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An overview of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Chesapeake WILD Program, including strategic program areas, outcomes, and statistics. 


 

Author(s)
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Sandra Cross
Landscape biologist
Science Applications,
Delaware River Basin Restoration
Area
DE
NJ
NY
PA
Annapolis,MD
Publication date
Type of document
Fact Sheet
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Program
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Signed into law in October 2020, the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) Act directed the Secretary of the Interior, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to develop and implement the non-regulatory Chesapeake WILD Program.
Program
Annapolis,MD
Ecosystem
River/stream
Subject tags
Landscape conservation
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Northeast
Services
Chesapeake WILD Program