Promoting Global Wildlife Conservation FWS Invests $3.5 Million to Conserve Declining Warblers, Sandpipers, and other Migratory Birds May 1, 2013 The Service has announced $3.5 million in Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act grants for 27 collaborative projects. The grants will leverage a 3.5-to-1 return for conservation, a match of $12.5 million. The projects will conserve more than 250,000 acres of habitat for migratory birds including warblers, sandpipers, thrushes, and egrets throughout the Western Hemisphere. Photo Caption: The Endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler will benefit from protection of its pine-oak forest habitat through a Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act grant.
Credit: Greg Lasley
Connecting People With Nature: Ensuring the Future of Conservation
Service Announces Training Series for Voluntary Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines
May 1, 2013 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to announce a training broadcast series covering the voluntary Land-based Wind Energy Guidelines and other relevant topics. Join us for the first broadcast of the series on May 22, 2013 at 2 pm ET , which will focus on the Tiered Approach—a framework for determining potential species and habitat effects.
Photo Caption: Wind turbine and Dominion coal plant.
Credit: Rachel London/USFWS
National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources Giving Mother Nature a Helping Hand on Refuges
April 30, 2013 Over the years, the National Wildlife Refuge System has studied the ways that natural disturbances – like wildfires and flooding – help shape ecosystems. And we have developed a wide variety of land and water management practices to ensure that refuge lands provide healthy and vibrant habitat as described in the May/June issue of Refuge Update. Photo Caption: Wind-blown native plants on the Lanphere Dunes at Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge in California.
Credit: Andrea Pickart / USFWS
National Wildlife Refuge System: Conserving Our Lands and Resources
Events for all Ages at National Wildlife Refuges Across the US!
April 30, 2013 It's a glorious time of year to be outdoors in nature. Celebrate the season at a national wildlife refuge. Never been to a wildlife refuge? Use the "find your refuge" tool to locate one near you. You won't lack for things to do. Take a quiet hike. Go fish. Watch for wildlife. Recharge your spiritual batteries. Learn about efforts to protect your natural heritage. And there are plenty of low-cost events perfect for everyone! Photo Caption: Service biologist Sheila Eyler tags a horseshoe crab on a Delaware beach. On May 25, the Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Festival at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge celebrates the natural phenomena.
Credit: Robert H. Pos / USFWS
Connecting People with Nature: Ensuring the Future of Conservation 2013 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition April 26, 2013 17-year-old Peter Coulter of Washington, Mo., has been named the winner of the national Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest held at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, W. Va. The pair of snow geese will appear on the 2013 Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest. Proceeds from sales of the $5 Junior Duck Stamp support environmental education. Photo Caption: An acrylic painting of a pair of snow geese by Peter Coulter of Washington, Mo. Credit: USFWS
Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and learn ways to make a better planet for fish, wildlife and their habitat. Learn More>>
Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and learn ways to make a better planet for fish, wildlife and their habitat. 
