Archived: USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith

22nd Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, serving from January 6, 2020 to January 19, 2021. This account is archived and no longer updated.

[Archived: USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith @USFWS_Skipwith]

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Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

[Archived: USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith @USFWS_Skipwith]

Today, I leave the office with admiration & thankfulness. I am deeply grateful & blessed to have served in this role. Thank you to @USFWS for all that we accomplished together: https://t.co/RuHbmxCt8Z

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Our history does not define who we are today, it is the inspiration for what we can achieve.

[Archived: USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith @USFWS_Skipwith]

From historic hunting & fishing expansions to reducing regulatory burdens to fostering new & diverse partnerships, I’m proud of the conservation work done at @USFWS to improve wildlife & public lands.

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@Gabby_Hoffman You’re welcome! Absolutely my pleasure!

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Truly a golden hour.

Light illuminates the winter woods & makes for an enchanting entrance into Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge #Illinois

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere... Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Photo: Charles M. Russell National #WildlifeRefuge in Montana by MaryJo Hill/USFWS

#MLKDay

[Secretary David Bernhardt @SecBernhardt]

MLK Jr. made our country a more perfect union. His fight for equality and justice still inspires us as we continue to make progress and carry his work forward. It’s an honor to share his story through the different places that have been entrusted to us at Interior. #MLKDay

[Careers at Interior @DOICareers]

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?”
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKDay “A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF.”

📸@AmeriCorps

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant." - Martin Luther King, Jr

Pic of the #MartinLutherKingJr Memorial courtesy Zack Lewkowicz #WashingtonDC

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Happy Founders Day weekend to our great partners at @ZPHIBHQ! @USFWS looks forward to continuing our successful partnership.

[USFWS Pacific @USFWSPacific]

IT'S SO FLUFFY! A rare, endangered short-tailed albatross chick recently hatched at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial. 😍🐣 Read more: https://t.co/XvF4rcy1MP

📸-Jon Brack/Friends of Midway Atoll NWR

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These proposed changes illustrate the Administration’s commitment to enhance conservation using common-sense regulation that will continue to result in sustainable trade of alligators as the population continues to flourish. #DOIDelivers

[USFWS News @USFWSNews]

We’re proposing a change to the special rule governing legal trade in American alligator parts & products: https://t.co/y8Frz5PXdH It aims to increase clarity & eliminate unnecessary regulation, while maintaining necessary & advisable conservation measures. 📷: Molly Martin/USFWS

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The history of Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia is as rich & diverse as the wildlife & habitats protected there today for the continuing benefit of the American people. Learn more: https://t.co/jf4DxDAWcP Photo: Mary Ellen Urbanski

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Grateful for & humbled by descendants of Harris Neck, Georgia for the certificate of appreciation recognizing efforts to foster unity in the community! Collaboration with local communities is vital to successful conservation & achieving the @USFWS mission.

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Harris Neck National #WildlifeRefuge in Georgia supports healthy habitat – including freshwater ponds, salt marsh, open fields, wetlands, & forests – home to a vast diversity of wildlife, including migratory birds, pollinators, & alligators: https://t.co/n2vW7wV57H Photo: USFWS

[USFWS Pacific @USFWSPacific]

Good boys Guinness and Solo sniff out invasive yellow crazy ants to help save seabird colony at Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge! 🐶🚫🐜

Read more about the two detection dogs - the Service's newest four legged volunteers: https://t.co/mAjjm89XOj 😍🐕🐥

📸: Tor Johnson

[USFWS Refuge System @USFWSRefuges]

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