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SUMMARY:150 Years of Conservation: Highlights From USFWS Archives & DC Booth
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fascinating journey through 150 years of fish and wildlife conservation history\, as we explore rare artifacts and archival treasures from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This special webinar features live presentations from two of USFWS’s premier historical collections: the DC Booth Historic Fish Hatchery and the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) archives. Discover the stories behind these artifacts and learn how they illustrate the evolution of conservation in America.\n\nPresenters\n\n\nMark Madison\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Historian\n\n\nApril Gregory\, Curator\, DC Booth Historic Fish Hatchery\n\n\nSign Up!
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SUMMARY:December 2024 - Friends SHARE
DESCRIPTION:CORFA is hosting the next monthly Friends SHARE Zoom call on Tuesday\, December 17th at 4 PM Eastern Time. \nThis month we are focusing on Winter Events! \nJoin us for an informal discussion of fun winter refuge and hatchery activities and events. \nWhat event does your Friends Group host or participate in on your refuge or hatchery? What works\, what doesn’t? \nShare your ideas and maybe make some new plans! And we will also have our open discussion room for those who want to discuss other topics. \nThe Zoom call is only for a member of a Friends group or their staff. Feel free to share this invite with your board members and other Friends groups. To ensure everyone can fully express themselves\, ask tough questions\, have their comments heard and respected\, and be assured that conflict will be respectful the call will not be recorded\, and we ask all participants to review and agree to our Safe Space Guidelines. \nDate: Tuesday\, December 17th\, 2024\nTime: 4:00 PM ET\, 3:00 PM CT\, 2:00 PM MT\, 1:00 PM PT \nRSVP: To coalitionrefugefriends@gmail.com by December 15th with Friends SHARE in the subject line. In the body of the email tell us the name of your Friends group. \nWe are looking forward to getting together.
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SUMMARY:November 2024 Friends SHARE
DESCRIPTION:Do you ever just need to talk to a Friend? Then Friends SHARE is for you. It is a Zoom call that gives you a chance to share with other Friends and get and give advice. \nCORFA is hosting the next Friends SHARE Zoom call on November 19th at 8pm eastern! This call is an opportunity to: \nGet to know other Friends.\nGet support.\nAsk questions – get answers.\nShare ideas and resources.\nProblem solve. \nDuring the Zoom call you will join small breakout rooms of your choice. Fellow Friends members will facilitate the breakout rooms. You have the option of joining a breakout room on a specific topic or joining one where participants can discuss whatever is on their mind. Breakout rooms for the November are:\nNature Stores – Holiday Sales preparations\nOpen Room Discussions \nThe Zoom call is only for a member of a Friends group or their staff. Feel free to share this invite with your board members and other Friends groups. To ensure everyone can fully express themselves\, ask tough questions\, have their comments heard and respected\, and be assured that conflict will be respectful the call will not be recorded\, and we ask all participants to review and agree to our Safe Space Guidelines. \nRSVP: To coalitionrefugefriends@gmail.com by November 17th with Friends SHARE in the subject line. In the body of the email tell us the name of your Friends group and what breakout room you want to join. The breakout rooms are listed above\, you will be assigned to the room of your choice at the beginning of the Zoom call.
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SUMMARY:Capitol Conversations: Updates Budget Insights for the Refuge System
DESCRIPTION:Webinar: Monday\, November 18th\, 2 – 3 pm ET \nJoin us for an exclusive webinar featuring Desirée Sorenson-Groves\, President and CEO of the National Wildlife Refuge Association\, as she provides an update on the latest legislative issues impacting the National Wildlife Refuge System. Desirée will cover critical topics\, including the fiscal year 2025 budget\, supplemental funding for natural disaster recovery\, and other legislative priorities that may influence the Refuge System. She will also share insights on potential changes under a new Administration and what they could mean for the future of our national wildlife refuges. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from one of the leading voices in wildlife conservation policy and learn about the latest developments affecting national wildlife refuges. \nPresenter \n\nDesirée Sorenson-Groves re-joined the Refuge Association in October 2024 as the President and CEO. Her career has been focused on protecting and enhancing the National Wildlife Refuge System\, first as a grassroots organizer for the National Audubon Society\, then as the Vice President of Government Affairs for the Refuge Association. After 14 years at NWRA\, Sorenson-Groves became the Director of the Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign where she managed an Indigenous-led\, multi prong effort to stop any development in the Arctic Refuge. She comes back to NWRA after leading Defenders of Wildlife’s public and private lands programs as their Vice President of Land & Habitat Conservation. She has a B.A. in Geography from George Washington University and resides in Fort Valley\, VA with her husband and two Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.\n\nSign Up! \n 
URL:https://coalitionofrefugefriends.com/event/capitol-conversations-updates-budget-insights-for-the-refuge-system/
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