Article: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Begin Expansion of Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.

FORT SNELLING, Minn., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- During a brief ceremony today in historic St. Charles, Mo., U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director Bill Hartwig authorized the expansion of the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in Missouri. Hartwig's signature on the official record of decision allows the Service to begin working with the states landowners, businesses, local governments and non-profit groups to establish, restore and preserve a refuge of 60,000 acres, located on several tracts along the Missouri River floodplain from Kansas City to St. Louis, Mo.

After evaluating five alternatives for restoring fish and wildlife values to the ...

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