U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

logo_10-09-09The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received $280 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Service is using this funding to complete projects that stimulate employment and economic growth in communities nationwide.

Use the map below or the complete U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Project List (posted 10/08/2009) to locate projects in your area. You can also browse the latest news on Recovery Act projects throughout the Service.

If you have any questions that aren’t answered by the information on this site, or if you need help locating specific information related to our Recovery Act efforts, send us an email at recoveryact@fws.gov - we are happy to help!

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Recovery Act Highlights for the Week of November 16, 2009

Click on the photos to find out more about these Recovery Act projects
Charleston Coastal Program Office Warm Springs NFH Gavins Point NFH Chassahowitzka NWR

Want more information on the Service’s Recovery Act projects?

The map below has links to project pages, where you can find more information about some of our Recovery Act projects. Click on one of the Recovery Act logos on the map to view the corresponding project page. You can also reach the project pages and view information about projects that don’t yet have their own page by using the updated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Project List (posted 10/08/2009).

Be sure to check back frequently - we are consistently adding new project pages and making updates to existing pages!

Little White Salmon NFH Stone Lakes NWR San Luis NWR Audubon NWR Garrison Dam NFH Agassiz NWR Detroit Lakes WMD Minnesota Valley NWR Sherburne NWR Ashland NFWCO Large Woody Shoreline Necedah NWR Upper Mississippi River NWR La Crosse District Upper Mississippi NWR La Crosse NFWCO Great Lakes Northern Coastal Program Ferson-Otter Creek Chautauqua NWR Darby Creek Two Rivers NWR Squaw Creek NWR Great River NWR Columbia NFWCO Neosho NFH Mingo NWR San Diego Bay NWR Trinity River Basin Indian Point Salt Marsh Seney NWR Pendills Creek NFH Jordan River NFH Alpena NFWCO Nashville and Maple Hill Dams Long Beach West Long Island NWR Chincoteague NWR Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR Back Bay NWR Koyukuk-Nowitna NWR Kenai NWR Kanuti NWR Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery Ennis National Fish Hatchery National Elk Refuge Quivira NWR Seedskadee NWR Bosque Del Apache NWR Youth Employment in the Pacific Region De Soto and Boyer Chute NWRs Youth Employment in the Mountain-Prairie Region Interns and Temporary Employees in the Southwest Region Partnership Projects in the Southwest Region Appalachian Partnership Coordination Office Erwin NFH Pacific Region Coastal Program Fort Niobrara NWR Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Fish Springs NWR Welaka NFH Waubay NWR Tule Lake NWR Willow Beach NFH South Dakota Invasives Team Dexter NFH and Technology Center Rainwater Basin WMD Maine Fishery Resources Office Red Rocks Lake NWR Youth Employment in Alaska Kenai NWR - Rainbow Lake Wayside Kirwin NWR Laguna Atascosa NWR Lacreek NWR Greers Ferry NFH Big Branch Marsh NWR Reelfoot NWR Big Lake NWR Carolina Sandhills NWR Monomoy NWR Little Pend Oreille NWR Tishomingo NFH Hatchie NWR Panther Swamp NWR Florida Panther NWR Hakalau Forest NWR Sequoyah NWR Bears Bluff NFH Tennessee Stream Restoration Energy Audits in the Southeast Region Longleaf Pine Restoration in the Southeast Region Crescent Lake NWR Bowdoin WMD Tennessee NWR Willard NFH Tehama-Colusa Fish Facility Asheville Ecological Services Field Office NFHAP Projects in the Southeast Region Morgan Brake NWR Theodore Roosevelt NWR Inks Dam NFH San Bernardino NWR Sevilleta NWR South Florida Coastal Program Office Partnership Projects in the Pacific Region Jacksonville Ecological Services Field Office Dale Hollow Fish & Wildlife Mgmt Assistance Office Uvalde NFH Warm Springs NFH Smokehouse Bay Preserve Restoration Chassahowitzka NWR Ohio Partners for Fish and Wildlife Indiana Partners for Fish and Wildlife Missouri Partners for Fish and Wildlife Iowa Partners for Fish and Wildlife Wisconsin Partners for Fish and Wildlife Minnesota Partners for Fish and Wildlife Illinois Partners for Fish and Wildlife Michigan Partners for Fish and Wildlife Long Lake NWR Gavins Point NFH Charleston Coastal Program Office Makah NFH Cross Creeks NWR J. Clark Salyer NWR Buenos Aires NWR Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR Alamosa/Monte Vista/Baca NWR Lower Suwannee NWR

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Recent posts in "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service":

Smokehouse Bay Restoration Project Gets a Boost from the Recovery Act

Contacts:
Phil Kloer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (404) 679-7125, philip_kloer@fws.gov
Cathy Olson, Lee County Conservation 20/20 Senior Supervisor; (239) 533-7455
Bokeelia, FL - Smokehouse Bay Preserve, located on the north end of Pine Island about 25 miles west of Fort Myer, Fla., is home to Wood Storks and Snowy Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills and Tricolored Herons. And unfortunately, [...]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sam Hamilton Dedicates Site for Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center and Headquarters

Contact: Phil Kloer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Affairs Office; (404) 679-7125, philip_kloer@fws.gov
Paris, Tenn. - With Kentucky Lake glistening in the background and a bright sun warming the November morning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sam Hamilton dedicated the site for the new visitor center and headquarters at the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge [...]

Stimulus Funding to Replace Storage Facility at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge

HILO, HI - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $584,981 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to WTD Holdings, Inc., a commercial and institutional building contractor in Alpharetta, Ga. This project is expected to create at least 10 jobs, including subcontractors in [...]

Small Projects Reap Large Rewards for the Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office

Contacts:
Ken White, (209) 567-0600
Tom T. Kisanuki, (530) 527-3043 x223
FFS #R8RA
SACRAMENTO, CA - As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received funding to complete a wide variety of reconstruction and repair projects to Service buildings and other structures.
The Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office, located in [...]

Recovery Act Funding to Restore Habitat for Endangered Florida Panther

Contact: Phil Kloer, Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Office; (404) 679-7125, philip_kloer@fws.gov
NAPLES, FL - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $171,094 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to Wildland Services, Inc. of Moore Haven, Florida, to cut invading cabbage palms on the [...]

DOI Recovery Investments by Bureau

Last Updated: April 01, 2009
Content contact: recovery@ios.doi.gov