9/15/08 Press Release: Gov. Sarah Palin Supports a New “Road To Nowhere;” Senate Committee Approves Treacherous Road Cutting Through Protected Alaska Wilderness

9/10/08: NWRA, Friends of Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Celebrate Florida Forever Grant Award to Three Sisters Springs Project!

6/19/08: NWRA Hopeful for Successful FWS/Tribal Partnership at National Bison Range, MT

6/11/08: NWRA Applauds House Appropriations Subcommittee for Proposed Increase in Refuge System Funding

5/22/08: America’s 548 National Wildlife Refuges Under-Funded By 43 Percent

5/5/08: NWRA Welcomes Anne Truslow to VP of Strategic Programs and Development

4/30/08: NWRA 2008 Youth Photo Contest Results Announced

4/24/08: House Committee Abandons Common Sense in Favor of the “Road To Nowhere”

4/8/08: Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Friends from 37 States Call on Congress to Increase Refuge System Funding

3/25/08: 2008 Refuge System Photo Contest Results Announced: Louisiana’s Mack Barham, M.D. wins with “Egrets in Fog"

3/14/08: Federal Budget Shortchanges NJ National Wildlife Refuge, Refuge System

3/14/08: NWRA Calls on Congress to Continue Refuge System Funding Increases

3/10/08: NWRA/NFWF to recognize Refuge System Standouts

3/3/08: “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society Donation Supports NWRA/Refuge System

1/28/08: NWRA Welcomes Dr. Mamie Parker to Board of Directors

1/23/08: NWRA Applauds Navy’s Decision to Scuttle Proposed Airfield next to Pocosin Lakes NWR

1/15/08: NWRA Questions New Negotiations at National Bison Range

12/19/07: NWRA applauds FY08 Omnibus Appropriations bill for Restoring Critical Refuge System Funding

10/10/07: NWRA calls funding biggest obstacle to implementing Refuge Act

7/23/07: Alaska Senator, Congressman Introduce Bills to Build "Road to Nowhere" in Biological Heart of Wilderness Area

2/1/07: NWRA/NFWF to recognize Refuge System Standouts

9/14/06: CARE Applauds Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus

7/27/06: NWRA Applauds Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus Invasive Species Legislation

7/20/06: Wildlife Refuge Funding Cuts Hitting Home: At Congressional Hearing, NWRA Details Growing Refuge Funding Crisis

6/20/06: New Policies Support Refuge System Mission: Policies help refuge professionals better manage public uses on refuges

6/15/06: National Wildlife Refuge Association Applauds White House Announcement: New NW Hawaiian Islands Monument Extends Wildlife Refuge Protections

3/16/06: $270 Million in Damages to Gulf Refuges Threatens Entire System: At Congressional Hearing, NWRA President Details Extensive Damage to Gulf Coast Refuges

3/14/06: Refuge System Photo Contest Results Announced; NWRA Launches Refuge Image Library Dedicated to Building Public Awareness of Refuge System

2/23/06: 350,000 Gallons of Hazardous Materials Threaten Wildlife Refuge Five Months After Hurricane Rita

2/17/06: Refuge Association Applauds President's Emergency Request for Wildlife Refuges

2/9/06: Funding Cuts Jeopardize National Wildlife Refuges; National Wildlife Refuges in Presidents Bush's FY 2007 Budget Request (background)

2/1/06: Conservation partners to recognize Refuge System employees

10/10/05: National Wildlife Refuge Association Launches First Ever Magazine Devoted to the Refuge System

10/9/05: Congressman C. W. Bill Young Recognized as Champion for National Wildlife Refuges

8/3/05: Senator Byron Dorgan Recognized as a Champion for National Wildlife Refuges

7/5/05: Refuge Association & Swarovski Launch Refuge Photo Contest

6/16/05: Refuge Association, Other National Organizations Express Concerns About Horicon Wind-Farm Proposal(pdf)

5/25/05: No Special Favors: Refuge Association Asks Congress to Stand Behind Refuge Improvement Act (pdf)

4/28/05: Re-Discovered Ivory Billed Woodpecker Still Faces Challenge To Survival (pdf)

2/11/05: Wildlife Refuge Friends from 44 States Call on Congress to Hold the Line on Refuge System Funding (pdf)

2/2/05: Refuge Association & Swarovski Partner to Advance Needs of Refuge System: Swarovski to Provide Staff/Marketing to NWRA (pdf)

12/15/04: FWS Signs Flawed National Bison Range Tribal Agreement Ð Refuge Association Calls for Congressional Hearings (pdf)

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