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Navy, environmentalists reach pact for Dabob Bay range PDN

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Al Bergstein

“Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative?” That’s the basis of a $3 million, five-year partnership announced between the Navy and The Nature Conservancy to protect the Navy’s underwater research range on Dabob Bay and allow for acquisition of land from willing landowners for preservation. http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20111009/news/310099986/navy-environmentalists-reach-pact-for-dabob-bay-range

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