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April 05, 2007: Great Lakes Program Adds Freshwater Specialist to Help Address Threat of Aquatic Invaders
The Nature Conservancy’s Great Lakes Program announced the hiring of Lindsay Chadderton as its first-ever aquatic invasive species director today. In this new position, Chadderton will build upon the Conservancy’s efforts to reduce the threats to freshwater ecosystems.
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Julianne Beck
(312) 759-8017, ext. 26
(312) 259-0103 (cell)
jbeck@tnc.org |
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February 12, 2007: Joyce Foundation Grants Will Help Restore Lake Erie By Improving Maumee River and its Tributaries
The Nature Conservancy applauds the Joyce Foundation for working to protect and restore the Maumee River and its tributaries by funding a portfolio of strategically selected conservation projects in three states.
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Julianne Beck
(312) 759-8017, ext. 26
(312) 259-0103 (cell)
jbeck@tnc.org |
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October 06, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Celebrates the Passage of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act
The Nature Conservancy applauds Congress for passing the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act (GLFWRA). The revised legislation authorizes funding of up to $16 million a year to support restoration of fish and – for the first time – wildlife habitat within the Great Lakes Basin.
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Chris Anderson
(312) 759-8017, ext. 30
(312) 218-0186 (cell)
canderson@tnc.org |
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July 06, 2006: Partnership Completes Wild Rivers Legacy Forest Acquisition
The Nature Conservancy, State of Wisconsin, International Paper, Conservation Forestry LLC, and Forest Investment Associates, today announced the completion of the largest land conservation transaction in state history. First announced in March 2006, the Wild Rivers Legacy Forest project will conserve 64,617 acres – 101 square miles – of forest, lakes and rivers in Florence, Forest, and Marinette counties in northeast Wisconsin.
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Cate Harrington
Phone: 608/251-8140, x-139
E-mail: charrington@tnc.org |
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March 13, 2006: The Nature Conservancy and the University of Notre Dame Join Forces to Address Invasive Species
The Nature Conservancy and the University of Notre Dame announced a new partnership today to address the ecological and economic damage of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes.
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Chris Anderson
(312) 218-0186 (cell)
canderson@tnc.org |
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March 13, 2006: List of Critical Conservation Sites for the Great Lakes Released
The Nature Conservancy’s Great Lakes Program and the Nature Conservancy of Canada jointly announced today the release of the first Binational Conservation Blueprint for the Great Lakes; a plan that reveals areas in critical need of conservation in both the United States and Canada.
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Chris Anderson
(312) 218-0186 (cell)
canderson@tnc.org |
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December 12, 2005: Conservancy Applauds Commitment by States and Provinces to Protect and Improve Great Lakes
The Nature Conservancy announces today that it supports the efforts of governors and premiers to help protect, conserve, restore and improve the waters and water-dependent resources of the Great Lakes basin.
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Chris Anderson
Email: canderson@tnc.org
Phone:(312) 759-8017 ext. 30
Cell: (312) 218-0186 |
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July 08, 2004: Great Lakes Interagency Task Force created
President Bush today established by executive order the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, chaired by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Mike Leavitt, which will coordinate 140 federal Great Lakes programs that fund and implement environmental restoration and management within the Great Lakes Basin.
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Chris Anderson
Email: canderson@tnc.org
Phone:(312) 759-8017 ext. 30
Cell: (312) 218-0186 |
