
Donating to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund is among the most cost-effective, direct, and successful investments in conservation that anyone can make. Ninety-eight cents of every dollar raised goes directly to acquire wetland and grassland habitat for the US National Wildlife Refuge System. Since 1934, more than $850 million has been raised through this program to purchase or lease more than 6 million acres. The Migratory Bird Conservation Fund is the account within the Refuge System into which Duck Stamp monies are deposited.
To learn more:
www.FWS.gov
www.landscope.org
The donation individuals can make to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund should be made out to USFWS (note “MBCF donation” in the check’s the memo/for field) and mail it to:
Duck Stamp Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
The Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge received the Habitat Conservation Award from the Mindful Birding Project (www.mindfulbirding.org).
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