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D.C.
Friends Events Kick Off Refuge Centennial
In February 1 - 2, 2003, the NWRA joined with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service to host the Centennial Refuge
Friends Conference in Washington, DC. The conference
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First Refuge Site of Centennial Celebration
A century ago, on March 14, 1903,
Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island as the
first National Wildlife Refuge. One hundred years later,
on Friday March 14, 2003, that historic event attracted
no fewer than five thousand visitors to Sebastian's
Rivercenter Park to join the "Celebration of a
Century of Conservation." ...
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Paul Kroegel and America's First Wildlife
Refuge
In 1858, elegant bird feathers were
literally worth their weight in gold. As a result of
the expanding market for bird feathers for the fashion
industry in the mid-1800s, plume hunters streamed down
Florida's east coast in search of rookeries to supply
their trade.
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Standouts Honored with 2003 Refuge
System Awards
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Awards, sponsored by the National Wildlife Refuge Association
and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, honor
outstanding accomplishments by Refuge Managers, Refuge
System Employees, Volunteers and Friends Groups.
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President's
Letter
Happy Birthday! The Refuge System
Celebrates its 100th
As you all know, this year the National
Wildlife Refuge System is 100 years old. A century ago,
President Theodore Roosevelt had the wisdom and prescience
to establish more than 50 conservation areas, intended
to protect our nation's unique wildlife heritage for
generations to come....
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House/Senate Approve Refuge FY04 Funding
Increases
In June, the House approved $397 million
for Refuge System operations and maintenance
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NWRA Testifies at Hearing on Refuge
Concessions and Volunteering
On June 26th, NWRA President Evan
Hirsche appeared before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries
Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans to provide testimony
on refuge concessions legislation (H.R. 1204) and reauthorization
of the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and
Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 (H.R.
2408).
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