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Secretary Salazar Announces Additional Water Releases from Upper Klamath Lake to Klamath Irrigators

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that 35,000 acre-feet of additional water may be available for release this year from Upper Klamath Lake for delivery to irrigation contractors. Current modeling estimates the additional water will be available because Upper Klamath Lake surface water elevations are higher than previously anticipated due to a cooler-than-normal spring resulting in lower evaporation rates and reduced irrigation demands above the lake and on the Klamath Project lands.

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National Park Service Director Jarvis and Administration Officials Conduct America's Great Outdoors Listening Session in Seattle

SEATTLE, WA — National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today joined senior officials from the US Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency to host a public listening session on how to conserve the natural landscape of the Pacific Northwest and encourage more people to enjoy the region's many outdoor recreational opportunities.

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National Park Service Director Jarvis and Administration Officials Tour Nisqually National Widlife Refuge as Part of America's Great Outdoors

National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis was joined at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge by Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for Water Pete Silva, Deputy Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Jay Jensen and Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Will Shafroth. Jarvis, members of the Nisqually Indian Tribe, and the other administration officials toured the refuge's estuary restoration project and boardwalk construction. The tour was preceded by a listening session in Seattle under President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative. The listening sessions, part of a nation-wide series, bring together communities across the country that are working to protect their outdoor spaces and focus on developing and supporting innovative ideas for improving conservation and recreation at the local level.

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Pelican Release at Brunswick Coast Guard Station, Ga.

On July 1, in the largest bird release since the BP oil spill began, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released 78 rehabilitated brown pelicans back to the wild at the Brunswick Coast Guard Station in Georgia. 400 rehabilitated birds have been released to date.

Wildlife rescue and recovery crews—including nearly 600 FWS personnel—continue to survey affected areas using vessels, airboats and helicopters. These missions are conducted routinely as well as under guidance of tips received via the Wildlife Hotline.

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Interior Extends Opportunity for Public Input on Environmental Analysis of 2012-2017 Oil and Gas Leasing Program

WASHINGTON, DC — Citing the need to proceed cautiously on the Outer Continental Shelf and to review safety and environmental issues associated with offshore drilling, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that Interior is postponing public scoping meetings for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 2012–2017 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program until later in 2010.

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