The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that two newsletters and one marketing campaign from the National Wildlife Refuge System have been cited for their excellence by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, which received almost 5,000 entries in the 2009 MarCom Awards.
The MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding [...]

Presently Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia is closed due to storm damage. They’ve posted photos of the damage on the FWS website. Here’s hoping they’re able to recover quickly from this destructive storm.
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The Journal-Register in New York reports that concerns over a quarry near the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge played a role in the election of a member to the Shelby Town Board.
From The Journal-Register:

The Shelby Town Board has been handling a controversial proposal that would result in the creation of a stone quarry on land near [...]

Whooping cranes arriving at Aransas national wildlife refuge

Brown pelican comes back from the brink of extinction

Alaska Natives seek restrictions on drilling

Invasive plant species threatens shore plants, animals, dunes

Kate Walsh fronts new campaign to protect sea turtles

Plenty of land on open-space fund wish list

Just a reminder that November 15 is the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2010 National Wildlife Refuge System Awards, which honor outstanding accomplishments by Refuge Managers, Refuge System Employees, Volunteers and Friends Groups.
Award recipients will receive a monetary award ($1000 for Refuge Manager, Employee and Volunteer awards, $2000 for Friends Group), and paid [...]

The Wildlife Refuge Caucus in the House of Representatives welcomed two new members: Representative Ben Ray Lujan (NM), and Delegate Gregorio Sablan (Northern Mariana Islands). The Wildlife Refuge Caucus is a bipartisan group that unites members to address wildlife refuge issues. Caucus membership now includes 139 members representing 41 states.
Visit the Refuge Caucus list on [...]

National wildlife refuges are a great destination on a cool fall weekend when you’re hoping to catch some of the fall migration action. Check out a few of the upcoming activities. And don’t forget that on Veteran’s Day, the entrance fee will be waived at all refuges.
Hear a Talk on ‘Duck Butts’
Sunday, November 15: Las [...]

Santee wildlife refuge needs volunteers

Fall Migration at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Ind. wildlife refuge gets $1.15 million to expand

Wildlife director cites visitor center’s positive impact

Bird-watchers flock to see endangered cranes

Living shoreline project protects prime waterfowl habitat

Regional wildlife director named

The Salt Lake Tribune ran an article about Ted Steinke, the winner of the 2009 Refuge Photo Contest run by the National Wildlife Refuge Association.
Ted Steinke won with an amazing photo of two northern harriers competing for a dead duck at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in northern Utah.
In the Salt Lake Tribune article, [...]

The Times in Oregon recently featured a wonderful article on Jenna Mendenhall, a recent graduate of Oregon State University and an AmeriCorps member who is now working as the environmental education coordinator at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, which is south of Portland.
According to The Times:

At OSU, Mendenhall volunteered for a different wildlife refuge, [...]

The Frazee Forum in Minnesota reports that Friend and volunteer Denis Mudderman of Cotton Lake has won the President’s Call to Service Award (given on behalf of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation) for over 5,000 hours of service performed at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.
According to the Frazee Forum:
With his tech savvy skills, [...]

2009 Monarch Butterfly Festival at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Looks to Expand

A restoration celebration at Nisqually NWR

New Donovan book lets readers explore 400 miles of Neches River

Sen. Byrd announces key funds for Canaan Valley NWR and NCTC

Marmots need to leave Sud Island for the birds

Artist captures scenes of refuge on [...]