Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area now has an official plank on the Pelican Island Walkway in Florida. Earlier this month, Secretary Ken Salazar was joined by Teresa Gray of the Denver Zoo;  Dr. Ben Tuggle, USFWS Regional Director;  Rob Larranaga, Manager of the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge Complex;  Ervin Carlson, President of the Intertribal Buffalo Council and many others who joined in the celebration. Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge, formally the Wind River Ranch, was recently donated to the USFWS by Eugene and Claire Thaw.