[PCA] NEWS: Dept. of Interior Announces Grants Awarded
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Thu Sep 28 10:57:11 CDT 2006
http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=EB179E10-D505-C4AC-7EE46139AA416BFF
Secretary Kempthorne Announces $67 Million In Grants To Support Land
Acquisition And Conservation Planning For Endangered Species
San Joaquin Kit Fox, Credit B. Peterson/USFWS
Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced more than $67 million in
grants to 27 states to support conservation planning and acquisition of
vital habitat for threatened and endangered fish, wildlife and plants. The
grants, authorized by Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act, enable
States to work with private landowners, conservation groups and other
agencies to initiate conservation planning efforts and protect habitat to
support the conservation of threatened and endangered species.
See the link above for the full article text.
More information about the native-plants
mailing list