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		<title>Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Receives Grants for Wetland Habitat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rainwater Basin Joint Venture announced it will receive two grants from the Nebraska Environmental Trust this year, and in addition, will administer a grant received by the Friends of the Rainwater Basin.
One of the Joint Venture grants, for &#8220;Wetland Habitat Restoration and Protection,&#8221; will receive $400,000 to fund the second a final year of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rwbjv.org/?p=49</link>
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		<title>Natural History Seminars Begin May 13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Summer Natural History Seminar Series begins May 13 in Broken Bow. Learn about wildlife and habitat in Nebraska&#8217;s Central Loess Hills. Topies are: 1) &#8220;Whooping Crane Recovery Efforts,&#8221; 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 13; 2) &#8220;Terns, Plovers, and People,&#8221; 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 22; 3) &#8220;The Return of the River Otter,&#8221; 6:00 p.m. Thursday, July [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rwbjv.org/?p=47</link>
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		<title>RWBJV Management Board Member Receives Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Milwaukee, WI &#8212; Kirk Nelson, Assistant Director of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and former chair of the RWBJV management board was recently honored at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Nelson was one of three nationwide recipients of the 4th Annual NABCI/AJVMB Awards, presented by the North American [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rwbjv.org/?p=43</link>
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		<title>Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Hosts Public Forum to Exchange Information and Ideas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Grand Island &#8211; The Rainwater Basin Joint Venture will host its 15th annual Informational Seminar on Wednesday, February 3, at the Quality Inn Convention Center in Hastings, Nebraska. The one-day seminar, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., is an opportunity for landowners, agriculture producers, natural resource professionals, and other interested individuals to share their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rwbjv.org/?p=39</link>
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		<title>Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Receives Grants for Habitat Restoration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 26, 2009
The Rainwater Basin Joint Venture will receive over $600,000 funding from the Nebraska Environmental Trust this year for four major grants supporting wildlife habitat projects in the Rainwater Basin.
The Wetland Habitat Restoration and Protection grant will contribute to a wide variety of habitat projects throughout the Rainwater Basin region, including incentive programs that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rwbjv.org/?p=33</link>
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		<title>Rainwater Basin Named &#8220;Landscape of Hemispheric Importance&#8221; for Shorebirds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 1, 2009
Manomet, MA &#8212; The Executive Office of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN) at Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences has announced the designation of Nebraska&#8217;s Rainwater Basin as its first Landscape of Hemispheric Importance.
The Rainwater Basin is  6,100-square-mile region of shallow playa wetlands located south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rwbjv.org/?p=31</link>
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		<title>Former RWBJV Coordinator Honored by Ducks Unlimited</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 20, 2009
Steve Moran, former coordinator of the Rainwater Basin Joint Venture was one of six recipients of the 2009 Wetland Conservation Achievement Award from Ducks Unlimited. The awards, which recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the restoration and conservation of North America&#8217;s wetlands and waterfowl, were presented by DU&#8217;s executive vice president [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rwbjv.org/?p=30</link>
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		<title>State of the Birds: Secretary Salazar Releases Study Showing Widespread Declines in Bird Populations, Highlights Role of Partnerships in Conservation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 19, 2009
Washington, D.C. &#8211; Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today released the first ever comprehensive report on bird populations in the United States, showing that nearly a third of the nation&#8217;s 800 bird species are endangered, threatened, or in significant decline due to habitat loss, invasive species, and other threats.
At the same time, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rwbjv.org/?p=29</link>
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		<title>Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Hosts 2009 Wetland Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 16, 2009
York, Nebraska &#8211; The Rainwater Basin Joint Venture hosted guests from the Nebraska Environmental Trust, Nebraska Legislature, and Nebraska congressional staffs at the 2009 Wetland Tour on March 16. The tour visited public and privately-owned wetland sites in the eastern Rainwater Basin.
In addition to seeing a variety of waterfowl, tour participants heard about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rwbjv.org/?p=28</link>
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		<title>Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Names New Coordinator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[January 30, 2009
Grand Island &#8212; Andy Bishop of Grand Island has been selected as the Rainwater Basin Joint Venture&#8217;s new Coordinator, beginning February 1. In his new role, Bishop will facilitate the cooperative efforts of landowners, conservation groups, government agencies and others to protect and restore migratory bird habitat in south-central Nebraska&#8217;s Rainwater Basin region.
A [...]]]></description>
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