U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Migratory Bird Program | Conserving America’s Birds

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Migratory Bird Program | Conserving America’s Birds

Duck stamps make a Great Christmas Gift, many post offices sell them ...

"Buying Federal Duck Stamps is among the simplest ways that anyone can participate in wildlife and habitat conservation. Duck Stamps are a required annual purchase for waterfowl hunters 16 and older, and a current duck stamp grants the bearer free entrance into any national wildlife refuge that charges an entry fee. But whether you are a hunter, birder or other outdoors enthusiast or you simply want to help preserve our natural resources for future generations to enjoy, you can contribute to conservation by buying Duck Stamps. "

E.P.A. Employees Spoke Out. Then Came Scrutiny of Their Email.

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E.P.A. Employees Spoke Out. Then Came Scrutiny of Their Email.

"The requests came from a Virginia-based lawyer working with America Rising, a Republican campaign research group that specializes in helping party candidates and conservative groups find damaging information on political rivals, and which, in this case, was looking for information that could undermine employees who had criticized the E.P.A."

"Now a company affiliated with America Rising, named Definers Public Affairs, has been hired by the E.P.A. to provide “media monitoring,” in a move the agency said was intended to keep better track of newspaper and video stories about E.P.A. operations nationwide."

December 18, 2017 10 AM Update

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Over the past week, we have gained about three minutes in the evening before the sunsets, reaching about 4:24 PM tonight compared to the earliest sunset of the year, which was 4:21 PM, on December 9th.

Upcoming Sunsets:

4:30 pm sunset – Wednesday, December 27
4:45 pm sunset – Friday, January 12
5:00 pm sunset – Wednesday, January 24
5:15 pm sunset – Sunday, February 4
5:30 pm sunset – Friday, February 16
5:45 pm sunset – Wednesday, February 28
Daylight Savings Time Begins – Sunset on Sunday, March 11 is at 6:57 pm
7:00 pm sunset – Monday, March 12
7:15 pm sunset – Sunday, March 25
7:30 pm sunset – Saturday, April 7
7:45 pm sunset – Saturday, April 21
8:00 pm sunset – Friday, May 4