National Wildlife Refuge Advocacy Blog

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44763635914833540592011-11-27T17:33:03.590-06:00National Wildlife Refuge Advocacy BlogTHE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS CITIZEN BLOG IS TO PROMOTE ADVOCACY FOR THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM. THERE WILL BE PERIODIC NEWS ABOUT WILDLIFE REFUGE ISSUES AND RELATED SUBJECTS. GUEST BLOG ENTRIES ARE WELCOME. SEE FIRST BLOG ENTRY FOR GUIDELINES.Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384752941870756230noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476363591483354059.post-20189411455520382672007-04-29T17:34:00.000-05:002007-04-29T17:47:00.596-05:00NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM AWARDS

A diverse group of exceptional volunteers and employees has been honored by the National Wildlife Refuge Association and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The annual awards recognize exceptional contributions toward protecting the National Wildlife Refuge System. Don Hultman, refuge manager for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, has been named Paul Kroegel

Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384752941870756230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476363591483354059.post-43711747637380695182007-03-14T14:21:00.000-05:002007-03-14T14:24:51.003-05:00GROUP HAS VISION FOR THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM

Everyone interested in the well being of our National Wildlife Refuge System should visit the web site of the Blue Goose Alliance (BGA) at: http://www.bluegoosealliance.org. Or, see the link under favorite web sites.The Alliance's Mission: TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SERVICE AS A SEPARATE AGENCY WITHIN THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. The BGA is a

Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384752941870756230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476363591483354059.post-55676769576635244212007-03-13T12:38:00.000-05:002007-03-13T12:51:25.467-05:00NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE MANAGERS EXPRESS CONCERNS

A survey of national wildlife refuge managers by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) indicates that wildlife refuge budget cuts are crippling conservation and compromising wildlife law enforcement and visitor safety. According to the PEER survey, an overwhelming percentage of refuge managers are worried that the nation’s 100-year-old, 100 million acre system of wildlife

Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384752941870756230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476363591483354059.post-1786531698123403052007-03-13T12:22:00.000-05:002007-03-13T12:33:19.394-05:00NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUNDING CRISIS

After six years of trying to roll back environmental regulations, ignoring global warming, rewriting the Endangered Species Act and increasing oil drilling in sensitive wild areas like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Bush Administration is now reducing the operations of the natural resource management agencies. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Bush Administration weren’t trying to weaken

Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384752941870756230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476363591483354059.post-69498049354765690432007-03-12T12:31:00.000-05:002007-03-12T12:41:52.282-05:00URGE YOUR U.S. REPRSENTATIVE TO INCREASE NWRS FUNDING

Problem:The funding crisis facing the National Wildlife Refuge System is reaching a tipping point. Visitor's services are being curtailed at some refuges and many refuges are being de-staffed completely. But Congress can help - but they'll only do so if they hear from their constituents - YOU!Solution:Members of the House National Wildlife Refuge Caucus, Representatives RonKind (D-WI), Jim Saxton

Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384752941870756230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476363591483354059.post-48021746078486515432007-03-12T11:07:00.000-05:002007-03-12T11:10:55.718-05:00DANGEROUS PRECEDENT BREWING AT NATIONAL BISON RANGE

The Bush politicos have created a stinking mess at the National Bison Range (NBR) near Moiese, Montana. In late 2004 and into 2005 the political appointees in the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) arranged for a major portion of the National Bison Range’s services and operations to be transferred to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) through an Annual Funding Agreement (AFA)

Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384752941870756230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476363591483354059.post-89959186696304001082007-03-12T11:04:00.000-05:002007-03-12T11:06:58.342-05:00INTRODUCTION & GUEST CONTRIBUTIONS

My blog entries are going to be homespun and sporadic, depending upon availability of information that I find in print media, online or what other people send to me, my mood of the day, week or month, and if there isn’t something better to do than sit at the computer and write. __If you want to submit a guest blog entry or want specific topics, events, or issues to be considered for discussion on

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