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	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region News Releases</title>
	<description>Top stories from the Northeast region of the US Fish and Wildlife Service</description>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/newsroom/</link>
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	<title>2,000 loads of fill help repair wildlife drive at E.B. Forsythe Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>15 Jan 2013 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/11xEsND</link>
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	<title>Youth Works!: My Refuge, My Home</title>
	<description>Youth Employment</description>
	<pubDate>14 Jan 2013 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/V6dlrf</link>
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	<title>State and federal officials release final piping plover restoration plan associated with the Bouchard Barge 120 oil spill</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>14 Jan 2013 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/ZQrtkG</link>
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	<title>Indiana bat summer survey guidelines available for public review and comment</title>
	<description>White-nose Syndrome</description>
	<pubDate>14 Jan 2013 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/SzQDqp</link>
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	<title>Investigation Leads to the Arrest of Narwhal Tusk Smugglers</title>
	<description>Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>14 Jan 2013 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/WDP3P4</link>
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	<title>Service proposes two projects to restore fish, enhance recreation in Conn.'s upper Quinnipiac River</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>14 Jan 2013 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/WgyUPZ</link>
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	<title>Planning for the Future: Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>28 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/U5VVGP</link>
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	<title>Park ranger at N.J. Great Swamp refuge receives Northeast honor</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>28 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/W9S1LJ</link>
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	<title>Senator visits Rhode Island refuge after Sandy</title>
	<description>Hurricane Sandy</description>
	<pubDate>28 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/U7RE7G</link>
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	<title>Environmental officials celebrate brook restoration in Western Mass.</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>14 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Sqj4qw</link>
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	<title>Youth Works! AmeriCorps Student Steps Up for Wildlife</title>
	<description>Youth Employment</description>
	<pubDate>14 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/12q64C7</link>
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	<title>Recovering from Sandy: Boat Salvage Begins at E.B. Forsythe Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>07 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/RHVKUI</link>
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	<title>Walkill River Refuge partners with Groundwork USA</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>04 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/QFpiAX</link>
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	<title>Youth Works!: From College to "Dream Job"</title>
	<description>Youth Employment</description>
	<pubDate>03 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/11tqwCA</link>
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	<title>Allegheny National Fish Hatchery Releases Surplus Broodstock</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>03 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/UCsspG</link>
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	<title>Flying squirrel fund helps protect rugged West Virginia national forest land</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>03 Dec 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/VspmDe</link>
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	<title>Officials and communities celebrate river restoration in Massachusetts</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>22 Oct 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Simsig</link>
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	<title>Bombay Hook Refuge celebrates 75 years of conservation</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>22 Oct 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/WEcayk</link>
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	<title>Free App is a Virtual Butterfly Net at Chesapeake Bay Refuges</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>19 Oct 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/VdjewU</link>
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	<title>Refuge Week: Great Bay Refuge joins partners to help breed rabbits</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge Week</description>
	<pubDate>19 Oct 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/S3dxBg</link>
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	<title>Refuge Manager Richard Guadagno honored at Great Swamp Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>19 Oct 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/PfLRg2</link>
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	<title>Service Proposes to Protect the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel under the Endangered Species Act</title>
	<description>Endangered Species Act</description>
	<pubDate>04 Oct 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/WotLYr</link>
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	<title>$1.6 million will support community-based projects improving the health of Long Island Sound</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>02 Oct 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/SXbrqD</link>
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	<title>Interior, Agriculture, Army Announce Partnership in Support of the Connecticut River National Blueway</title>
	<description>National Blueway</description>
	<pubDate>02 Oct 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/SATnNQ</link>
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	<title>Celebrate National Public Lands Day</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>28 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/QwFBiy</link>
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	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, students and other volunteers release mussels in Tenn.'s Powell River</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>28 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/QwFxiG</link>
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	<title>Refuge receives 2012 GreenGov Presidential Award</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>28 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/SnLor3</link>
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	<title>Senate Resolution Designates National Wildlife Refuge Week</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>28 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/PLfORN</link>
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	<title>Hydrilla discovered in Erie Canal</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>24 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/OXD5NH</link>
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	<title>The National Fish Passage Program: A Dam Success</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>24 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Q2qSbp</link>
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	<title>Fish access restored to 535 acres of lake habitat in Maine</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>14 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/QgauqY</link>
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	<title>Dam removal underway to open trout stream in Frederick County, Md.</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>14 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/PqWIya</link>
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	<title>Remembering Refuge Manager Richard Guadagno, 9/11 Fallen Hero</title>
	<description>Fallen Hero</description>
	<pubDate>11 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/SBUDWQ</link>
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	<title>Sudbury River area will benefit from projects funded by natural resources restoration settlement</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>4 Sep 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/RhDo5V</link>
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	<title>Refuge visitor center re-opens in Rhode Island</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>29 Aug 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Rsxh3h</link>
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	<title>A Year Later: How Tropical Storm Irene Changed Fisheries Management in Vermont</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>28 Aug 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NvnH09</link>
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	<title>Chincoteague Refuge Planning Update</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>27 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/RKmwvz</link>
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	<title>Federal endangered species agencies propose to simplify review for habitat proposals under ESA</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>27 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NsErFr</link>
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	<title>W.Va. wind energy company requests Endangered Species Act permit from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>27 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NSaFtw</link>
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	<title>Urban Refuge Initiative</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>20 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Se3B9H</link>
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	<title>Officials celebrate land protection in North Jersey Highlands</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>17 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/R7jwqn</link>
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	<title>Brassy whimbrels complete amazing transcontinental migration</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>17 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/QK8VO0</link>
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	<title>After decades of decline, number of hunters and anglers on the rise</title>
	<description>Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration</description>
	<pubDate>17 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NtGRPk</link>
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	<title>$1.3 million in grants will support land acquisition and conservation planning for endangered species in W.Va. and Penn.</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>14 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/R0KMqI</link>
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	<title>Review will find if rare songbird needs Endangered Species Act protection</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>14 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/R0Kyj7</link>
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	<title>Turtle Meat Processor Sentenced for Turtle Trafficking</title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>13 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Msn6L6</link>
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	<title>Connecting People with Nature: Bringing Kids and Nature Together</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>10 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Pa06BD</link>
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	<title>Northeast Refuges awarded grants for transportation projects</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>10 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/O9fOKH</link>
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	<title>Photo of the Week - Ruby-throated Hummingbird (MA)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>07 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/7725713732/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
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	<title>Operation Crash Defendant Pleads Guilty to Federal Felony Charges</title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>03 Aug Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MzS14D</link>
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	<title>Maryland energy company requests Endangered Species Act permit from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>30 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/R0GVuF</link>
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	<title>Youth Works! Ryan Kleinert, Biological Science Technician, Rhode Island</title>
	<description>Youth Employment</description>
	<pubDate>30 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MXvJKZ</link>
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	<title>West Virginia fish may become protected under Endangered Species Act</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>30 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Ogseim</link>
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	<title>Photo of the Week - Fern Fiddlehead (WV)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>24 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/LLFtKG</link>
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	<title>Sea turtle nests meet Virginia's state record</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>23 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MSMANE</link>
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	<title>Youth Works! Gabriel Harper, Law Enforcement Officer, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge</title>
	<description>Youth Employment</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NH4NhI</link>
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	<title>Wetlands ecologist receives award for significant service</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NDcpTW</link>
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	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Grid announce conservation plan and endangered species permit for two butterflies</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MqTsFb</link>
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	<title>Photo of the Week - Yellowthroat Feeding Cowbird (MA)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/LrzS7l</link>
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	<title>Great Swamp Bird Banding</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/ONczVY</link>
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	<title>Arrows Take Flight in the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge's new Archery Programs</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NnoDmu</link>
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	<title>Fish Population Response to Stream Restoration Course by Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/O3Jutf</link>
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	<title>Biologists and Volunteers Band Over 600 Brown Pelicans in Chesapeake Bay</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>17 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Pei7xs</link>
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	<title>Water buffalo help Delaware's wildlife</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>17 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Nw4eaw</link>
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	<title>Dramatic Decline of Invasive Water Chestnut Observed by Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office</title>
	<description>Invasive Species Control</description>
	<pubDate>17 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/O8GbPA</link>
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	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ends Atlantic Salmon Rearing for Connecticut River</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>17 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NfjRaw</link>
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	<title>Maine Fisheries Trail Brings Visitors to Two Salmon Hatcheries</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>16 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/LmbtA0</link>
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	<title>NYC Retailers Charged for Illegal Ivory Sales</title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>16 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/M3UzI2</link>
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	<title>State and federal officials release draft oil spill restoration plan for piping plovers</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>10 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KKuj9G</link>
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	<title>Sachuest Point NWR Partners with Save the Bay To Offer Third Grade Students The Opportunity To Help Native Plants and Animals</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>10 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MiCOpa</link>
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	<title>Service awards 30 states with grants for white-nose syndrome work</title>
	<description>White-nose Syndrome in Bats</description>
	<pubDate>09 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NDsSWW</link>
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	<title>Northeast Firefighters Help with Wildfires</title>
	<description>Fire Program</description>
	<pubDate>09 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MSGEIW</link>
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	<title>The Bald Eagle: National Symbol, Endangered Species Act Success Story</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>06 Jul Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/OANmSU</link>
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	<title>You Can Help Save Vanishing Wildlife</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>29 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MFHJB9</link>
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	<title>Puffin Cam! Watch seabirds live on Seal Island refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>29 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NYAZzO</link>
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	<title>Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Produces A Very Special Turtle!</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>25 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/LXvkLi</link>
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	<title>Photo of the Week – Purple Pitcher Plant (VT)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>25 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/MkIgu4</link>
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	<title>Pollinator Week: Bees</title>
	<description>Pollinator Week</description>
	<pubDate>22 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/LH9wPb</link>
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	<title>Conte Refuge expands Salmon River Division</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>22 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Ljvflp</link>
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	<title>Pollinator Week: Pollinator Decline</title>
	<description>Pollinator Week</description>
	<pubDate>22 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MAJxfm</link>
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	<title>Pollinator Week: Environmental Benefits of Pollination</title>
	<description>Pollinator Week</description>
	<pubDate>22 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MAJqQK</link>
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	<title>State and federal officials release draft oil spill restoration plan for piping plovers</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>19 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KKuj9G</link>
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	<title>Pollinator Week: Bats are Pollinators too!</title>
	<description>Pollinator Week</description>
	<pubDate>19 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MqFzDV</link>
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	<title>Pollinator Week: What are Pollinators?</title>
	<description>Pollinator Week</description>
	<pubDate>19 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/NNNeBt</link>
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	<title>Chesapeake Bay Field Office Instructs Maryland Port Administration on Minimizing Impacts to Nesting Birds</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>19 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Lj1Q95</link>
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	<title>Volunteers of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Are Recognized</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>19 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/MDOIe4</link>
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	<title>Fisheries Chief Appointed Vice President of American Fisheries Society</title>
	<description>Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration</description>
	<pubDate>15 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Mcd6lc</link>
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	<title>Coastal America Award for Long Beach West Restoration Team</title>
	<description>Coastal Porgram</description>
	<pubDate>15 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Ks2SQG</link>
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	<title>Let's Go Fishing Event at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge a Big Success!</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>12 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KqX1wg</link>
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	<title>The Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office at the Niagara Field Day</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>12 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JZRg2s</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Volunteers Enjoy Food and Friendship at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>12 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KlAYG1</link>
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	<title>Penobscot River Restoration Project begins removal of Great Works Dam</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>11 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Lgdkbs</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Great Blue Heron (VA)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>11 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/LgdorU</link>
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	<title>DOI Senior Advisor Rebecca Wodder Visits Region</title>
	<description>Department of the Interior</description>
	<pubDate>08 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/L7OGtJ</link>
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	<title>Service celebrates Urban Bird Treaty grant with Hartford, Conn.</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>08 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/L15CmW</link>
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	<title>Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>04 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/L7pwtw</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - American Bittern (VT)</title>
	<description>Office of External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>04 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/NcMhkz</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Dr. John Sweka Receives ASMFC Technical Achievement Award</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>01 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/K2DnQk</link>
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	<title>Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge released</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>01 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/L4DnPC</link>
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	<title>Home values higher near national wildlife refuges, study finds</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>01 Jun 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/LSb1J8</link>
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	<title>America's Great Outdoors: Sec. Salazar launches Delaware Bayshore Initiative</title>
	<description>America's Great Outdoors</description>
	<pubDate>29 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JN7BIW</link>
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	<title>Cultivating Conservation Connections at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>29 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/L1gvmv</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Grand Opening Celebration</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>29 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/LuUj2m</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>White-nose Syndrome Confirmed in Endangered Gray Bats</title>
	<description>White-nose Syndrome in Bats</description>
	<pubDate>29 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KrAQUs</link>
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	<title>America's Great Outdoors Rivers Initiative: Northeast projects announced</title>
	<description>America's Great Outdoors Rivers Initiative</description>
	<pubDate>29 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/LCCmiZ</link>
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	<title>Save the date! Partners celebrate historic dam removal in Maine</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>29 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/LCCcbz</link>
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	<title>Photo of the Week - Lady Slippers (WV)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>29 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/MVRH3f</link>
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	<item>
	<title>A rare rabbit needs our support</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>22 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/Kch1Pi</link>
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	<title>Service announces $850,000 for wetlands and wildlife habitat under Great Lakes Restoration Initiative</title>
	<description>Great Lakes Restoration Initiative</description>
	<pubDate>22 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JtVF3b</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Ruby-throated Hummingbird (MA)</title>
	<description>Office of External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>22 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/LcJp1H</link>
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	<title>Mid-Atlantic Projects Announced</title>
	<description>America's Great Outdoors Rivers Initiative</description>
	<pubDate>22 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Kb7ojV</link>
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	<title>Service and City of Hartford announce migratory bird grant</title>
	<description>Migratory Birds</description>
	<pubDate>21 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JKTCYz</link>
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	<title>Grand Opening to be held for Long Island Refuges Visitor Center</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>21 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JzSGFE</link>
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	<title>The Giving Goose Helps Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Memorialize Loved Ones and Give Back to the Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>21 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Lmpf4V</link>
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	<title>MarshMaster Reduces Fire Risk on Staten Island</title>
	<description>Fire Program</description>
	<pubDate>18 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/J66CDb</link>
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	<title>Refuges Earn High Marks With Visitors</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>18 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KfA6yP</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Celebrate Endangered Species Day with the Service!</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>16 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Kg4c38</link>
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	<title>Service Joins Forces with Other Federal Agencies to Honor and Support Military Families</title>
	<description>Honoring Those Who Serve</description>
	<pubDate>15 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KqXbCa</link>
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	<item>
	<title>International Migratory Bird Day - Cerulean warbler</title>
	<description>Migratory Birds</description>
	<pubDate>11 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JGtrzL</link>
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	<title>Celebrating Public Service Recognition Week - Kate O'Brien receives the Refuge Employee of the Year Award</title>
	<description>Public Service Recognition Week</description>
	<pubDate>11 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/M45Dro</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Celebrating Public Service Recognition Week - Kathryn Jahn Awarded Certificate of Honor for Superior Service</title>
	<description>Public Service Recognition Week</description>
	<pubDate>11 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JueRvl</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Public can still comment on revision to eagle permit regulations</title>
	<description>Bald Eagles</description>
	<pubDate>11 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KW5uRp</link>
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	<title>Celebrating Public Service Recognition Week - Will Smith Receives Conservationist of the Year Award</title>
	<description>Public Service Recognition Week</description>
	<pubDate>11 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KuF0cV</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>The Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office at the Seneca Park Zoo: Our Fragile World Environmental Fair</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>11 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/LxXfh4</link>
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	<title>Fourth Grade Students Plant a Rain Garden with the Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>11 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JrTiZ6</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Massachusetts high school recognized for dedication to environmental education</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>08 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/IVMdWc</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Day of Fun, Fishing and Learning! 2012 Youth Fishing Day - Sat., May 12</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>08 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/K05TTR</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Greens Up with help from IBM</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>08 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/J0HQpE</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - North American Porcupine</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>07 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/7152279461/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Operation Warfighter: A Great Match for the US Fish and Wildlife Service</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>07 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/employee/conger.html</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Dave Brownlie part of team recognized for Notable Emergency Response Implementation</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>07 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/employee/brownlie.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Bald Eagles Killed in Talbot County, Md.; Reward Offered for Information</title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>04 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/le/stories/mdeagle2.html</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Schoolyard Habitats and Conservation Measures Earns Maryland School Green Ribbon Recognition</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>04 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/K78DAU</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Wallkill River Refuge Complex Completes Tenth Year of Reaching Out to Inner City Youths through the New Jersey Youth Corp Environmental Occupations Training Program</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>04 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JS9IuvU</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Welcomes Congressman Frelinghuysen's Youth Advisory Council</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>04 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/IPjHPm</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Stream Restoration Presentation at River Academy by Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>04 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/J1VYxR</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Deputy Director Tours Fish Passage Facilities of the Susquehanna River</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>04 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/IOIRQN</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Blackwater Fire Staff Teach At Dorchester County Career And Technology Center</title>
	<description>Fire Program</description>
	<pubDate>04 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/IMnLmK</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Rufous Sided Towhee (RI)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>01 May 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/IDVn2U</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>New Archers Give Forsythe an A+</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>30 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/IDVn2U</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>International Journalists Tour Local River For Answers to Global Problems</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>30 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/IBa7Vt</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge Celebrates Earth Day</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>30 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/KqBpd9</link>
	</item>
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	<title>32 Acres added to Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>27 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/I8vo56</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>New Jersey man fined for destroying bog turtle habitat, violating the Endangered Species Act</title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>27 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/JrG5Ck</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Humpback Whale (MA)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>23 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/I4sO11</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Blackwater Fire Zone completes another great year of prescribed fire</title>
	<description>Fire Program</description>
	<pubDate>23 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Js7R2X</link>
	</item>
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	<title>Volunteers help clean up shoreline near Butterfly Garden at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>23 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Js7NQG</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Celebrate Earth Day 2012!</title>
	<description>Earth Day</description>
	<pubDate>20 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/J7Muos</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Connecticut youth wins second place in 2012 Junior Duck Stamp Contest</title>
	<description>Junior Duck Stamp</description>
	<pubDate>20 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/I7EsaO</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ecologist recognized as top influence of wetlands studies</title>
	<description>Ecological Servies</description>
	<pubDate>20 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Itv0yV</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Volunteers Help with "Spring Cleaning"</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>17 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/HSO6lM</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Wood Frog and eggs (RI)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>16 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/J0L3Hc</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Service proposes changes to eagle permit regulations, seeks public comment on future improvements</title>
	<description>Bald and Golden Eagle Act</description>
	<pubDate>13 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/HDJ0c9</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Does Controlled Burn for People and New England Cottontails</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>13 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/HGvgfv</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Congratulations to Fish Biologist, Marie Schrecengost</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>09 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Hunx6p</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Moose (RI)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>09 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/IhPCJi</link>
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	<title>Service awards $1.4 million in grants for research and management of white-nose syndrome in bats</title>
	<description>White-nose Syndrome in Bats</description>
	<pubDate>06 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Id6NuB</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Dan Ashe on Steve Harvey Morning Show</title>
	<description>Director's Corner</description>
	<pubDate>06 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/I3UuFx</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs Expo, Elkins, West Virginia</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/HvryRj</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Hope returns to Virginia</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>06 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/news/2012/hope.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>West Virginia Junior Duck Contest a Success</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/I2jWrq</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>App-ealing Way to See Nature</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>02 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/HaYEsr</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Federal, State Agencies Agree to Spur Offshore Wind Projects in Great Lakes</title>
	<description>Wind Energy</description>
	<pubDate>02 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/HfPLyz</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Living with Black Bears at the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>02 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/HPB9pm</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Long-finned Pilot Whales (RI)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>02 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/HgD6XU</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>White-nose syndrome detected in Delaware bats</title>
	<description>State of Delaware</description>
	<pubDate>02 Apr 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/H1nwlV</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>National Wildlife Refuges pay their Communities Back</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>30 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/HAsyE4</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Snakehead Found at Philadelphia Refuge</title>
	<description>Invasive Species</description>
	<pubDate>27 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/GR0uwF</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Harlequin ducks (RI)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>27 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6871354292/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
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	<title>Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge - Everglades of the North</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>23 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/GSoNL4</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Regional refuge employees recognized for work to recover piping plovers </title>
	<description>Recovery Champions</description>
	<pubDate>20 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/GC7jBa</link>
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	<title>Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Partners with Beach Buggy Club for Succesful Beach Clean-up</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>20 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/FRMgxW</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Special Agent in Charge, Sal Amato, featured on "Behind the Schemes" </title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>19 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/FRMgxW</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Mapping Project Connects Youth with Nature, Receives National Award </title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>16 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/AlrYti</link>
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	<title>Maine Native American Tribes receive more than $300,000 in conservation grants </title>
	<description>Native Americans</description>
	<pubDate>16 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/yMRRWQj</link>
	</item>
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	<title>Scientists Confirm Discovery of Leopard Frog at Jersey Refuge </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>16 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xYR55j</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Happy Birthday to the Refuge System! </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>14 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/w2xDB9</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Gulls fighting over crab (RI)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>14 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6975988573/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>$33 Million to Conserve At-Risk Species on Private Lands </title>
	<description>Working Lands for Wildlife</description>
	<pubDate>08 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/yE1Tsw</link>
	</item>
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	<title>Federal Duck Stamps Fund New Refuge Acquisitions </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>08 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/wL3m2j</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Secretaries Vilsack and Salazar to Hold Media Conference Call on New Wildlife Conservation Initiative</title>
	<description>Department of the Interior</description>
	<pubDate>07 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://on.doi.gov/wNNmb6</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Joins Read Across America with The Lorax</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/zB00SG</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Great Swamp Explores Nature</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/zQd2Ss</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>University of Buffalo Students learn about Great Lakes ecology at the Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>06 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/ytwQSp</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge joins with the Kent County Bird Club to offer tundra swan program at local senior center.</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/wuon6r</link>
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	<item>
	<title>$10,000 fine for commercial fisherman convicted of felony fishing act violations </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>05 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/ABbNml</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Invasive Species: Some Animals and Plants Don't Belong </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>05 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Abpcb8</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Salazar, Duncan Partner to Boost Use of Wildlife Refuges and Public Lands as 21st Century Education Centers </title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>05 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/yaUXH9</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Service 'Crashes' down on suspected rhino horn trafficking </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>05 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/wcomwK</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - White-tailed Deer (RI)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>05 Mar 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6936155091/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>The science and uncertainty of estimating the impacts of white-nose syndrome in North American bat populations.</title>
	<description>White-nose Syndrome Blog</description>
	<pubDate>23 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://whitenosebats.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/estimating-mortality/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Master Naturalist Program Kicks Off at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>23 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/wJQhPA</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Connecting Children with Nature</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>23 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6916762085/in/photostream/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Missisquoi Refuge Uses Ice Bridge to Move Rock for Cultural Resource Protection</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>23 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/A6yFrc</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Refuge Biologist wins National Award </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>17 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/yV61ne</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Maine man gets prison sentence for killing bald eagle </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>17 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/A7rPIo</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Wildlife Refuges Showcase Nature's Courtship Rituals </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>14 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/A2RLp4</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>The rayed bean and snuffbox join other mussels as endangered species </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>14 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xKPXMF</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Great Swamp Goes Wild and Teaches the Basics of Wildlife Interpretation</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>14 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/yo7ZPx</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - White-breasted Nuthatch (MA)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>13 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6869438631/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Migratory Bird Health and Conservation in the Northeast</title>
	<description>Grants.gov</description>
	<pubDate>13 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/wlrwk1</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Virginia biologist receives American Fisheries Society award </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>10 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xEghfq</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Stranding network volunteers face unfavorable conditions to save endangered sea turtles</title>
	<description>Year of the Turtle</description>
	<pubDate>10 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/turtle/stories/coldstun.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Spring's Promise in Mid Winter (VT)</title>
	<description>Photo of the Week</description>
	<pubDate>10 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6829617439/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Operation Warfighter: A Great Match for a Vet and the FWS </title>
	<description>Veterans</description>
	<pubDate>06 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/x1Znir</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Sec. Salazar announces ban on importation and interstate transportation of four giant snakes that threaten Everglades </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>06 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/zZWrWA</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Comment period extended on proposal to improve Endangered Species Act </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>06 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xnmkSK</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Bald eagle shot in Caroline County, Md.; Reward offered for information </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>06 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/yc4zpJ</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Six Acres added to Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xwCNV1</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Pennsylvania hatchery back in lake trout business </title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>06 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/zTdJEW</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Educators Receive Training on Junior Duck Stamp Contest Basics</title>
	<description>Duck Stamp Program</description>
	<pubDate>06 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/ykAPHU</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Shorebirds and fifth graders</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Feb 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/A2ML5R</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Boating Grants to Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington DC </title>
	<description>Grant Program</description>
	<pubDate>27 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/zGCMyc</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Endangered Species Bulletin Showcases 2011 Recovery Highlights </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>27 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/w8irAs</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Maryland man pleads guilty to attempted turtle smuggling </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>27 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xhmeUH</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>$2.8 million in Grants will Fund Transportation Projects in the Northeast </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>27 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/ykWOQF</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>2012 Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge annual mid-winter eagle survey.</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>24 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/zWljCF</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Female Cardinal (RI)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>23 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6749058371/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Safeguarding Fish, Wildlife and Plant from Climate Change </title>
	<description>Climate Change</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/wJZMaM</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>First invasive nutria population since 2002 confirmed in Delaware </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xQDbT3</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program: 75 Years – "It's Your Nature!" </title>
	<description>Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/Ai2TC8</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>North American Bat Death Toll Exceeds 5.5 Million From White-nose Syndrome </title>
	<description>White-Nose Syndrome</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xO0zFH</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Partners share conservation ideas at Bog Turtle Recovery Conference </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/z6iq5p</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Chesapeake Bay Field Office Confirms Nutria Population in Delaware</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/wgav5u</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Agreement Cements Commitment to Maryland Partnership for Children in Nature</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/zo8Lng</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Gulf of Maine Coastal Program Leads Stream-Smart Road Crossing Workshops</title>
	<description>Coastal Program</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xOndCs</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Snowshoe Hare track in snow (VT)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>20 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/zmqn7f</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Service Hosts Fee Free Weekend in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>13 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/yEwH5R</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Federal Funds Protect Pennsylvania Highlands </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>13 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/xzREGn</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge Studying the Feasibility of Converting Old Military Bunkers to Bat Hibernacula</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>13 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/y2oNIg</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wood Duck Program</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>13 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/AxsZJ4</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge partners with the Kent County Bird Club to offer refuge visitors a great day of birding.</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>13 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/yawpdz</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Timber Point added to Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/yLLOY8</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Jeep Trail in Fall (VT)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>06 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6630688303/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>$6.8 Million in Grants will Conserve the Northeast Coast </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>03 Jan 2012 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/news/2011/010312.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Happy Birthday Endangered Species Act!</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>30 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/w20pEW</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Bald eagle returned to the wild after months of treatment due to shooting </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>27 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/uvhflG</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Queens man who smuggled rare fish in suitcase sentenced to one year in jail </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>27 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/vfXsKG</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Western Great Lakes gray wolves no longer need Endangered Species Act protection </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>27 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/sAvw2c</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Cardinal Pair (NJ)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>20 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/4679004220/in/set-72157622914483198</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>New Mobile Application for National Wildlife Refuges </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>16 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/tF4j40</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Restoration Program helps citizen scientists explore local wildlife </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>16 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://youtu.be/M2ckQppONpw</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Celebrating restoration of New England's Housatonic River from Source to Sound </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>16 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://youtu.be/TD5aCSRGw50</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Canada lynx documented in northern New Hampshire </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>13 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/rycCcY</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Tufted Titmouse (MA)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>13 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6498993099/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Diversity Recruitment in the Northeast Region </title>
	<description>Youth Employement</description>
	<pubDate>13 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://youtu.be/El7hR8gl4ZQ</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA's Fisheries Service propose policy to improve implementation of Endangered Species Act </title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>08 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/tm9WUs</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Northeast Region biologists participate in Wind Energy Workshop </title>
	<description>Wind Energy</description>
	<pubDate>08 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/rKbmjK</link>
	</item>	
	<item>
	<title>Volunteers Make It Happen at Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuges</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>08 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/vWmXWt</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Clear Creek Stream Habitat Restoration: A Cross-Programmatic Project</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>08 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/uliFL5</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Chesapeake Bay Field Office Recognized for Exceptional Environmental Stewardship</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>08 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/u6qCzd</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Ivory smuggler pleads guilty</title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>06 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/le/stories/ivoryxu.html</link>
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	<item>
	<title>A Plan for Chincoteague</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>05 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/udky3l</link>
	</item>	
	<item>
	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Video Features Efforts to Build a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace </title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>02 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/tJlq2m</link>
	</item>	
	<item>
	<title>Public invited to open-house sessions on incidental trapping of Canada lynx </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>02 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/rTGDdv</link>
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	<title>Wildlife Inspector Jennifer Irving discusses the New England District's Wildlife Educational Kit </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>02 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/rBH6NK</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge: An AmeriCorps Term </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>02 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://youtu.be/vaktFZabGgg</link>
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	<item>
	<title>80 Acres added to Conte Refuge </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>02 Dec 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/vrpNec</link>
	</item>	
	<item>
	<title>Patuxent Celebrates 75 Years of Research </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>29 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/tUBUkz</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Identifying science needs in the Appalachian region </title>
	<description>Landscape Conservation Cooperatives</description>
	<pubDate>29 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/rrqPAQ</link>
	</item>
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	<title>Service biologist selected as Conservationist of the Year by Virginia non-profit foundation </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>29 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/sSXvHb</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Firefighters, recent rains quash wildfire in Great Dismal Swamp </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>25 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/swybIk</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Hatchery salmon donated to local tribes</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>25 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/w0JSYA</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>AsianCarp.us is now live!</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>22 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/v7xnwx</link>
	</item>
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	<title>Refuge's Outdoor Discovery Area: A new way to introduce kids to the great outdoors. </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>21 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/s0Tlvl</link>
	</item>
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	<title>Refuge Builds Nesting Boxes for Roseate Terns </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>21 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/thRoVK</link>
	</item>
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	<title>Blackwater Acquires Land Along Nanticoke River Watershed </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>21 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/sMW1U4</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>New Report Shows US Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries Program Helps Support 68,000 Jobs in U.S. Economy</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>16 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/um7gbn</link>
	</item>
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	<title>New National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Dedicated on Long Island </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>14 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/tdTsAE</link>
	</item>
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	<title>Did you catch all the 'Honoring Our Veterans' profiles?</title>
	<description>Veterans Day</description>
	<pubDate>14 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/index.cfm</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Fish to be removed from White River Hatchery, facility will be decontaminated after flooding during Storm Irene</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>09 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/tpqdkz</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Honoring our Veterans: Eric Davis </title>
	<description>Veterans Day</description>
	<pubDate>07 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/txTi0W</link>
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	<title>Service-led Connecticut project honored for restoration efforts </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>07 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/vZNiNS</link>
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	<item>
	<title>N.J. man pleads guilty of Lacey Act charges for purchasing threatened turtles; Produces public service video as part of sentencing </title>
	<description>Office of Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>04 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/le/stories/roach.html</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge Wins Sustainable Design Award </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>04 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/szthD9</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge Expands Habitat for Seabirds </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>04 Nov 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/sWu17Y</link>
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	<item>
	<title>West Virginia's ‘Land of Canaan’ Expands Protection</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>27 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/sAAUBn</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Culprit Identified: Fungus Causes Deadly Bat Disease</title>
	<description>Bat White-nose Syndrome</description>
	<pubDate>26 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/news/2011/102611.html</link>
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	<item>
	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Annual List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>25 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/scpJO0</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Birders flock to Philly to focus on diversity in birding </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>25 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/rBUkSq</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Web Site Encourages Kids to Get Outdoors! </title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>25 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/tQfdF4</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Wood Frog (CT)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>25 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/tL7SNf</link>
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	<title>Secretary Salazar to Celebrate Establishment of Four Conservation Areas at Hill Ceremony</title>
	<description>Department of the Interior</description>
	<pubDate>25 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://on.doi.gov/rzvmZg</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Patuxent Celebrates its 75th Anniversary</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>21 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/pe9fbk</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Fall Colors (West Virginia)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>21 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6258318462/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Bald eagle shot in Stuyvesant, N.Y.; Reward offered for information about shooting</title>
	<description>Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>18 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/le/stories/nyeagle.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Public invited to comment on draft habitat conservation plan and environmental assessment for National Grid </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>18 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/news/2011/101811.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment</title>
	<description>Refuge Planning</description>
	<pubDate>18 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/oGP8oO</link>
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	<item>
	<title>More than $1.6 million will fund community projects in Long Island Sound </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>14 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/oz4Q14</link>
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	<item>
	<title>It's National Wildlife Refuge Week! </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge Complex</description>
	<pubDate>14 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/nWyhbu</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Wendi Weber Named Regional Director </title>
	<description>Northeast Region</description>
	<pubDate>11 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/oQdcq2</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Monarch butterfly on goldenrod (RI)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>11 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6235372152/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Loss of wetlands slows across U.S., marking conservation gains and need for continued investment </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>11 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/nrWJx2</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Eleven species do not warrant Endangered Species Act protection </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>11 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/qOb10W</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>John Heinz NWR Wins Award for Pollinator Garden </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>11 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/rqUNGa</link>
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	<item>
	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists Ozark hellbender as endangered and protects hellbenders in international trade </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>11 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/n0sD4O</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finds northern leopard frog does not warrant Endangered Species Act protection </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>11 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/onN2vY</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Public and private partners protect Virginia's shore for people and wildlife </title>
	<description>Partners Program</description>
	<pubDate>4 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/pvupmR</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Stream Habitat Improvement on North Branch Wiscoy Creek</title>
	<description>Habitat Improvement</description>
	<pubDate>4 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/pp1yOD</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Watersnake (VA)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>4 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6208431968/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Interior Secretary Salazar visits Hartford </title>
	<description>Watershed on Wheels</description>
	<pubDate>3 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/py3KSD</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Save Vanishing Species stamp aims to stamp out extinction </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>3 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/oqno4l</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Service supports "Double Up for the Ducks" </title>
	<description>Migratory Birds</description>
	<pubDate>3 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/rls9Iz</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>New mobile application increases officer safety on national wildlife refuges </title>
	<description>Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>3 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/o7FjV6</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>American eel may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>3 Oct 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/oWSiUq</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Common Yellowthroat (MA)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>26 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6184710361/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>86 species in the Northeast may need Endangered Species Act protection</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>26 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/p0LhPy</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New York coordinator honored nationally by Trout Unlimited </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>19 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/osCp2f</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the week - A merlin in Maine</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>19 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6162713472/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Whimbrels Tracked During Migration are Shot in the Caribbean </title>
	<description>Migratory Birds</description>
	<pubDate>16 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/o2sgYX</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Clean Up Continues at White River Hatchery </title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>16 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/njR4rB</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Honors September 11 Hero Richard Guadagno </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>16 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/ovLdlu</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Hurricane Helps Fight Lateral West Fire, Slows Refuge Operations </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>09 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/o53Xbq</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>White River National Fish Hatchery Hit Hard by Storm </title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>06 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/oLhzZK</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Volunteers help clean up Rhode Island refuges after hurricane </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/pW9ibH</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Wallkill River biologists continue to survey hurricane damage </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>06 Sep 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/olO8S5</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>New Jersey refuges remain flooded after Hurricane Irene </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>30 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/mUc2Do</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge reopens today, Tues., Aug. 30 </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>30 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/nsPn0h</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Prime Hook Refuge Staff Helping Residents Return to Seaside Homes </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>30 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/ojWI9O</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photos of Damage from Hurricane Irene</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>30 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/sets/72157627531964060/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photos of Damage from Hurricane Irene</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>29 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwshq/sets/72157627523830072/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Current Closures in the Northeast Region </title>
	<description>Northeast Region</description>
	<pubDate>29 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/closures.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Refuges in Irene's Path Closing for Storm </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>25 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/pN3CZ8</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Service invites further comment on endangered status of gray wolf </title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>25 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/q12rwD</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Lateral West Fire 20-percent Contained </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>25 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/nBHN83</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Girl Scouts and landowners move Puritan tiger beetle closer to recovery</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>25 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/news/2011/082411.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Fish Habitat Benefits from More Than $3 Million in Funding</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>25 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/qE6gyw</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Eastern Chipmunk (MA)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>23 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6069033087/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Secretary Salazar visits Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge </title>
	<description>DOI</description>
	<pubDate>22 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/rrm1UP</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Fledgling Firefighters Fly</title>
	<description>Open Spaces Blog</description>
	<pubDate>22 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/qygtqa</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Public invited to comment on draft environmental impacts of plan for Virginia power company</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>19 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/pjMZQx</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Lateral West Fire </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>19 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/qKkL8U</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photos from the Lateral West Fire at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>18 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/sets/72157627462458136/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Secretary Salazar, Senator Leahy visit Missisquoi NWR and Vermont businesses to discuss conservation initiatives </title>
	<description>DOI</description>
	<pubDate>16 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/r6OV0g</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Public invited to learn about draft NiSource habitat conservation plan</title>
	<description>Endangered Species</description>
	<pubDate>16 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/njPn3U</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Fire whirl at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, VA</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>15 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6044721273/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Partners continue hellbender recovery in New York</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>15 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/nKa3Cf</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Year of the Turtle</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>11 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/turtle/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Female Eastern Towhee in Rhode Island</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>11 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/6023552940/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan Proposed for Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge - Public Comments Invited (pdf)</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>11 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/planning/nantucket/pdf/NATNWRpressreleasedraftCCPkt.pdf</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Two new posts to our White-Nose Syndrome in Bats Blog</title>
	<description>White-Nose Syndrome in Bats</description>
	<pubDate>8 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://whitenosebats.wordpress.com/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>New Flickr Photos - Camera Trap by Northeast Regional Office</title>
	<description>Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration</description>
	<pubDate>8 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/sets/72157627230718719/</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Troops Build and Place Nesting Boxes on Poplar Island</title>
	<description>Connecting People with Nature</description>
	<pubDate>4 Aug 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/le/stories/ivoryindictment.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Philadelphia shop owner charged in African elephant ivory smuggling investigation</title>
	<description>Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>27 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/le/stories/ivoryindictment.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Karner Blue Butterfly and Concord Pine Barrens Project - Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>28 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Nongame/projects/karner_project.html</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Genetic Testing Reveals Mountain Lion Killed in Milford Originated in South Dakota: Traveled to Conn. through Wis. And Minn.</title>
	<description>Law Enforcement</description>
	<pubDate>27 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/nUKMga</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Photo of the Week - Harbor seal at Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge, MA</title>
	<description>Photo of the Week</description>
	<pubDate>22 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/5961318825/in/photostream</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Time to Watch Gray Seals on Nantucket's Great Point</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>21 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/py6sD6</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Eastern brook trout habitat restoration funded</title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>18 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/news/2011/071411.html</link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Students help rare New England cottontails by building traps </title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>18 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/o5JKC2 </link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Follow the global conversation on mussels with China </title>
	<description>Fisheries</description>
	<pubDate>18 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/oAa81L </link>
	</item>
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	<title>New York State receives States Organization for Boating Access 2011 Clean Vessel Act Program Excellence Award</title>
	<description>Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration</description>
	<pubDate>18 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://1.usa.gov/pEX0TU </link>
	</item>
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	<title>Service Announces $650,000 in Funding to 10 Cities for Urban Conservation Treaty for Migratory Birds</title>
	<description>Migratory Birds</description>
	<pubDate>18 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://bit.ly/mTFsZf </link>
	</item>
	<item>
	<title>Local Artist Exhibits Colorful Artwork in Hadley Gallery (pdf)</title>
	<description>Northeast Regional Office</description>
	<pubDate>7 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/pdf/DianeNevinsmith2011.pdf</link>
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	<title>Photo of the Week - Cedar waxwing in Massachusetts</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>7 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/5910060040/in/set-72157622914483198/</link>
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	<item>
	<title>Family Archery at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (pdf)</title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>7 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/easternneck/pdf/EasternNeckNWRFamilyArcheryPromoFlyer.pdf</link>
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	<item>
	<title>NOAA, BOEMRE and USFWS Advance Nation's Largest Survey of Marine Protected Species</title>
	<description>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</description>
	<pubDate>6 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Salazar Applauds Senate Confirmation of Daniel M. Ashe as New Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</title>
	<description>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</description>
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	<title>Federal funds will continue restoring Massachusetts harbor</title>
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	<pubDate>1 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Local Artist Exhibits Colorful Artwork in Hadley Gallery (pdf)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>5 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Grows by Nearly 3,000 Acres </title>
	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
	<pubDate>1 July 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Red knots and horseshoe crabs</title>
	<description>Ecological Services</description>
	<pubDate>30 June 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Pennsylvania: Climate Change Brings Uncertain Future for Bog Turtle</title>
	<description>50 Stories / 50 States / 50 Days</description>
	<pubDate>30 June 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
	<link>http://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm/2011/6/29/Pennsylvania-Climate-Change-Brings-Uncertain-Future-for-Bog-Turtle#more</link>
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	<title>Photo of the Week - Male Northern Parula (ME)</title>
	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>30 June 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Review Finds Endangered Species Protection May Be Warranted for Two Bat Species</title>
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	<title>Federal Agencies Partner to Revitalize Urban Waterways In Communities Across the U.S.</title>
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	<title>New York: Invasive Insect Infestations Spread Further North, Threatening Hemlock Forests</title>
	<description>50 Stories / 50 States / 50 Days</description>
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	<title>Celebrate turtles in Connecticut this weekend </title>
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	<title>Four bald eagles shot in West Virginia: Reward offered for information about shootings</title>
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	<title>We Need Bees!</title>
	<description>National Pollinator Week</description>
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	<title>Photo of the Week - Cormorants, Tern and Oystercatcher (RI)</title>
	<description>Photo of the Week</description>
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	<title>Rhode Island: Refuges Go Green for a Brighter Future</title>
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	<pubDate>21 June 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>CDIP Intern's Initiation to his "Summer with the Service"</title>
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	<title>New Hampshire: Shorter Winters Mean More Ticks, Pose Big Threat to Moose</title>
	<description>50 Stories / 50 States / 50 Days</description>
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	<title>Massachusetts coastal project receives Obama's prestigious environmental award</title>
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	<title>Photo of the Week</title>
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	<title>Federal regulations updated for Virginia northern flying squirrel under the Endangered Species Act</title>
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	<title>New Jersey: Biologists Utilizing New Tools to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change</title>
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	<title>Connecticut beach restoration receives 2011 Department of the Interior award </title>
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	<title>Fighting an invasive plant—by eating it</title>
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	<pubDate>9 June 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>National Wildlife Refuge System</description>
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	<title>Wolf hearing tonight in Augusta, Maine</title>
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	<pubDate>8 June 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>National Fishing and Boating Week: Explore a national wildlife refuge water trail!</title>
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	<title>Maryland: Restoring Native Forests Helps Animals Adapt at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge</title>
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	<pubDate>2 June 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<pubDate>2 June 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Student's Nature Photography Tells Their Story</title>
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	<pubDate>1 June 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Connecticut: Shoring up a Shrinking Island for Endangered Roseate Terns</title>
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	<pubDate>31 May 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Rhode Island and Massachusetts Tribes Awarded Nearly $350 Thousand for Conservation Projects</title>
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	<title>Secretary Salazar Announces Presentation of Presidential Migratory Bird Federal Stewardship Award to U.S. Office of Surface Mining</title>
	<description>Migratory Birds</description>
	<pubDate>25 May 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Bat Disease, White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Maine</title>
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	<pubDate>24 May 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Vermont: Climate Change Poses Challenges for the Bicknell's Thrush</title>
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	<pubDate>23 May 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>External Affairs</description>
	<pubDate>19 May 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<pubDate>19 May 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<pubDate>17 May 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Maine: Rising Temperatures and Declining Snowfall Spell Trouble for Canada Lynx</title>
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	<pubDate>16 May 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>West Virginia: Reforestation Helps the Cerulean Warbler, Reduces CO2</title>
	<description>50 Stories / 50 States / 50 Days</description>
	<pubDate>16 May 2011 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Brooklyn Trading Company Owner Charged with Illegally Importing Live Snakehead Fish</title>
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	<pubDate>29 Apr 2011 21:27:36 GMT</pubDate>
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	<pubDate>26 Apr 2011 21:07:49 GMT</pubDate>
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	<pubDate>25 Apr 2011 21:54:24 GMT</pubDate>
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	<pubDate>19 Apr 2011 20:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>The Climate of Conservation in America: 50 Stories in 50 States</title>
	<description>Conservation in a Changing Climate</description>
	<pubDate>19 Apr 2011 20:42:27 GMT</pubDate>
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	<pubDate>19 Apr 2011 20:42:53 GMT</pubDate>
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	<pubDate>15 Apr 2011 20:43:14 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Hope Returns to the Delmarva Peninsula</title>
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