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Endangered Species Act

Marking 50 years of conservation successes in Michigan

Habitat Restoration

$36M Available for Fish Passage and River Restoration Projects

A group of people at tables working on a craft project.

For Parents and Educators

A Day in the Life of a Fish Biologist

Kids on the Clackamas

Habitat Restoration

The largest dam removal in Pennsylvania

children participating in lawn fishing at the hatchery outdoor adventure

2023 Hatchery Outdoor Adventure: Fun for the Whole Family

Migratory Species

Partners launch new Connecticut River Migratory Fish Restoration Cooperative

A Pacific lamprey suctioned onto a clear surface with a view of its teeth and the inside of its mouth.

Protecting Pacific Lamprey

two men releasing a bull trout from a blue cooler into a stream

Coming home to the Clackamas River

Mammoth Spring Fish Fest

Mammoth Spring Fish Fest

5th grade student shooting a boar at the 3D archery course at Inks Dam NFH.

For Parents and Educators

Archery Program Expands at National Fish Hatchery

Norfork National Fish Hatchery and Arkansas Game and Fish emplyees sifting through sand in search of mussels.

Endangered Species Act

Mussel Harvest Time for Norfork National Fish Hatchery

Two elderly men removing a hook from a fish

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Hosts 14th Annual Catch A Smile Senior Fishing Derby

FL Gar Captured at A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR

Fishes of the A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR Canals

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For Parents and Educators

A Shout Out to Hatchery Outreach

Bill Tate, wildlife biologist for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service catches an Okaloosa darter in a stream on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Endangered Species Act

Okaloosa Darter Makes Epic Comeback: What's Next?

Spring River Crayfish

Wildlife Management

Norfork National Fish Hatchery Assists with Crayfish Sampling

A quadrat worth of sediment in the process of being sifted through in search of freshwater mussels.

Endangered Species Act

Norfork National Fish Hatchery Assists With Mussel Survey

An aerial photo of wetlands and coastline near the Beaufort Sea

Science and Technology

How Geotags Help Map, 'Ground-Truth,' and Empower Co-Stewardship

Representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and other partners pose for the Numana Dam groundbreaking.

Habitat Restoration

Numana Dam Fish Passage Project

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2023 Birding Workshop at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery

3 people pictured on stage receiving an award

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Granted KAEE Outstanding Community Partner Award

From top to bottom, blue skies, purple mountains, desert landscape with small shrubs all tan. Small body of stream-like water in the middle

Land Management

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – unique, worth every ounce of effort

Extreme close-up of a tiny brown snail.

Endangered Species Act

How a River Was Moved to Save Tiny Snails