Thank you! Because of your support, 87 Friends groups and partner organizations signed on to the Refuge Association’s FY2027 House testimony calling for stronger funding for the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Together, we urged Congress to provide $761 million for the Refuge System’s Operations and Maintenance account, restoring funding to the FY2010 level adjusted for inflation. This funding is urgently needed to help refuges address severe staffing shortages, care for wildlife and habitat, maintain visitor services, support public access, and meet growing conservation needs.
You can read the submitted House testimony here >>
We are now preparing the Senate version of this testimony.
If your organization signed on to the House testimony, you do not need to sign on again. We will automatically include your organization on the Senate version unless you ask us to remove it.
Sign-On to the Senate Testimony by Thursday, May 14th at 5 pm ET
Please let us know by Thursday, May 14th at 5 pm ET if your organization would prefer not to be included on the Senate version, if your organization’s name or state needs to be updated, or if your Friends group did not sign on to the House testimony but would like to be added. **This sign-on letter is for Friends groups and partner organizations, not individuals, please stay tuned next week for a advocacy alert for individual supporters.**
If your Friends group would also like to submit your own testimony, you can find instructions from the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee here >>
Your voice matters. When Refuge Friends speak together, Congress hears directly from the local communities, volunteers, and partners who stand with national wildlife refuges every day.
Thank you for all you do for national wildlife refuges,
Desirée Sorenson-Groves
President & CEO
National Wildlife Refuge Associatio
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