Congressional Leaders Save Plum Island From Auction Block, Nature Conservancy Commends Extraordinary Bipartisan Effort
December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news on Dec. 21:
The Nature Conservancy and partners are heralding a landmark win for the United States' people, lands, waters, and wildlife. The Omnibus Budget bill Congress finalized today will save Plum Island from the auction block. A jewel of the Atlantic, the island and its nationally significant natural and historic resources were jeopardized in 2008 when the normal federal process to repurpose the island . . .
The Nature Conservancy and partners are heralding a landmark win for the United States' people, lands, waters, and wildlife. The Omnibus Budget bill Congress finalized today will save Plum Island from the auction block. A jewel of the Atlantic, the island and its nationally significant natural and historic resources were jeopardized in 2008 when the normal federal process to repurpose the island . . .