http://recovery.doi.gov/press Investing in America's Economic Recovery Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/11/smokehouse-bay-restoration-project-gets-a-boost-from-the-recovery-act/ Contact: Phil Kloer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Affairs Office; (404) 679-7125, philip_kloer@fws.gov [caption id="attachment_4776" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Service Director Sam Hamilton spoke about Teddy Roosevelt and the value of public land at the site dedication for Tennessee NWR’s new visitor center and headquarters"][/caption] Paris, Tenn. - With Kentucky Lake glistening in ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/11/us-fish-and-wildlife-service-director-sam-hamilton-dedicates-site-for-tennessee-national-wildlife-refuge-visitor-center-and-headquarters/ 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 ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/10/stimulus-funding-to-replace-storage-facility-at-hakalau-forest-national-wildlife-refuge/ 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 ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/10/small-projects-reap-large-rewards-for-the-red-bluff-fish-and-wildlife-office/ 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 ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/10/recovery-act-funding-to-restore-habitat-for-endangered-florida-panther/ COLVILLE, WA - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $56,565 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Northern Management Services, a construction and general contracting company based in Sandpoint, Idaho. The project is expected to create at ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/10/idaho-company-awarded-56000-in-stimulus-funding-for-road-maintenance-at-little-pend-oreille-national-wildlife-refuge/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Oct. 27, 2009 Contact: Joan Moody (202) 208-6416   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $2.86 million to AKK-De Los Santos Construction Company of Chandler, Ariz. under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Under this award, the ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/10/28-million-arra-funding-for-arizona-channel-rehabilitation/ Date: Oct. 14, 2009 Contact: Joan Moody (202) 208-6416 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to additional tribes to help improve infrastructure and water supplies while bringing jobs to Indian country. Today's announcements apply to five tribes ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/10/secretary-salazar-announces-47-million-more-under-recovery-act-to-improve-water-supplies-for-indian-tribes/ Date:  October 7, 2009 Contact:  Joan Moody (Interior) (202) 208-6416 Doug Hendrix (Reclamation) (801) 524-3837 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract totaling $27.74 million to the Navajo Engineering and Construction Authority for the construction of Reaches 2 through 6 ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/10/secretary-salazar-awards-2774-million-contract-for-construction-of-the-navajo-nation-municipal-pipeline/ For Immediate Release: October 1, 2009 Contact: Allan Brown, Hatchery Manager; 726 CR 309, Welaka, FL 32193; (386) 467-2374; Allan_Brown@fws.gov Tom MacKenzie; (404) 679-7291 / (678) 296-6400; Tom_MacKenzie@fws.gov FFS #R4QF WELAKA, FL - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $10,160 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to ... http://recovery.doi.gov/press/2009/10/welaka-national-fish-hatchery-gets-recovery-act-funding-to-improve-energy-efficiency/