Debbie DeVore

Good Morning,   I want to share with you the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Vision for a Healthy Gulf of Mexico Watershed, which is available at www.fws.gov/gulfrestoration/pdf/VisionDocument.pdf.  As you know, the Service is the lead federal agency for the conservation of migratory birds and anadromous fish, and we share the lead for the management of federally [...]

Hi everyone, Last Friday, July 6, 2012, President Obama signed the Transporation Bill that includes the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities and Revived Economy of the Gulf Coast Act 0f 2011 (RESTORE Act).  Within this legislation, 80% of the assessed Clean Water Act penalties will now be expended in the five Gulf states to [...]