Washington Awarded $4.7 Million in Coastal Wetland Grants for Six Projects

Six critical coastal wetland projects in Washington have been awarded $4.7 million through the Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants Program. The projects range from estuary restoration and protection in Puget Sound to habitat protection along the Washington coast. “In addition to providing essential habitat for migratory birds, fish, shellfish, and many threatened and endangered species, these coastal areas are essential to coastal communities and act as a buffer against extreme weather events.” - Robyn Thorson, Pacific Regional Director.

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Monument's Northern Islands Submerged Lands Transferred to CNMI

On December 21, the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands received a patent to submerged lands extending three geographical miles seaward from the mean high tide of the islands of Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas), Maug and Asuncion within the Marinas Trench Marine National Monument.

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Threatened Oregon Silverspot Butterfly on Flight Path to Reintroduction

Imagine walking through an open meadow along the Oregon coastline and you are surrounded by butterflies with wings of yellow-orange fluttering all around you.  This enchanting scene is closer to becoming a reality as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners propose to re-establish two populations of the threatened Oregon silverspot butterfly. The locations identified for potential reintroduction are Saddle Mountain State Natural Area and Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge  

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