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Volunteers teach about the importance of wetland habitat. June 18, 2013 See images of our volunteers  
US Fish & Wildlife Service Named to AARP's 2013 Best Employer for Workers Over 50 List


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/images/feature/2013/highlights/hummingbird.jpg June 17, 2013 View all kinds of different pollinators  
Bee an Advocate for Birds, Butterflies, Beetles and Bats During National Pollinator Week


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/ May 30, 2013  
Agreement Signed to Conserve Sage-grouse on Grazing Allotments


May 28, 2013  
Summer Celebration and Salmon Bake at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/NewcombsSnail.jpg May 28, 2013  
40 Species on Moloka'i, Lana'i, and Maui Protected As Endangered Species under the Endangered Species Act


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/condor.jpg May 28, 2013 See Images on our Flickr site  
New Book Explores the Past and Future of California Condors in the Pacific Northwest Joint News Release with USGS


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/TWG.jpg May 23, 2013  
Pacific Region Tribes to Receive More than $400 Thousand To Protect Species and Restore Habitat


May 16, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species Recovery Champion Award Winners


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/CommonYellowthroat.GeorgeGentry.jpg May 15, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $25 Million to Conserve Migratory Bird Habitat


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7339/8725692255_7b5a961729_s.jpg May 14, 2013  
Baron Horiuchi Awarded Rachel Carson Award for Scientific Excellence


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/poouli.jpg May 14, 2013 Endangered Species Day  
Partners Across the U.S. Celebrate Annual Endangered Species Day


Image of Bandon Marsh May 13, 2013 View image of marsh  
Final Management Plans Adopted for Oregon Coast Wildlife Refuges


http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4093/4863745834_b528a30f2d_s.jpg May 10, 2013  
Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Warns Visitors of High Water Hazards


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/kidsfish.jpg May 10, 2013  
Free Kid's Fishing Day at Dworshak National Fish Hatchery


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/CacklingGoose.jpg May 3, 2013 for more information  
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge Celebrates International Migratory Bird Day


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5302/5584759129_6c6f92001f_s.jpg May 2, 2013  
US Fish and Wildlife Service Opens Comment Period on a draft Conservation Strategy for the Northern Continental Divide Grizzly Bear Population


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/kingfisher.jpg May 1, 2013  
FWS Invests $3.5 Million to Conserve Declining Warblers, Sandpipers and other Migratory Birds


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/ April 30, 2013  
Service Releases Draft Economic Analysis of Critical Habitat Proposal For Three Hawai'i Island Species


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/2013JrDuckStamp.jpg April 29, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces New Winner of 2013 Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/Eagle_Gentryimage.jpg April 26, 2013  
Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/7007525100_604b705d5f_s.jpg April 22, 2013  
Service Protects Two Plants Under the Endangered Species Act


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8250/8663204129_dfd45cd04b_s.jpg April 22, 2013  
Kīlauea Point Lighthouse Re-dedication Ceremony Honors Senator Daniel K. Inouye


April 22, 2013  
National Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest Winners Chosen


http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4146/4967968159_f9e6f9df56_s.jpg April 12, 2013  
Record of Decision for Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge's Management Plan Now Available


http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4081/4907620323_5b23b0a311_s.jpg April 12, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State Agencies Release 2012 Annual Report for Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Population


BIG Grants support boating facilicities including docks April 10, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases more than $13 Million in Grants to Boost Recreational Boating


April 8, 2013  
Two Black-backed Woodpecker Populations to be Considered for Federal Protection


April 4, 2013  
Interior Department Releases Final Environmental Analysis on Klamath River Dam Removal


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5155/7007509228_50beb852a1_s.jpg April 3, 2013  
Service Re-Opens Comment Periods for Three Prairie Species in Washington and Oregon


cheatgrass April 1, 2013  
A New Biological Management Option against Cheatgrass Raises Hope of Western Land Managers


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8593676432_80f89aff87_s.jpg March 26, 2013  
Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge closed for the final phase of lighthouse restoration


http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4092/4951401837_2306ee23a0_s.jpg March 25, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Report To Help Guide Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Objectives


http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6211/6330439532_e513513627_s.jpg March 22, 2013  
Stair Maintenance Planned for Coquille Point


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8579773807_a005ca11bd_s.jpg March 22, 2013  
Plan Sets Course for Recovery of Vernal Pool and Wet Meadow Ecosystems In Southwestern Oregon


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8578762112_72c9e87565_s.jpg March 21, 2013  
Wildflower Tours Announced for Hanford Reach National Monument


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8576812801_c77c9defa1_s.jpg March 21, 2013  
Dworshak Fish Hatchery receives Station of the Year Award


March 20, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Thurston County to Hold Public Meeting for Prairie Species Habitat Conservation Plan


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5054/5532166535_80022510e6_s.jpg March 18, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Initiates Review of the Status of West Coast Fisher Population


http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5216/5385879084_37c8a2b1ae_s.jpg March 14, 2013  
AmeriCorps Week at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge


salmon March 13, 2013  
Salmon in the Classroom Project Concludes at Boise-Eliot/Humboldt Elementary School


http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1198/5124501142_0b0eee6f86_s.jpg March 13, 2013  
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Draft Management Plan Released


http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2013/images/snowyplover.jpg March 11, 2013  
Western Snowy Plover Nesting Season Begins on Oregon Coast


Freshwater Turtle March 8, 2013  
U.S. Leads Efforts to Protect Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises at International Wildlife Trade Meeting


Family of Polar Bears March 7, 2013  
CITES Conference of the Parties Fails to Strengthen Protection for Polar Bears


FWS Forensic scientist Bonnie Yates March 6, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensic Scientist Honored for Contributions to Global Wildlife Protection


These prescribed fires will accomplish refuge management objectives for reducing fire hazards and enhancing wildlife habitat. March 5, 2013  
Prescribed Fire Planned for the Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge Complex


March 1, 2013  
Washington State Federal Junior Duck Stamp Artwork on Exhibit at McNary National Wildlife Refuge


February 27, 2013  
Spring Wildflowers Are a Perennial Draw On National Wildlife Refuges


Photo Image ARKive  All Rights Reserved February 21, 2013  
Service Reopens Comment Period for Hyacinth, Military and Great Green Macaws Under the Endangered Species Act


Sage Grouse February 19, 2013  
Winter Birds at McNary National Wildlife Refuge


February 11, 2013  
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Annual Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest!


February 4, 2013 Images of Wisdom  
World's oldest known wild bird hatches another chick


February 4, 2013  
Winter Birds at McNary National Wildlife Refuge


Wolverine  Photo Credit: Roy Anderson February 1, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to List Wolverines as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act


Bidens campylotheca waihoiensis - ko‘oko‘olau  This perennial herb in the sunflower family is found only on Maui. January 31, 2013  
Draft Economic Analysis of Conservation Action to Designate Critical Habitat for 135 Maui Nui Species Released


Sand Lake Estuary OR by Chris Swenson January 29, 2013  
Fish & Wildlife Service Announces $20 Million in Grants to Conserve Coastal Wetlands


Columbia White Tail Deer January 28, 2013  
Final Environmental Assessment, FONSI, for Deer Translocation Available


The Invasive Black Rat January 28, 2013  
Native Species Expected to Rebound on Rat-free Palmyra Atoll


Regional Director, Robyn Thorson and Ken Berg January 25, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Official Receives Interior Department's Meritorious Service Honor


Sharks January 25, 2013  
FWS Director Ashe Announces that United States Will Support Proposals to Curb Unsustainable Trade on Five Shark Species and Manta Rays


Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit January 23, 2013 Questions and Answers on the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Recovery Plan for the Endangered Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit


January 18, 2013  
Landmark Publication Celebrates 75 Years of Conservation and Partnership Success Through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program


Columbian white-tailed deer January 15, 2013  
Public Information Workshops Scheduled on Emergency Relocation Of Columbian White-tailed Deer


January 14, 2013  
Public Comment Period Extended for Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Draft Conservation Plan


The Endangered Palila of Hawaii January 14, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Begins Commemoration of 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act


January 3, 2013  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Receives Interior Department's Meritorious Service Honor


Sandhill Crane image by David Gluckman January 2, 2013 Find out more about the Festival  
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival announces featured speakers