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Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Director Rowan Gould and Natural Resources Conservation Service Director Dave White shake hands after signing an agreement that commits the two agencies to work together to conserve the greater sage-grouse. Credit:Bob Nichols / NRCS

Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Federal Agencies Sign Agreement to Protect Sage-Grouse Habitat
April 13, 2010
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced a far-reaching agreement to support the conservation of greater sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystems in parts of 11 Western states. �Today�s agreement enables us to help this rare species in a comprehensive, integrated way,� said Vilsack. �By working cooperatively toward the same goal, we can build on the progress states have made protecting the sage-grouse and the sagebrush ecosystem it depends on.�

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Wind turbine. Credit: USFWS

Landscape Conservation: Working With Others
Service Transmits Wind Turbine Guideline Advisory Committee Recommendations to Interior Secretary
April 13, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today transmitted a set of final recommendations on how to minimize the impacts of land-based wind farms on wildlife and its habitat to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. The document contains both policy recommendations and recommended voluntary guidelines for siting and operating wind energy projects in order to avoid or minimize potential impacts to wildlife and habitat.

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From left-right: Mike Pool Deputy Director Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Acting Director Rowan Gould, and National Park Director Jon Jarvis signing MOU. Credit: LaVonda Walton / USFWS

Migratory Birds: Conservation and Management
National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management Sign Memoranda of Understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
April 12, 2010
U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Acting Director Rowan Gould signed two Memoranda of Understanding, one with National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, and another with the Bureau Land Management Deputy Director Mike Pool. The Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) are designed to strengthen coordination for migratory bird conservation.

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The golden-cheeked warbler is one of many species that will benefit from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (Section 6) grant program. Credit: Steve Maslowski / USFWS

Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction
Endangered Species Section 6 Grant Awards Announced
April 12, 2010
Interior Secretary Salazar announced nearly $66 million in grants that will enable 25 states to work with local private landowners, conservation organizations and other partners to protect and conserve the habitat of threatened and endangered species.

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Junior Duck Stamp Contest April 23, 2010 at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul. Learn More

Habitat Restoration Project at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
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Where: Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida

What’s Happening: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use $905,000 in Recovery Act funds to restore habitat for the Florida scrub jay. The Service awarded a contract to Habitat Restoration Resources, Inc. to remove tall trees in sections of the refuge where predators can hide. A second stimulus contract was awarded to Summit Helicopters for aerial spraying of invasive species in the scrub jay habitat area.