Secretary Jewell's visit with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) staff and tour of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell visited with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) during her trip to Albuquerque where she addressed issues of interest for the region and fielded questions from the employees. She was also able to tour Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, the region's first Urban Refuge. There, she called on Congress to approve full, permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

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    Secretary Sally Jewell addressed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) staff at the Southwest Region All Employee Meeting. DOI

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    At the Valle de Oro NWR. (Left to right in the photo: Aaron Archibeque, Chief, Southwest Region Refuge System; Joy Nicholopoulos, Deputy Regional Director, Southwest Region; DOI Secretary Sally Jewell; Jennifer Owen White, Valle de Oro Refuge Manager; Jose Viramontes, Chief, Refuge Planning; and Tom Harvey, Refuge Supervisor for Arizona and New Mexico.) DOI

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