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Landscape Conservation: Conserving our Lands and Resources
Interior Honors Service Employees for Outstanding Contributions to Conservation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees were honored last week at the 67th U.S. Department of the Interior Honor Awards Convocation. This year, 26 Service employees were recognized for their commitment and dedication in conserving the nations natural resources. Photo Caption: Former Service Director Sam Hamilton was awarded the Department of the Interiors most prestigious award, the Distinguished Service Award. Credit: USFWS

Promoting Global Wildlife Conservation
Service Launches International Conservation Strategic Planning Initiative

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of International Conservation is developing a strategic plan to guide efforts in species conservation and habitats at risk over the next 10 years. Habitats outside of U.S. borders are an increasingly important part of the expanding landscape in which the Service must be effective in order to conserve global biodiversity for the American people, and protect the trust species here at home.

Landscape Conservation: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Coastal Program Celebrates 25 Years of Conservation

The Services Coastal Program is celebrating its 25th year of conserving coastal wetlands and habitats for fish and wildlife across the country. This remarkable program has restored 251,000 acres of coastal wetlands and coastal upland habitat, permanently protected nearly 2 million acres of coastal habitat, and restored 1,700 miles of riparian and in-stream habitat. Photo Caption: Half Moon Bay, California. Credit: Joe Milmoe / USFWS

Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2011 Endangered Species Grants

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in obtaining federal financial assistance to acquire land or conduct planning efforts for endangered species conservation under Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act. Proposals must be submitted to the appropriate Service regional offices by January 18, 2011.
Photo Caption: Section 6 funding has protected lands that support a diverse mosaic of habitat types and serve as important wildlife corridors for many listed species, such as the San Joaquin kit fox. Credit: B. Peterson / USFWS

Federal and state agencies have received $27.5 million to restore conditions for fish, birds, sensitive habitats, wildlife and recreational use of the Delaware River areas impacted in 2004 by an oil spill from the vessel Athos I . Photo Caption: Treating an oiled Canada Goose Credit: Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research,Inc.

Bill Wilen with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory program recently traveled to Mexico to deliver several presentations on the U.S. National Wetlands Inventory. Mexico is considering developing its own wetlands inventory and is looking to the Services National Wetlands Inventory and biological expertise as an example of how to develop a national program. Photo Caption: (Center) Bill Wilen. Credit: Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mexico, UNAM

National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Secretary Salazar Marks Establishment of Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined conservation leaders, elected officials and other partners to announce creation of the Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area in eastern Kansas, a new unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Through this project, up to 1.1 million acres of tallgrass prairie will be protected through voluntary, perpetual conservation easements. Photo Caption: Prairie vista in the Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area in Kansas. Credit: USFWS

Service Commends INTERPOL for Stand on Environmental Crime

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) turned the spotlight on environmental crime at its 79th General Assembly meeting in Doha, Qatar, issuing a resolution calling for greater global policing efforts in this arena. The Service already counts INTERPOL among its partners in combating global wildlife trafficking. Photo Caption: Official INTERPOL seal.

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Where: Division of Engineering, Pacific Region
What’s Happening: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a series of contracts totaling $4.03 million for 28 separate energy efficiency projects at its facilities throughout Region 1. The funds were awarded as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The contracts were awarded to conduct facility-specific energy improvements designed to improve energy and water efficiency in order to bring stations into compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and Executive Order 13423.

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