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Mouth open on goldish silvery fish in murky water

Endangered Species Act

Healthy habitat for hitch

The orange arm of a construction excavator reaches into a river to break apart a dam

Habitat Restoration

Of herring and humans

man standing in a flooded creek

History and Culture

A fix for flooding and fish passage

Migratory Species

I'm a fish (Gonna spawn till I die): an original song by the Fish and Wildlife Band

A biologist places a juvenile freshwater mussel into a river

Wildlife Wonders

First-Ever Freshwater Mussel Reintroduction in Texas

Bright blue, Big Sandy crayfish resting on a rock.

Endangered Species Act

Threatened species gets head start at hatchery

A group of Wildlife Professionals standing on a bridge over the Cherry Creek Fish Passage Site.

Habitat Restoration

Director announces first Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funded National Fish Passage Program Project in La Plata County, Colorado.

Habitat Restoration

A milestone for lake sturgeon on the Osage River

A blue-eyed adult Pacific lamprey suckers onto a rock underwater.

Migratory Species

Fish Migration Madness!

a clear creek with trees in the background

Habitat Restoration

$7.5M More in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Support Salmon and Communities

a clear creek with trees in the background

Migratory Species

$7.5M More in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Support Salmon and Communities

Habitat Restoration

$70M for Fish Passage Projects to Address Climate Resilience, Strengthen Local Economies

a clear creek with trees in the background

Habitat Restoration

$7.5M More in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Support Salmon and Communities

Habitat Restoration

$70M for Fish Passage Projects to Address Climate Resilience, Strengthen Local Economies

Habitat Restoration

$36M Available for Fish Passage and River Restoration Projects

looking out at a snowy stream from within a round metal culvert pipe.

Habitat Restoration

Alaska Receives More Funding for Fish- and Flood-Friendly Infrastructure Projects

excavator digging near stream with mountains and clouds in background

Habitat Restoration

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funded Fish Passage Projects Break Ground in Alaska

Habitat Restoration

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect Aquatic Species and Habitats

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $38 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect Aquatic Species and Habitats

looking down stream at trees in fall colors and cloudy skies

Habitat Restoration

Alaska to Receive $3.5 Million for Fish Passage through Biden-Harris Administration Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Habitat Restoration

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $38 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect Aquatic Species and Habitats

Habitat Restoration

A Dam Success: The National Fish Passage Program Helps Restore Streams, While Benefitting People and Local Economies

Mouth open on goldish silvery fish in murky water

Endangered Species Act

Healthy habitat for hitch

The orange arm of a construction excavator reaches into a river to break apart a dam

Habitat Restoration

Of herring and humans

man standing in a flooded creek

History and Culture

A fix for flooding and fish passage

Migratory Species

I'm a fish (Gonna spawn till I die): an original song by the Fish and Wildlife Band

A biologist places a juvenile freshwater mussel into a river

Wildlife Wonders

First-Ever Freshwater Mussel Reintroduction in Texas

Bright blue, Big Sandy crayfish resting on a rock.

Endangered Species Act

Threatened species gets head start at hatchery

A group of Wildlife Professionals standing on a bridge over the Cherry Creek Fish Passage Site.

Habitat Restoration

Director announces first Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funded National Fish Passage Program Project in La Plata County, Colorado.

Habitat Restoration

A milestone for lake sturgeon on the Osage River

A blue-eyed adult Pacific lamprey suckers onto a rock underwater.

Migratory Species

Fish Migration Madness!

a clear creek with trees in the background

Migratory Species

$7.5M More in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Support Salmon and Communities

Habitat Restoration

Restoring reverence along with the lake sturgeon

Three images of the dam. 1. Full dam on a rocky stream, 2. Partial dam, part of the structure is gone, 3. open river bed and earthen streambanks held in place with canvas and rock.

Land Management

Little River Dam Removal — Virginia