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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment. Under the measure, taxpayers will be responsible for payments to property owners for any loss in property value resulting from a change in law or regulation, regardless of whether the property retains a profitable use. American Oystercatcher. Photo by © Michael Todd. Northern Harrier. Connecticut.

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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The members of the MBCC are set by law: the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the EPA, two U.S. Of course, there are some with little or no land purchased with MBCF funds, including Harris Neck NWR in Georgia (0.0%), Desert NWR in Nevada (0.0%), and Kilauea Point NWR in Hawaii (0.0%).

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