| How U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service acquires/buys/gets land
(Note: This is straight from the 'Trojan?' horse's mouth, so to speak. It is bare-bones, but this is it.) Land Acquisition * The Realty Division's staff of appraisers and realty specialists works with landowners who have indicated an interest in selling their property, or property interests, to the Service. The appraisers determine fair market value and the realty specialists make the fee-title or easement purchases from these willing landowners. Lands are acquired by using funds from:
* The Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (received from the sale of Federal Duck Stamps) * The Congressionally appropriated Land and Water Conservation Fund * Natural Resource Damage Assessments |