Environment
Honoring Jocelyn Nungaray
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge will be renamed for Jocelyn Nungaray.
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The order permanently commemorates the 12-year-old Houston girl at a federal wildlife refuge near her home.
What the order does
- Directs the Secretary of the Interior to rename the refuge the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge” within 30 days.
- Requires federal maps, contracts, documents, and communications to use the new name.
- Directs the Department of the Interior to commemorate Nungaray’s life at the refuge.
Who it affects
- Department of the Interior personnel who manage the refuge and federal references to it.
- Visitors, nearby communities, and organizations that use the refuge’s name.
Context
The order says the renaming honors Nungaray, who was murdered in Houston in 2024.