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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species Recovery Champion Award Winners
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Washington FWO biologists Ginger Phalen and Curtis Tanner recognized for their work protecting key Puget Sound habitats
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Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Visits Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
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Service Protects Two Plants Under the Endangered Species Act
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The Umtanum desert buckwheat and the White Bluffs bladderpod are now listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act Read More

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Endangered Pygmy Rabbit Recovery Effort
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Our country's smallest native rabbit gets a boost from outside populations Read more
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Emergency Translocation of Columbian White-Tailed Deer
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Biologists work against time to rescue and relocate endangered Columbian white-tailed deer Read more
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America's Great Outdoors Initiative:
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Fish & Wildlife Service announces $7.5 million in grants to conserve coastal wetlands in six Washington counties Read more
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Washington Fish and WIldlife Office Project Leader Receives Prestigious Leadership Award
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Regional Director Robyn Thorson presents the Meritorious Service Award to Ken Berg Read more
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Prairie Species Proposed for ESA Protection
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Three Washington prairie-related species have recently been proposed for ESA protection Read more
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Lake Sammamish Kokanee Return in Record Numbers
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USFWS partnering to protect, reconnect and restore Lake Sammamish kokanee salmon Read more
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Invasive Species: Knotweed
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Four species of knotweed--Japanese, Giant, Bohemian and Himalayan--are expanding exponentially in the Pacific Northwest, severely degrading native plant and wildlife habitat.
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Mussel Academy
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What are these students finding in the Chehalis River? Have a look here
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White Salmon River Plots New Course
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Changes unfold for the White Salmon now that Condit Dam is gone. Read More

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Large Team Effort Results in Success for a Small Butterfly
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Significant numbers of new mardon skipper populations discovered in the Washington Cascades and in coastal areas of California and Oregon. Read More

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Rivers Resurrected: The Stories Behind the Condit and Elwha Dams
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Years in the making, the White Salmon and Elwha Rivers are finally free. Learn about the people behind the projects.Read More

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Invasive Species: Zebra Mussels
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Once established, these mussels will change ecosystems and food sources critical to native mussels and species such as salmon and trout.
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Get Involved
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USFWS STEP interns learn fisheries science while educating youth.
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Elwha River Restoration
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Elwha River weir – Monitoring fish response to dam removal
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