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Must-Pass Spending Legislation Includes Some Wins for Birds
Longer-term solutions remain elusive as budget negotiations close.
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congress is expected to vote on a massive year-end spending bill this Friday, which President Obama is expected to sign. Included in the legislation are various environmental victories. The ĢAv issued the following statement:
“So Congress can agree on something: supporting the conservation priorities that all Americans care about,” said ĢAv President and CEO David Yarnold. “From a temporary reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund to the proper funding of sage-grouse conservation plans, birds and their habitats got some short-term wins in this bill. That’s a good reminder that conservation doesn’t have a party, and we look forward longer-term solutions down the line.”
The ĢAv saves birds and their habitats throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. ĢAv's state programs, nature centers, chapters and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. Since 1905, ĢAv's vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. ĢAv is a nonprofit conservation organization. Learn more at www.audubon.org and .
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Contact: Nicolas Gonzalez, ngonzalez@audubon.org, 212-979-3068
