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The National Wildlife Refuge Association (NWRA) is the only national organization working exclusively to protect, enhance and expand the National Wildlife Refuge System. By combining policy, grassroots development and public education objectives, NWRA seeks to ensure our country continues to support a diverse spectrum of plants and wildlife well into the future.

Our main objectives:

• Build a powerful grassroots network throughout the country to act as an effective voice for local refuges and the broader System.
  NWRA is working to forge the more than 250 refuge Friends volunteer groups - representing an estimated 40,000 individuals into a nationally-coordinated voice on behalf of the Refuge System.


• Address the debilitating $2.7 billion Refuge System funding backlog.
  NWRA is a lead organization in efforts to communicate the substantial Refuge System funding needs to Congress and Administration.
  
  
• Look beyond refuge boundaries.
  In response to the alarming loss of vital refuge buffer habitat, NWRA has initiated a program to expand support for conservation landscapes protecting individual wildlife refuges and the critical habitats surrounding them, as described in our Beyond the Boundaries report (pdf).
  
  
• Draw ongoing attention to invasive species - the number one threat to refuges nationwide - and spur momentum to combat the problem.
  With our Silent Invasion report (pdf), NWRA launched a ground-breaking initiative that has so far resulted in $4 million in federal funding to mobilize volunteers at refuges around the threat.


• Tackle important issues that challenge individual refuges and have ramifications for the broader Refuge System.
  NWRA vigilantly watches for harmful activities on and adjacent to refuges that threaten their ability to successfully conserve and recover species.

Thank you for your support!

We'd be glad to send you a copy of our Annual Report and Financial Statement. Just write:
  National Wildlife Refuge Association
  1250 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 600
  Washington, DC 20036
Or for residents of the following states, information can be obtained directly from the appropriate state agency:
FLORIDA RESIDENTS: A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE, WITHIN THE STATE, 1-800-435-7352. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. Florida registration # CH13975
MARYLAND - For the cost of copies and postage: Office of the Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis, MD 21401
MICHGAN - MICS 28080
MISSISSIPPI - The official registration and financial information of the National Wildlife Refuge Association may be obtained from the Mississippi Secretary of State's office by calling 1-888-236-6167. Registration by the Secretary of State does not imply endorsement by the Secretary of State.
NEW JERSEY - INFORMATION FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLCITATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY CALLING 973-504-6215. REGISTRATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT.
NEW YORK - Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
NORTH CAROLINA: FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION AND A COPY OF ITS LICENCE ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE STATE SOLICITATION LICENSING BRANCH BY CALLING 1-888-830-4989. THE LICENSE IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE STATE.
PENNSYLVANIA - The official registration and financial information of National Wildlife Refuge Association may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free within the state 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
VIRGINIA - State Division of Consumer Affairs, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PO Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218; 1-800-552-9963
WASHINGTON - Charities Division, Office of the Secretary of the State, State of Washington, Olympia, WA 98504-0422; 1-800-332-4483.
WEST VIRGINIA - West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.

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