Working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

What's going on at FWS

With more than 560 National Wildlife Refuges, 70 national fish hatcheries, numerous regional and field offices across the country and thousands of active conservation projects, the nearly 8,000 employees of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have a lot going on. Here are a few of the latest news stories from across the Service...

white flowers and sagebrush across rolling green hills with blue sky
Habitat Restoration
Nearly $10M for Collaborative Sagebrush Projects in the West
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced nearly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support 53 strategic projects in Western states focused on habitat restoration and on-the-ground science, as well as for additional strategic...
Group of 16 people stand in front of Condor Ridge Observation Point while holding up a maroon-colored banner that says Latino Outdoors with a sun logo. In the background, vast mountains and blue skies
Our Partners
USFWS builds Conservation ‘Comunidad’ with Latino Outdoors and Oxnard Birder’s Club in Southern California
"It felt incredible to see California condors soaring in the wild and understanding the deeper implications of their presence,” said Martín Mejía, a Fillmore resident and member of Latino Outdoors Ventura, who was among the 17 participants who joined U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and...
Open field of Poppies and Wishbone bush in San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
History and Culture
Environmental Justice and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Environmental justice means simply that all people have a right to just treatment and meaningful engagement in activities that affect human health and the environment where they live, work, play, learn, and pray. It means that economic status or race should not be a factor when deciding where to...
A young girl holding an eastern painted turtle while conducting research at Patuxent Research Refuge.
Our Partners
Service and Partners Celebrate Innovative Agreement
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today joined leaders from Bowie State University, Alabama A...
An aerial view of a dry creek on the left and a blue body of water on the right, separated by green trees.
Habitat Restoration
$5 Million in BIL Funding Set to Transform Habitat for Bull Trout in Gold Creek
Gold Creek, about 55 miles east of Seattle, Washington, in the Cascade Range, is about to experience a massive transformation, one that will reopen pathways of wildlife migration and return the cold, clear water that the Endangered Species Act-listed bull trout and other anadromous fish need to...
Judges at the 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest hold the winning artwork.
Get Involved
South Dakota Artist Adam Grimm Wins 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest
After two days of competition, Adam Grimm of Wallace, South Dakota, emerged as the winner of the 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of a pair of spectacled eiders. The announcement was made at an in-person event and via livestream at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich,...

Our Focus

The history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can be traced back to 1871. We are the only federal government agency whose primary responsibility is to manage fish and wildlife resources in the public trust for people today and future generations. Here are just a few of our focus areas...

What We Do For You

If you’re looking for places to experience nature; interested in partnering with us; seeking technical advice, permits, grants, data or scientific research; want to know more about today’s conservation challenges; looking for ways on how you can get involved and make a difference -- the Service has a lot to offer and more…

Visit Us - Our Locations

With more than 560 national wildlife refuges, dozens of national fish hatcheries and more than 100 field offices, there are numerous great U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service locations to visit.