| <font face='Univers condensed',Helvetica,Arial size=+2>News Release <font face='Univers condensed',Helvetica,Arial size=-1>U.S. Department of the Interior <font face='Univers condensed',Helvetica,Arial size=-1>U.S. Geological Survey
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| <font face='Univers condensed',Helvetica,Arial size=-1>Release March 29, 2002 |
<font face='Univers condensed',Helvetica,Arial size=-1>Contact Mark Pfeifle Carolyn Bell |
<font face='Univers condensed',Helvetica,Arial size=-1>Phone 202-208-6415 703-648-4463 |
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released today a summary report of more than 10 years of investigations on the biological resources of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in and near the 1002 Area, a region of about 1.5 million acres on the coastal plain in the northern part of the Arctic Refuge.
The report and a transmittal letter from the USGS Director to the Secretary of the Interior are available at:
http://alaska.usgs.gov/BSR-2002/usgs-brd-bsr-2002-001.html
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