencies, and other stakeholders reduce bird collisions with power lines and other infrastructure. Photo Caption: New guidebook helps reduce collisions by birds, such as trumpeter swans, with power lines. Credit: Donna Dewhurst / USFWS
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Migratory Birds: Conservation and Management
Energy Company Fined Over Unlawful Killing of Migratory Birds
December 19, 2012
 An independent oil and gas exploration company operating in eight states has been fined $22,500 after migratory birds died in pits used to store toxic oil drilling waste. The Denver-based SM Energy Co. had pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Billings, MT to federal misdemeanor charges of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska. Photo Caption: Typical oil reserve pit beside a drilling rig. Credit: Pedro Ramirez / USFWS
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Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Service Proposes Upgrading Wood Stork’s Status
December 18, 2012
 Wood storks in the Southeastern United States no longer face imminent danger of extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to upgrade the status of the U.S. breeding population of wood storks from Endangered to Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal follows a comprehensive review, conducted by Service biologists, of the best available scientific and commercial information about the species’ status. Photo Caption: Wood storks. Larry Richardson / Credit: USFWS
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National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Senator and Service Director Visit Rhode Island Refuge after Sandy
December 17, 2012
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe joined Senator Jack Reed at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Rhode Island to view damage sustained from Hurricane Sandy. The refuge is the only national wildlife refuge that remains closed from the storm. The Service is working with the Federal Highway Administration and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to repair the public road to the refuge and reopen the refuge as soon as possible. Hurricane Sandy caused significant property and environmental damage on national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries in 15 East Coast states, from Florida to Maine. Photo Caption: Sachuest Point Road, the only public road to the refuge, is washed out and littered with debris from Hurricane Sandy. Credit: USFWS
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