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The life and work of Ruth Utzurrum

Apr 24, 2024

group of kayakers and canoers boating along edge of island

Recreation

Service Provides $1.8 Million for Boating Infrastructure Projects in California

Apr 12, 2024

Our Partners

Shelter from the Storm

Apr 11, 2024

three women wearing orange stand together with long guns

Recreation

Women need nature, and nature needs them!

Mar 29, 2024

Fishing in a river at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

Our Partners

ADFG to receive $61 million from excise taxes generated through purchase of hunting and fishing equipment by user-payers

Mar 27, 2024

Our Partners

Proactive conservation supports species at risk

Mar 26, 2024

Our Partners

Seeking Public Comments on a Draft Environmental Assessment in South Dakota

Mar 19, 2024

Five deer use wildlife overpass to cross highway 21 in Idaho.

Idaho’s New Wildlife Overpass Improves Public Safety and Wildlife Migration

Mar 15, 2024

Two hunters with backpacks and firearms walk through Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

History and Culture

New Month, New Name, Same Unwavering Purpose

Mar 5, 2024

Wildlife Management

Service Provides Over $1.3 Billion to Advance State Fish and Wildlife Conservation and Outdoor Recreational Access

Mar 1, 2024

Endangered Species Act

Protected spaces give bog turtles a reason to come out of their shell

Feb 21, 2024

Our Partners

Service Seeks Public Comment on a Draft EA for the Hankinson Shooting Range Construction in North Dakota

Feb 13, 2024

Habitat Restoration

$10.8 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Jan 30, 2024

An ‘ākohekohe sits on a branch. It has a black body with orange patches strewn throughout its body. An orange circle outlines its eye.

Climate Change

Decision-making in a new era of conservation

Jan 30, 2024

Endangered Species Act

Songs for Species

Jan 2, 2024

Lowell Haagenson and Lori Bennett inside the NCTC deer check-station surrounded by hunting area maps and blaze orange vests for hunters.

Recreation

Connecting with Volunteers and Hunters during NCTC Managed Deer Hunt

Dec 15, 2023

Endangered Species Act

What’s in a Name? Frecklebelly Madtom

Dec 11, 2023

Tribal Wildlife Grants Program Support Species of Cultural and Traditional Importance

Nov 21, 2023

Science and Technology

Cutting-Edge Conservation Innovations Garner Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prizes

Nov 9, 2023

A caribout antler with purple flowers in the tundra

Wildlife Management

Service Awards More Than $1.3 Million to Seven Alaska Tribes

Oct 30, 2023

Recreation

Americans Spent $394B on Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife-Associated Activities in '22

Oct 12, 2023

herd elk in the far distance with snow covered hills and tallk mountains behind them

Our Partners

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Teton Wildlife Habitat Management Area Disposal in Teton County, Wyoming

Oct 12, 2023

Science and Technology

Conserving at Flyway Scales

Oct 12, 2023

“We are Both Hunters and Stewards of the Land”

Oct 2, 2023

Recreation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on a Draft Update to the Final Environmental Assessment for the South Dakota Shooting Sports Complex in Meade County, South Dakota

Sep 26, 2023

a boardwalk leads into a vast marsh with rolling mountains in the distance

Adding acres multiplies opportunities

Sep 19, 2023

Three hunters in camouflage walk past duck decoys.

History and Culture

National Hunting and Fishing Day 2023

Sep 18, 2023

Four Nature Niños students stand for a photo with the arrows they shot during archery practice.

Recreation

Mi Tierra Salvaje Project (My Wild Land) Connects Underserved Communities to Fishing, Hunting, and A Connection to the Outdoors

Sep 15, 2023

Hawkeye and other Marvel superheroes in comic strip style poster promoting the Archery is for Everyone! campaign.

Archery is for Everyone Campaign Partners with Marvel Superheroes to Expand Archery Access

Aug 21, 2023

Julie Combs writes on clipboard while looking at vegation.

Habitat Restoration

Service Grant Supports Pollinators Across State and International Borders

Aug 4, 2023

Target shooter aims at target on rifle range.

National Shooting Sports Month

Aug 1, 2023

Aerial View of a boat dock and parking lot

From Sink to Swim

Jun 30, 2023

Wildlife Management

Game Mammal Study Across Hawaiian Islands Can Support Hunters and Endangered Species

Jun 6, 2023

Four small owls sit among shrubs on the ground and look at the camera

Our Partners

Three California species supported by Tribal Wildlife Grants

May 31, 2023

Science and Technology

Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Offers up to $100,000 for Novel Conservation Solutions

May 18, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Furbish’s Lousewort, One of the First Federally Protected Plants, Now Faces a Lower Risk of Extinction

May 9, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Forest products company protects majority of habitat for federally protected plant in Maine

May 8, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Bumble Bee Atlas

May 2, 2023

Boater’s Paradise

Apr 28, 2023

Tuskegee students in hunter orange and camouflage look on as Bill Freemen shows them how to process a deer.

Our Partners

Supporting Outdoor Diversity and Access for Tuskegee University Students Through Hunter Education

Apr 28, 2023

Recreation

$20M to Support Boating Infrastructure, Local Communities and Outdoor Recreation

Mar 20, 2023

Our Partners

Power of partnerships

Mar 13, 2023

Wildlife Management

Over $1.6 Billion Will Support Conservation Agencies and Outdoor Access

Mar 3, 2023

Ten students from Mt. Holyoke stand in front of targets at the Fort River Archery Range.

Recreation

Service Introduces College Clubs to Archery at Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

Mar 1, 2023

Fungi growing out of tick body under a microscope.

Climate Change

Service Supports Winter Tick Research Using Fungi to Decrease Tick Populations

Feb 8, 2023

ACE Fellow Elena Campbell wearing blazing orange holds three quail she successfully harvested while hunting at Buckeyes Plantation.

Wildlife Management

Reflection on Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow (CLfT) Experience

Jan 26, 2023

Our Partners

Tribal citizens step into new career field through fish hatchery experience

Jan 12, 2023

He‘eia wetland watershed on O‘ahu’s eastern coast with mountains in the background.

Habitat Restoration

Six Wetlands Supported Through the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program

Jan 11, 2023

Clean Vessel Act Program mobile pump-out boat in operation

Recreation

The P Word: The Clean Vessel Act Contributes to a Cleaner Puget Sound

Dec 8, 2022

Adam Comer holds up small fish hooked while microfishing.

Recreation

Exploring Aquatic Education Through Microfishing in Texas

Nov 30, 2022

a black and white bird in flight over water

Alaska Tribes to Receive $1.3 Million in Tribal Wildlife Grants

Nov 7, 2022

WSFR data dashboard for 2022 Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education.

Wildlife Management

New Dashboards Make Decades of License and Apportionment Data More Accessible

Oct 31, 2022

Our Partners

History, Heritage, and Environmental Stewardship

Oct 28, 2022

October meeting: Friends of Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery

Get Involved

October Meeting

Oct 27, 2022

Our Partners

Communing with, and through, nature

Oct 17, 2022

Recreation

Angling for opportunity

Oct 5, 2022

Science and Technology

Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Winners Announced

Sep 20, 2022

a mussel blends into a rocky river bottom as fish swim over head

Endangered Species Act

Snorkel surveys monitor for freshwater mussels

Sep 19, 2022

Wildlife Management

A Conservation Balancing Act

Sep 15, 2022

Recreation

National Outreach and Communication Program

Aug 30, 2022

Sunflowers are monuments to the passing seasons

Aug 23, 2022

Press Release

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed development of the South Dakota Shooting Sports Complex near Rapid City, South Dakota

Aug 19, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Working with Tribes to restore fish passage

Aug 19, 2022

Wildlife Management

Hawai‘i's State Bird Recovering With Support From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants

Aug 4, 2022

Heather Hollis handling pronghorn neonates.

Our People

Service Retiree Wins Federal Conservation Partner of the Year Award

Jul 28, 2022

Lesser prairie-chicken on a lek in the Red Hills of Kansas

Wildlife Management

Lesser Prairie-Chicken Conservation Supported Through the State Wildlife Grant Program

Jun 17, 2022

Oregon semaphore grass at one of the natural population sites

Habitat Restoration

The Burns Paiute Tribe and the Rarest Grass in Oregon

Jun 15, 2022

A young girl and her mother laugh as they enjoy fishing on a boat in the middle of a lake in the summer.

Recreation

How Boating and Fishing Manufacturers Support Conservation and Recreation

Jun 10, 2022

Our Partners

More than $1.6 million to Northeast states from Competitive State Wildlife Grants

Jun 8, 2022

Wildlife Management

$7.6 Million in Grants to Support Imperiled Species

Jun 3, 2022

Wildlife Management

5 Species Supported By The State Wildlife Grant Program

May 19, 2022

States Receive $56 Million to Advance Conservation Efforts and Protect Vulnerable Wildlife

Apr 22, 2022

Migratory Species

Moving targets

Apr 14, 2022

Recreation

North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: Wildlife for Everyone

Apr 4, 2022

20 States to Share More Than $18 Million in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants for Boating Infrastructure

Mar 30, 2022

Shooting Ranges for All

Mar 17, 2022

Proposed shooting range in Rapid City, South Dakota

Feb 18, 2022

Habitat Restoration

State Wildlife Grants Fuel Conservation in the Hawaiian Islands

Dec 6, 2021

Recreation

The Face of Fishing: Younger, More Diverse, and Supporting Conservation by the Billions

Aug 18, 2021

Habitat Restoration

National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants

Aug 12, 2021

Recreation

Funding fun

Jul 22, 2021

Recreation

Grant Provides for Recreational Boaters, Local Waterways and Communities in Utah

Jul 25, 2020

Endangered Species Act

New Hope for Ferrets

Jul 5, 2017

Land Management

Path to Safety: Man-made wildlife crossings cut animal-vehicle collisions nearly 80 percent

Apr 11, 2017

Recreation

FWS Seeks Comments on Proposed Shooting Range in Watertown, South Dakota

Dec 28, 2016

Our Partners

$5.5 Million for State Wildlife Conservation Projects in Mountain-Prairie Region

Mar 21, 2016

Recreation

Service Provides $1.8 Million for Boating Infrastructure Projects in California

Apr 12, 2024

Our Partners

Seeking Public Comments on a Draft Environmental Assessment in South Dakota

Mar 19, 2024

Wildlife Management

Service Provides Over $1.3 Billion to Advance State Fish and Wildlife Conservation and Outdoor Recreational Access

Mar 1, 2024

Our Partners

Service Seeks Public Comment on a Draft EA for the Hankinson Shooting Range Construction in North Dakota

Feb 13, 2024

Habitat Restoration

$10.8 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Jan 30, 2024

Science and Technology

Cutting-Edge Conservation Innovations Garner Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prizes

Nov 9, 2023

Wildlife Management

Service Awards More Than $1.3 Million to Seven Alaska Tribes

Oct 30, 2023

Recreation

Americans Spent $394B on Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife-Associated Activities in '22

Oct 12, 2023

Our Partners

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Teton Wildlife Habitat Management Area Disposal in Teton County, Wyoming

Oct 12, 2023

Recreation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on a Draft Update to the Final Environmental Assessment for the South Dakota Shooting Sports Complex in Meade County, South Dakota

Sep 26, 2023

Science and Technology

Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Offers up to $100,000 for Novel Conservation Solutions

May 18, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Furbish’s Lousewort, One of the First Federally Protected Plants, Now Faces a Lower Risk of Extinction

May 9, 2023

Recreation

$20M to Support Boating Infrastructure, Local Communities and Outdoor Recreation

Mar 20, 2023

Wildlife Management

Over $1.6 Billion Will Support Conservation Agencies and Outdoor Access

Mar 3, 2023

Alaska Tribes to Receive $1.3 Million in Tribal Wildlife Grants

Nov 7, 2022

Science and Technology

Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Winners Announced

Sep 20, 2022

Press Release

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed development of the South Dakota Shooting Sports Complex near Rapid City, South Dakota

Aug 19, 2022

Our Partners

More than $1.6 million to Northeast states from Competitive State Wildlife Grants

Jun 8, 2022

Wildlife Management

$7.6 Million in Grants to Support Imperiled Species

Jun 3, 2022

States Receive $56 Million to Advance Conservation Efforts and Protect Vulnerable Wildlife

Apr 22, 2022

20 States to Share More Than $18 Million in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants for Boating Infrastructure

Mar 30, 2022

Proposed shooting range in Rapid City, South Dakota

Feb 18, 2022

Recreation

Grant Provides for Recreational Boaters, Local Waterways and Communities in Utah

Jul 25, 2020

Recreation

FWS Seeks Comments on Proposed Shooting Range in Watertown, South Dakota

Dec 28, 2016

Our Partners

$5.5 Million for State Wildlife Conservation Projects in Mountain-Prairie Region

Mar 21, 2016

The life and work of Ruth Utzurrum

Apr 24, 2024

Our Partners

Shelter from the Storm

Apr 11, 2024

Recreation

Women need nature, and nature needs them!

Mar 29, 2024

Our Partners

ADFG to receive $61 million from excise taxes generated through purchase of hunting and fishing equipment by user-payers

Mar 27, 2024

Our Partners

Proactive conservation supports species at risk

Mar 26, 2024

Idaho’s New Wildlife Overpass Improves Public Safety and Wildlife Migration

Mar 15, 2024

History and Culture

New Month, New Name, Same Unwavering Purpose

Mar 5, 2024

Endangered Species Act

Protected spaces give bog turtles a reason to come out of their shell

Feb 21, 2024

Climate Change

Decision-making in a new era of conservation

Jan 30, 2024

Endangered Species Act

Songs for Species

Jan 2, 2024

Recreation

Connecting with Volunteers and Hunters during NCTC Managed Deer Hunt

Dec 15, 2023

Endangered Species Act

What’s in a Name? Frecklebelly Madtom

Dec 11, 2023

Tribal Wildlife Grants Program Support Species of Cultural and Traditional Importance

Nov 21, 2023

Science and Technology

Conserving at Flyway Scales

Oct 12, 2023

“We are Both Hunters and Stewards of the Land”

Oct 2, 2023

Adding acres multiplies opportunities

Sep 19, 2023

History and Culture

National Hunting and Fishing Day 2023

Sep 18, 2023

Recreation

Mi Tierra Salvaje Project (My Wild Land) Connects Underserved Communities to Fishing, Hunting, and A Connection to the Outdoors

Sep 15, 2023

Archery is for Everyone Campaign Partners with Marvel Superheroes to Expand Archery Access

Aug 21, 2023

Habitat Restoration

Service Grant Supports Pollinators Across State and International Borders

Aug 4, 2023

National Shooting Sports Month

Aug 1, 2023

From Sink to Swim

Jun 30, 2023

Wildlife Management

Game Mammal Study Across Hawaiian Islands Can Support Hunters and Endangered Species

Jun 6, 2023

Our Partners

Three California species supported by Tribal Wildlife Grants

May 31, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Forest products company protects majority of habitat for federally protected plant in Maine

May 8, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Bumble Bee Atlas

May 2, 2023

Our Partners

Supporting Outdoor Diversity and Access for Tuskegee University Students Through Hunter Education

Apr 28, 2023

Boater’s Paradise

Apr 28, 2023

Our Partners

Power of partnerships

Mar 13, 2023

Recreation

Service Introduces College Clubs to Archery at Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

Mar 1, 2023

Climate Change

Service Supports Winter Tick Research Using Fungi to Decrease Tick Populations

Feb 8, 2023

Wildlife Management

Reflection on Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow (CLfT) Experience

Jan 26, 2023

Our Partners

Tribal citizens step into new career field through fish hatchery experience

Jan 12, 2023

Habitat Restoration

Six Wetlands Supported Through the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program

Jan 11, 2023

Recreation

The P Word: The Clean Vessel Act Contributes to a Cleaner Puget Sound

Dec 8, 2022

Recreation

Exploring Aquatic Education Through Microfishing in Texas

Nov 30, 2022

Wildlife Management

New Dashboards Make Decades of License and Apportionment Data More Accessible

Oct 31, 2022

Our Partners

History, Heritage, and Environmental Stewardship

Oct 28, 2022

Get Involved

October Meeting

Oct 27, 2022

Our Partners

Communing with, and through, nature

Oct 17, 2022

Recreation

Angling for opportunity

Oct 5, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Snorkel surveys monitor for freshwater mussels

Sep 19, 2022

Wildlife Management

A Conservation Balancing Act

Sep 15, 2022

Recreation

National Outreach and Communication Program

Aug 30, 2022

Sunflowers are monuments to the passing seasons

Aug 23, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Working with Tribes to restore fish passage

Aug 19, 2022

Wildlife Management

Hawai‘i's State Bird Recovering With Support From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants

Aug 4, 2022

Our People

Service Retiree Wins Federal Conservation Partner of the Year Award

Jul 28, 2022

Wildlife Management

Lesser Prairie-Chicken Conservation Supported Through the State Wildlife Grant Program

Jun 17, 2022

Habitat Restoration

The Burns Paiute Tribe and the Rarest Grass in Oregon

Jun 15, 2022

Recreation

How Boating and Fishing Manufacturers Support Conservation and Recreation

Jun 10, 2022

Wildlife Management

5 Species Supported By The State Wildlife Grant Program

May 19, 2022

Migratory Species

Moving targets

Apr 14, 2022

Recreation

North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: Wildlife for Everyone

Apr 4, 2022

Shooting Ranges for All

Mar 17, 2022

Habitat Restoration

State Wildlife Grants Fuel Conservation in the Hawaiian Islands

Dec 6, 2021

Recreation

The Face of Fishing: Younger, More Diverse, and Supporting Conservation by the Billions

Aug 18, 2021

Habitat Restoration

National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants

Aug 12, 2021

Recreation

Funding fun

Jul 22, 2021

Endangered Species Act

New Hope for Ferrets

Jul 5, 2017

Land Management

Path to Safety: Man-made wildlife crossings cut animal-vehicle collisions nearly 80 percent

Apr 11, 2017

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