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

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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 Realty 101 for Friends Academy

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

DOI manages 506 million acres of surface land...about 1 out of every 5 acres of ALL of the land in the USA

Four agencies administer 96 percent of Federal land for conservation, preservation, and/or development of natural resources. BLM258 million acres39% USDA193 million acres29% FWS97 million acres11% NPS78 million acres12% DoD30 million acres 4.5% (FS, FWS, and NPS also manage lands in four U.S. Territories)

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

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES are established primarily for the purpose of habitat preservation and the protection of wildlife.

There are 550 National Wildlife Refuges.

Executive Order (March 25, 1996) recognized “compatible wildlife-dependent recreational uses involving hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation as priority public uses of the Refuge System.” Big 6 "priority public uses“ of refuges:

1. Hunting2.4 million 2. Fishing6.7 million 3. Wildlife observationover 25 million 4. Wildlife photography6 million 5. Environmental education almost 1 million 6. Interpretation25.4 million And over 10 million participated in other compatible on-site recreational activities such as berry picking, bicycling, camping, horseback riding, swimming, etc. In 2007 we had 40.3 million visitors. Of those numbers:

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

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

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

History of LWCF

Total LWCF Land Acquisition Funding Levels: FY FY 2009

Table 1. Total LWCF Appropriations, FY2001-FY2008 Source: The primary source for this data is the DOI Budget Office, a.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. b.This figure includes $7.3 million in appropriations for DOI Departmental Management for land acquisition appraisal services. c.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. Land AcquisitionFY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009 Bureau of Land Management$49.9$33.2$18.4$11.2$8.6$30.0$66.0$14.8 Fish and Wildlife Service$94.3$72.9$38.1$37.0$28.0$23.7$18.0$42.5 National Park Service$130.0$74.0$41.7$55.1$34.4 c $34.9$22.0$45.2 Forest Service$149.7$132.9$66.4$61.0$41.8$36.9$16.9$49.8 Total Land Acquisition$423.9$316.0 a $164.6$164.3$120.1 b $125.5$122.9$152.3 State Grants$143.9$97.4$93.8$91.2$29.6$1.6$0.0$20.0 Other Programs$109.8$115.5$229.7$203.5$214.1$175.0 $104.1 Total$677.6$528.9 a $488.1$459.0$346.8 c $302.1$297.9$276.4

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

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

Other tasks performed by FWS Division of Realty: ROW’s EASEMENTS PERMITS DISPOSALS

Alaska Refuges13,766 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 Acres acquired FY 2008 Examples of recent acquisitions

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

Discussion: Success stories from you!

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