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Eric Alvarez

Eric Alvarez. Secretary, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Chief, Division of Realty National Wildlife Refuge System U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Arlington, Virginia. Realty 101 for Friends Academy. www.fws.gov/realty. Federal Government owns 563 million acres

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  1. Eric Alvarez Secretary, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Chief, Division of Realty National Wildlife Refuge System U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Arlington, Virginia

  2. Realty 101 for Friends Academy

  3. www.fws.gov/realty

  4. Federal Government owns 563 million acres 23% of the 2.4 billion acres of land in the USA Congressional Research Service (CRS)

  5. DOI manages506 million acresof surface land . . .about1 out of every 5 acresof ALL of the land in the USA

  6. Four agencies administer 96 percentof Federal land for conservation, preservation, and/or development of natural resources. BLM 258 million acres 39% USDA 193 million acres 29% FWS 97 million acres 11% NPS 78 million acres 12% DoD 30 million acres 4.5% (FS, FWS, and NPS also manage lands in four U.S. Territories)

  7. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’smajor responsibilities are for: Migratory birds Endangered species Certain marine mammals Freshwater and anadromous* fish * migrating up rivers from the sea to breed in fresh water

  8. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGESare established primarily for the purpose of habitat preservation and the protection of wildlife.

  9. There are 550 National Wildlife Refuges.

  10. Big 6 "priority public uses“of refuges: Executive Order 12996 (March 25, 1996) recognized “compatible wildlife-dependent recreational uses involvinghunting, fishing, wildlife observationand photography,and environmental educationandinterpretationas priority public uses of the Refuge System.”

  11. In 2007 we had 40.3 million visitors. Of those numbers: 1. Hunting 2.4 million 2. Fishing 6.7 million 3. Wildlife observation over 25 million 4. Wildlife photography 6 million 5. Environmental education almost 1 million 6. Interpretation 25.4 million And over 10 million participated in other compatible on-site recreational activities such as berry picking, bicycling, camping, horseback riding, swimming, etc.

  12. FWS Division of Realty: Who are we? What do we do?

  13. Land Acquisition: Preplanning for a new refuge (or expansion) Decision Documents / Approvals / Environmental Processing

  14. Land Acquisition: Budgeting Process LWCF MBCF Inholdings Fund Emergencies and Hardships Fund Grants

  15. History of LWCF 1990-2010

  16. Table 1. Total LWCF Appropriations,FY2001-FY2008 Source: The primary source for this data is the DOI Budget Office, • This figure includes $3 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs for Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements that is not shown in the figures above. • This figure includes $7.3 million in appropriations for DOI Departmental Management for land acquisition appraisal services. • The NPS land acquisition and total appropriation figures are reduced by $9.8 million due to the use of prior year funds for NPS federal land acquisition. The total only also is reduced by $17 million due to the use of prior year funds for NPS land acquisition and state assistance. Thus, the figures in this column exceed the total by $17 million.

  17. Land Acquisition: Purchase Offer / Negotiation Steps Closing Final Case Processing

  18. Additional types of Land Acquisitions performed by FWS Division of Realty: DONATIONS EXCHANGES TRANSFERS

  19. Other tasks performed byFWS Division of Realty: ROW’s EASEMENTS PERMITS DISPOSALS

  20. Acres acquired FY 2008 Alaska Refuges 13,766 acres Montana Refuges 24,139 acres Cat Island NWR 849 acres Upper MS. River NWFR 20 acres MN WPAs 3,871 acres Silvio O. Conte NFWR 325 acres Trinity Rvr & San Bernard NWRs 3,207 acres Siletz Bay NWR 42 acres Examples of recent acquisitions

  21. How can Friends Groups help? You are part of the community. You are individuals who vote.

  22. Discussion: Success stories from you!

  23. Eric Alvarez A_Eric_Alvarez @ FWS.gov (703) 358-1713

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