9414

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9414
• Author: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
• Title: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Annual Report.
• USFW Year: 1997.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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he National Fish and Wildlife
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i which they depend. Among its goals are species habitat
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i protectlOn, envlfOn1ntvu e uCliltlOn, pu IC po ICY
! development, natural'(esource management, habitat

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! leadership trainingfor conservation professionals.
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! It meets these goals byforging partnerships between
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the public and private sectors and by supporting

conservation activities that

pinpoint the root causes of

environmental problems.

The Foundation invests in solutions to these problems by

awarding challenge grants usingfederal1y appropriated

funds to match private sector funds. These combined

resources fuel effective conservation projects. Since its

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! founding in 1984, the Foundation has conferred over

2,400 grants and has contributed more than $101 million

infederal funds, levemging a total of $289 million for

conservation projects.

The Foundation's work is local, regional, national, and
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international in scope. To date, project locations include

the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and

thirty-three countries.

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Detail of paintings by Tina Close

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