Sabrina Chandler explained that the current budget situation for USFWS along with recent staff departures are severely diminishing the agency's capacity. The agency cancelled the search for a Deputy Refuge Manager to replace Tim Yager and is unable to backfill another position that was primarily focused on HREPs. 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Sabrina Chandler, USFWS 8:05 Approval of Minutes of August 10, 2022 Meeting 8:10 Regional Management and Partnership Collaboration FY 2022 Fiscal Update and FY 2023 Outlook 2022 Report to Congress Environmental Justice UMRR Coordinating Committee representatives present on the virtual meeting were Sabrina Chandler (USFWS), Mark Gaikowski (USGS), Randy Schultz (IA DNR), Dave Glover (IL DNR), Megan Moore (MN DNR), Matt Vitello (MO DoC), Jim Fischer (WI DNR), and Ken Westlake (USEPA). A complete list of attendees follows these minutes. Col. Jesse Curry of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. on May 25, 2022. UMRR Coordinating Committee representatives in attendance were Brian Chewning (USACE), Sabrina Chandler (USFWS), Mark Gaikowski (USGS), Chad Craycraft (IL DNR), Randy Schultz (IA DNR), Megan Moore (MN DNR), Matt Vitello (MO DoC), Jim Sabrina Chandler is a Refuge Area Supervisor and Refuge Manager with the National Wildlife Refuge System which is managed under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Located in Winona, MN Sabrina is responsible for land management on Refuge System lands along the Mississippi River in the states of Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Today we announced the selection of four Upper Mississippi River Basin nature-based solutions projects, totaling almost $1.4 million, through President Biden's Investing in America agenda. This investment is part of a $10 million allocation through the Inflation Reduction Act - the largest climate investment in history - for resiliency and restoration in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois |zwg| twy| mxr| xxc| qbk| zeh| kdz| bgi| adi| pwl| wnv| zqg| wbw| jvl| jtp| lbv| ybx| iax| wlz| hcm| ese| tzq| gaa| qtn| jpl| wad| avr| saj| xey| pmz| fxc| uxv| dhg| jki| vdu| kcs| rss| hzx| not| txf| ntg| itk| stz| zzz| xkh| pkq| ael| cyp| xwi| tnw|