Alabama Ecological Services
Southeast Region
The Alabama Field Office is located in Daphne, Alabama and has ten priority species, ranging from the Tulotoma snail to the Alabama red-bellied turtle. They also have various geographical prorities.
Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Midwest Region
The Ashland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office is located in Ashland, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay and works to conserve, manage and rehabilitate native species and their habitats for citizens of the Lake Superior basin.
Alaska Programs: Fisheries and Habitat
Alaska Region
The Fisheries and Habitat division of Region 7 has four direct conservation assistance programs that assist with funding, staff, and more to organizations related to fish and wildlife in Alasaka.
Ash Meadows National Widlife Refuge
Pacific Southwest Region
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas in the Amargosa Valley. The refuge manages over 23,000 acres of wetlands and alkaline desert uplands and provides habitat for at least 24 plants and animals found nowhere else in the world.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska Region
Arctic National Widlife Refuge was established to preserve unique wildlife, wilderness and recreational values; to conserve caribou herds, polar bears, grizzly bears, muskox, dall sheep, wolves, snow geese, wolverines, pergrine falcons and many other kinds of wildlife and habitat.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Mountain-Prairie Region
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge lies in northern Utah, where the Bear River flows into the northeast arm of the Great Salt Lake. The Refuge protects over 74,000 acres including the marshes found at the mouth of the Bear River.
Caribbean Ecological Services Office
Southeast Region
The Caribbean Ecological Services Office is located in Cabo Rajo, Puerto Rico and is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Caribbean. The office develops partnerships with other organizations to better understand environmental impacts and fish and wildlife resources.
Chesapeake Bay Field Office
Northeast Region
The Chesapeake Bay Field Office works to protect endangered and threatened species, migratory birds, freshwater and anadromous fish, and wildlife habitats in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
The Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1947, and is compromised of 43,890 acres in Marion, Illinois. The refuge's landscape also includes hardwood and pine forests, croplands, grasslands, wetlands, rolling hills, and rugged terrain.
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
The Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located in southernmost Illinois within the Cache River Watershed. The refuge was established under the Emergency Wetlands Resource Act of 1986 to protect, restore, and manage wetlands and bottomland forests that provide habitat for wildlife.
DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge was established under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 to act as a sanctuary for migratory brids. The refuge lies in the floodplain of the Missouri River in a former bend of the river about 25 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska.
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the only International Wildlife Refuge in North America. The refuge includes islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, and waterfront lands along 48 miles of the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie shoreline.
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge is located at the confluence of the Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This 2,285-acre island refuge is a major feeding and resting place for migrating and wintering waterfowl.
Eastern Shore of Virgina and Fisherman Island National Widlife Refuge
Northeast Region
Located at the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, this area is one of the most important avian migration funnels in North America. Protected habitats such as these provide critical stopover areas where birds and butterflies can rest and feed before resuming their arduous journey.
Erie National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
Erie National Wildlife Refuge is truly a natural gem of Pennsylvania, teeming with wildlife and wild lands and offering opportunities for the public to experience nature in all seasons.
Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Northeast Region
The Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex is comprised of four refuges situated in the Florida Keys. The refuge encompasses more than 200,000 acres with only 2,000 acres of land. The area is home to more than 250 species of birds and is important for sea turtle nesting.
Genoa National Fish Hatchery
Midwest Region
The Genoa National Fish Hatchery was created by the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Act of 1931. Each year the hatchery provides millions of eggs, fry and fingerlings of various fish species to state, federal and tribal waters.
Great River and Clarence Cannon National Widlife Refuge
Midwest Region
The Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge is located in the floodplain of the Mississippi River. It is also the headquarters of the Great River National Wildlife Refuge. This refuge covers 3,750 acres of Mississippi River floodplain, and was established to provide a feeding and resting area for migratory birds.
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
At over 33,000 acres in size, Horicon Marsh is one of the largest freshwater marshes in the United States. The marsh provides habitat for endangered species and is a critical rest stop for thousands of migrating ducks and Canada geese.
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge located in the rural towns of Alabama and Shelby mid-way between Rochester and Buffalo, New York is teeming with wildlife and wild lands the Refuge offers opportunities for the public to experience nature in all seasons.
J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
Southeast Region
The J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is located on the subtropical barrier island of Sanibel in the Gulf of Mexico. The refuge is part of the largest undeveloped mangrove ecosystem in the United States. It is world famous for its spectacular migratory bird populations.
The Jordan River National Fish Hatchery
Midwest Region
The Jordan River National Fish Hatchery is located in Antrim County in the northern portion of Michigan. The hatchery annually propagates approximately 1.85 to 2.0 million yearling lake trout. Typically 1.2 million fish are released into Lake Michigan and 900,000 in Lake Huron by the Motor Vessel Togue.
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska Region
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is composed of 1.92 million acres and is dedicated to protecting fish and wildlife populations, ensuring water quality and quantity, providing resources for research and environmental learning, and providing oppurtunities for fish and wildlife-oriented recreation.
La Crosse Fish Health Center
Midwest Region
The La Crosse Fish Health Center, in Onalaska, Wisconsin serves an eight state area in the Big Rivers Region and Great Lakes basin and assists national fish hatcheries in the diagnosis and control of infectious fish diseases.
Leopold Wetland Management District
Midwest Region
The Leopold Wetland Management District is named after Aldo Leopold, who is widely acknowledged as the father of wildlife conservation in America. In tribute to his philosophy, the Leopold Wetland Management District is dedicated to preserving, restoring, and enhancing wildlife habitat in Wisconsin.
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1944 as a resting and wintering area for migratory waterfowl and other birds. The 21,592-acre refuge is made up of bottomland harwood forest, marsh and water, cropland, seasonally flooded impoundments and grassy openings.
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1976 to provide habitat for a large number of migratory waterfowl, fish, and other wildlife species threatened by commercial and industrial development.
Monomoy National Widlife Refuge
Southeast Region
The Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge is composed of 7,604 acres with varied habitats of oceans, salt and freshwater marshes, dunes, and freshwater ponds of which 3,244 acres are designated wilderness.
Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center
Mountain-Prarie Region
The USFWS' National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center (FCC), located in northern Colorado serves as the hub for everything related to black-footed ferret (BFF) recovery and works to produce as many BFF kits as possible for reintroduction and maintain the captive population.
Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge consists of the Northeast tip of Nantucket, known as Great Point. The refuge is 24 acres and its establishing purpose was to be concerned with carrying out the migratory bird act.
Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery
Southeast Region
Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery is a warm water station involved in spawning, hatching, and rearing young fish (fingerlings) in their 53 ponds throughout the hatchery. The fingerlings are raised to a size and age which provide them with the best chance of surviving in the wild.
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
Over 44,000 acres of Wisconsin's Great Swamp carved by glaciers hosts habitats including wetlands, prairies, savannas, and forests. There are over 220 bird species that also call Necedah home at various times of the year.
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Southeast Region
The Okefenokee Swamp, named by Native Americans meaning "Land of the Trembling Earth", is a vast bog inside a huge, saucer-shaped depression that was once part of the ocean floor. The swamp now lies 103 to 128 feet above sea level.
Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge
Pacific Region
The Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex comprises six National Wildlife Refuges protecting a variety of coastal habitats. Stretching from Tillamook Head south to the California border, there are three marine refuges and three estuarine refuges along 320 miles of Oregon's rugged coastline.
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1942 to provide feeding, resting, and nesting habitat for migratory birds. The refuge occupies 4,662 acres on Plum Island, a barrier island on the Northeast coast of Massachusetts.
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
Port Louisa was established for the protection of migratory birds. It is located along the Mississippi River Flyway, one of the major routes for migrating waterfowl. Key goals of the refuge are to conserve the quality and diversity of fish and wildlife; and to restore floodplain functions in the river corridor.
Prairie Wetlands Learning Center
Midwest Region
The Prairie Wetlands Learning Center includes 330 acres of unbroken native and restored prairie, 28 wetlands, two oak savannas, a pollinator garden, outdoor amphitheater, and 3.5 miles of hiking trails. The Center also provides environmental education for the public.
Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Northeast Region
Dotted along the Rhode Island's Atlantic coastline, Rhode Island's five refuges were established specifically for migratory birds. Over 400 species of songbirds, shorebirds, waterfowl, and raptors use the refuges to rest and feed during spring and fall migrations.
San Francisco Bay NWR Complex
Pacific Southwest Region
The San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a collection of seven National Wildlife Refuges. The San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex has a wide array of landscapes, from sand dunes to salt marsh, rocky, offshore islands to golden beaches.
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 for the protection and production of migratory birds and other wildlife. Today the refuge is comprised of marshes, swamps, bogs, grasslands, and forests. Nearly two-thirds of the refuge is classified as wetland.
South Arkansas Refuge Complex
Southeast Region
Located in southeast Arkansas, the Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, was named for a small community located at its southwest corner, this 65,000 acre refuge contains an abundance of water resources dominated by the Ouachita and Saline Rivers and the Felsenthal Pool.
St. Croix Wetland Management District
Midwest Region
Lying along the eastern edge of the tallgrass prairie in west-central Wisconsin, the St. Croix Wetland Management District encompasses an eight-county district, which includes landscapes from high river bluffs to prairie potholes.
St. Marks and St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuges
Southeast Region
St. Vincent NWR is in Franklin County, Florida, is an undeveloped barrier island just offshore from the mouth of the Apalachicola River, in the Gulf of Mexico. The island is a haven for endangered and threatened species, including bald eagles, sea turtles, indigo snakes, and gopher tortoises.
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
This 43,000 acre National Wildlife Refuge includes over 20 lakes, three rivers and hundreds of marshes and woodland ponds. The refuge is host to over 250 birds, including nesting bald eagles, scarlet tanagers, golden-wing warblers, and ruffed grouse.
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Midwest Region
Established in 1924 the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge encompasses 240,000 acres of Mississippi River floodplain in a continuous stretch of 261 river miles from Wabasha, Minnesota to Rock Island, Illinois.
USFWS Alaska Region
Alaska Region
The Alaska Region (Region 7) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes all the refuges in Alasaka.
USFWS Mountain-Prairie Region
Mountain-Prairie Region
The Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
USFWS Northeast Region
Northeast Region
The Northeast Region (Region 5) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
USFWS Southeast Region
Southeast Region
The Southeast Region (Region 4) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, as well as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
USFWS Southwest Region
Southwest Region
The Southwest Region (Region 2) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.
USFWS Midwest Region
Midwest Region
The Midwest Region (Region 3) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio.
USFWS Pacific Southwest Region
Pacific Southwest Region
The Pacific Southwest Region (Region 8) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serivce includes California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin.
USFWS Pacific Region
Pacific Region
The Pacific Region encompasses everything from the tropical forests and coral reefs at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, to old-growth rainforests of Oregon and Washington, to remote coastal and Pacific islands, to glacial lakes and streams in Washington's Northern Cascades, to arid shrub-steppe habitat in southern Idaho.
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge
Southeast Region
Waccamaw was established in 1997 in South Carolina. The refuge was created to protect and manage diverse habitat components within coastal river ecosystems and to provide a variety of wildlife-dependant recreational activities.
Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has established Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge to protect and restore the lower portion of Whittlesey Creek and coastal wetlands along the lakeshore of Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior.