New Headwaters Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area Will Help Sustain Ranching, Increase Hunting, Fishing Opportunities in Everglades

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced the formal establishment of the Everglades Headwaters NWR and Conservation Area.

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Duck Stamp Vital to Nation’s Refuges

Minnesota artist Joe Hautman, who has won the contest four previous times, was judged the winner of this year’s Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Ninety-eight percent of the receipts from stamp sales are used to add critical breeding, migration and wintering habitat to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

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CNN Explores Refuge Friends and the Refuge Funding Crisis

NWRA President Evan Hirsche discusses the importance of Friends and volunters to the Refuge System on CNN Money.

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Read NWRA’s 2011 Annual Report!

From protecting desert tortoises and Florida panthers to mobilizing Refuge Friends around the country, see what NWRA has accomplished this year in our 2011 Annual Report.

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New Headwaters Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area Will Help Sustain Ranching, Increase Hunting, Fishing Opportunities in EvergladesDuck Stamp Vital to Nation’s RefugesCNN Explores Refuge Friends and the Refuge Funding CrisisRead NWRA’s 2011 Annual Report!

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NWRA’s mission is to conserve America’s wildlife heritage for future generations through strategic programs that protect and enhance the National Wildlife Refuge System and the landscapes beyond its boundaries.

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NWRA Cheers New Vision for the Refuge System

The culmination of a year-long process, Conserving the Future: America’s Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation is a new blueprint for the Refuge System.

Read the plan, announced October 20, 2011, at AmericasWildlife.org.

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Study Shows Wildlife Refuges, Outdoor Pursuits Provide Jobs and Trillion Dollar Boost to U.S. Economy

A new study estimates that Wildlife Refuges contribute more than 32,500 jobs and billions of dollars in ecosystem services, recreation and tourism.

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