10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The National Wilderness Preservation System now includes more than 800 congressionally designated wilderness areas totaling more than 110 million acres in 44 states and Puerto Rico. The most recent additions were approximately 1.3 million acres designated by the bipartisan John D.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

territories in the Caribbean: Puerto Rico and the U.S. The American flag has flown over Puerto Rico since 1898 and over the Virgin Islands since 1917. The Department of Transportation has helped to reopen airports and the Department of Energy has assisted with getting power plants back online. Virgin Islands.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I recently asked whether Puerto Rico should be part of the American Birding Association’s ABA Area. I will suggest an answer to the question: this post makes the argument that both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Now that Hawaii is in the ABA Area , the next additions should be Puerto Rico and the U.S.

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