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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2026/1/7/refuge-association-praises-bipartisan-deal-protecting-wildlife-refuges-from-deep-cuts</loc>
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      <image:caption>Pacific Black Brant at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, AK | Lisa Hupp/USFWS</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/10/2/national-wildlife-refuge-association-mourns-passing-of-wildlife-conservation-icon-jane-goodall</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/9/26/rappahannock-wildlife-refuge-friends-named-recipient-of-the2025-molly-krival-award-refuge-friends-group-of-the-year</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/7/23/house-funding-bill-chips-away-at-national-wildlife-refuges-with-deep-cuts-amp-damaging-riders</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/6/16/national-wildlife-refuge-association-warns-senate-proposal-threatens-public-lands-legacy</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/4/14/marianne-kelso-lands-in-roswell-to-lead-conservation-work-at-bitter-lake-national-wildlife-refuge</loc>
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      <image:caption>Marianne Kelso, our new Biologist at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, NM</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/5/8/national-wildlife-refuge-association-welcomes-natalie-balaguer-as-south-florida-regional-partnership-specialist</loc>
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      <image:caption>Natalie Balaguer, our new South Florida Regional Partnership Specialist for the Urban Wildlife Refuge Program</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/3/24/national-wildlife-refuge-association-condemns-proposed-transfer-of-camas-national-wildlife-refuge-to-state-control</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/3/14/refuge-association-honors-passing-of-conservation-legend-and-refuge-champion-raul-grijalva</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/3/27/nancy-marshall-receives-lifetime-achievement-award</loc>
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      <image:caption>Nancy Marshall received the National Wildlife Refuge Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award from MajGen E. Gray Payne, Chair of the Board of the organization.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2025/1/31/national-wildlife-refuge-association-congratulates-doug-burgum-on-confirmation-looks-forward-to-strengthening-the-national-wildlife-refuge-system-together</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/press-releases/2024/12/13/national-wildlife-refuge-association-celebrates-the-first-ever-national-wildlife-refuge-system-employee-appreciation-day</loc>
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      <image:caption>The beautiful and functional Desert National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Nevada is a certified Leadership in Energy &amp; Environmental Design (LEED) building and demonstrates what can be done with adequate funding. Photo by USFWS.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey a community partnership with Groundwork Elizabeth benefits both the community and the national wildlife refuge. Photo by RLS Media.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) on purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri by Debbie Koenigs/USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Refuge Friends Resources</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/arctic</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-22</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Porcupine caribou in Arctic NWR, AK | Danielle Brigida / USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Scars from seismic exploration from the 1980s can still be seen today in the Arctic NWR, AK | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Buff Breasted Sandpiper wing waving to females in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK | Sharon Cummings</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Porcupine caribou in Arctic NWR, AK | Danielle Brigida / USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Scars from seismic exploration from the 1980s can still be seen today in the Arctic NWR, AK | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Buff Breasted Sandpiper wing waving to females in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK | Sharon Cummings</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/izembek</loc>
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      <image:title>Izembek National Wildlife Refuge</image:title>
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      <image:title>Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View across Izembek Lagoon in Izembek NWR, AK | Kristine Sowl / USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Emperor Geese in Izembek NWR, AK | Kristine Sowl / USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aerial photograph of airplane runway at King Cove, AK | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brown Bear in Russell Creek at Izembek NWR, AK | Kristine Sowl / USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>View across Izembek Lagoon in Izembek NWR, AK | Kristine Sowl / USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Emperor Geese in Izembek NWR, AK | Kristine Sowl / USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aerial photograph of airplane runway at King Cove, AK | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Brown Bear in Russell Creek at Izembek NWR, AK | Kristine Sowl / USFWS</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/maglev-patuxent</loc>
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      <image:title>Patuxent Research Refuge</image:title>
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      <image:title>Patuxent Research Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Patuxent Research Refuge, MD | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Patuxent Research Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Little brown bats, a species of conservation concern, at Patuxent Research Refuge, MD | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Patuxent Research Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trumpeter swan at Patuxent Research Refuge, MD | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Visiting photographers use bird blind at Patuxent Research Refuge, MD | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Patuxent Research Refuge, MD | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Patuxent Research Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Little brown bats, a species of conservation concern, at Patuxent Research Refuge, MD | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Patuxent Research Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trumpeter swan at Patuxent Research Refuge, MD | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Patuxent Research Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Visiting photographers use bird blind at Patuxent Research Refuge, MD | USFWS</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/desert</loc>
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      <image:caption>Desert National Wildlife Refuge, NV | J. Contois / USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Endangered Desert tortoise | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Desert bighorn sheep rams running | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Desert National Wildlife Refuge, NV | J. Contois / USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Endangered Desert tortoise | USFWS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Desert National Wildlife Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Desert bighorn sheep rams running | USFWS</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/obrien</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.refugeassociation.org/okefenokee-national-wildlife-refuge</loc>
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      <image:caption>American alligator hatchling swims through Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA |</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gulf fritillary butterfly at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA | Dennis Snowden</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sandhill crane at Okefenokee National Wildilfe Refuge, GA</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>American alligator hatchling swims through Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA |</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sign Up For Refuge Watch - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Donate Post Card - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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