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A river passes through a partially deconstructed dam

High Street Dam Removal

A metal fish ladder on a concrete slope next to a low-head dam near the Stockdale Mill on a cloudy day.

Habitat Restoration

Fish Passage Restoration in the Eel River

Small gopher frog held in the right hand of a scientist equipped with a telemetry tag

Wildlife Management

Gopher Frogs Under Surveillance!

Single fish underwater. Black band on fin.

Habitat Restoration

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge helps ‘play defense’ for pupfish

A tiny fish larval set against a dark background. The small fish has not fully developed so no fins, gills etc.

Working at the invasion front: Carp in the Red River

Kids and USFWS volunteers using shooting archery

2023 Longest Day of Play

Close up of biologist holding small brook trout.

Up a climate-stressed creek

Fish Hatcheries Contend with Climate Change

An aerial view of two rivers merging

Confluence - Connecting Partners and Conservation

Male Service employee stands beside Big Brothers Big Sisters event participant as he holds a rainbow trout she caught. Lake in background.

Fishing for All

Elderly people fishing out of blue stock tub under a tent

Fishing Brought to Nursing Home

Woman in usfws uniform looks through microscope

Getting on the same page: aging invasive carp with partners

Coho salmon

2022 Distribution Reports

Aquatic Invasive Species, Midas Cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus)

Aquatic Invasive Species Control in Florida - It Takes A Village

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Staff

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Employees come together for All Kentucky Meeting

A jet black, scaly snake with a burnt orange colored face curled up in some grass

Endangered Species Act

Fighting for Endangered Species - Just Below the Surface

USFWS fish distribution truck unloading fish for into tank

2023 Summit Manor Fishing Event Organized by Wolf Creek NFH

water and marsh vegetation weave together throughout a wetland

Wildlife Wonders

Four Fish Who Want You To Wet Your Plants

A person smiling while holding a razorback sucker. River in background.

Endangered Species Act

Raising the Razorback Sucker

Construction equipment working on the side of a flowing river

Habitat Restoration

Swimming into Recovery

Endangered Species Act

Freshwater mussels and fish: a timeless love affair

Photo of a mussel mimicking a minnow, luring a bass close enough to take a bite so baby mussels can attach to the fish's gills for a ride upstream.

Endangered Species Act

Happy Mother’s Day

Photo of arch which facilitates fish passage in St. Clair County, Alabama.

Migratory Species

Team Wins Big in Alabama

School of river herring swimming.

Habitat Restoration

An Open Penobscot