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Defenders Joins One Hundred Groups Supporting Establishment of National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center

Defenders of Wildlife and more than one hundred other organizations and businesses today sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning thanking them for their leadership promoting native plants in ecological restoration and for their commitment to establish a National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center.
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St. George, UT

Federal Agencies Release Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on a Highway Right-of-Way Through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to reconsider a
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Washington, D.C.

Defenders of Wildlife Announces Andrew Bowman as Next President and CEO

Defenders of Wildlife today announced the selection of Andrew Bowman as its new president and CEO. Bowman brings more than 25 years of conservation and non-profit management experience to Defenders.

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Interior Department takes steps to accelerate climate change

Legal Action Precedes August 17th Coal Sale in Powder River Basin of Wyoming Power River Basin of Wyoming and Montana (08/16/2011) - A coalition of

New research details threats to mammals found in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Wilderness designation critical for Arctic mammals imperiled by climate change WASHINGTON (08/12/2011) - Increased protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is critical to the

Statement on Settlement Agreement Between National Environmental Organizations and Solar Development Companies Regarding San Luis Obispo Solar Projects

Governor Brown Commends Agreement SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (08/09/2011) - Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife and Center for Biological Diversity issued a statement today with

Feds ignore risks and green light Shell drilling in Arctic Ocean

Agency continues to rubber-stamp dangerous offshore drilling; Scientists agree more data needed to understand the effects of oil development ANCHORAGE, Alaska (08/04/2011) - The U.S

DOI releases details of Wyoming shoot-on-sight wolf plan

Wolves to be targeted as unwanted predators for most of the year CHEYENNE, Wyo. (08/03/2011) - The U.S. Department of the Interior released more details
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