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Caption: pulling together for conservation 2015 year in review
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Caption: We at the Alaska Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are stewards of America's last true wild places and resources, an unparalleled and vast array of fish, wildlife, and lands for people to live with, live from, discover, and enjoy, now and for generations to come.
Here's a snapshot of what we accomplished in 2015 with the help of partners across
the state.
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Caption: President Obama announces Arctic Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan, recommends wilderness
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Caption: Managed $170 million in Sport Fish Restoration, Wildlife Restoration and State Wildlife Grant projects, including supporting reintroduction of the
Wood Bison
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Caption: Employed 244 young people across the region, and worked collaboratively to engage rural and urban youth across the state in outdoor learning
and discovery
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Caption: Completed the draft polar bear comprehensive management plan with the help of a team of more than 30 individuals from federal agencies, the State of Alaska, the North Slope Borough, Alaska Native organizations, industry, non-profit organizations, and the Canadian Wildlife Service
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Caption: Finalized 12 Conservation Frameworks (strategies) for priority species, and initiated 8 others
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Caption: Helped launch the U.S.
Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, including partnering to establish the
Arctic Youth Ambassadors program
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Caption: The Arctic Youth Ambassadors program brings together youth from across Alaska to serve as ambassadors for their communities and country in building awareness at home and abroad about community, culture and the environment in a changing Arctic.
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Caption: Managed fires on 12 of our 16 refuges without loss of life or property
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Caption: Region 7 Information Technology and Contracting Staff identified a new cost savings approach to acquiring Adobe Software that was adopted nationally across the Service and will result in $1.2 million in savings
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Caption: Opened a new visitor center on the Kenai Refuge
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Caption: Completed a large scale commercial big game guiding case that provided significant penalties serving as a deterrence to others
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Caption: Completed the revised regulations governing the rural determination process for the Federal Subsistence Management Program
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Caption: Continued our work with partners across the state to restore connectivity for fish and their habitats
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Caption: Raised awareness about the importance of wild foods to the Alaskan way of life
#Shareyourplate #akwildfoods
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Caption: Connect as one with #akwildfoods Refuge Information Technicians
share their plate
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Caption: Worked with the Alaska Migratory Bird
Co-Management Council to complete proposed regulations for Alaska Native handicrafts and implement changes to the federal
Duck Stamp program
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http://www.fws.gov/alaska/social_media_hub.htm