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A plank fishing pier stretches into the distance

Bell Island Pier & Road Closure due to Pier Improvements

Current Road Conditions at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Current Road Status at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Two young brothers wearing orange and camo with the younger one holding a harvest mule deer by the antlers

Supporting wildlife and rural communities in Utah

Conservation construction crew to the rescue!

Sing a bird song of Christmas in the New Year

Land Management

Service Advances a Deregulatory Action to Cut Red Tape Across National Wildlife Refuges

Group of kids painting using watercolors

Building Connections Through Visitor Services on Maui

Father and son in hunter blaze orange vests.

Wildlife Management

Hunting on Wildlife Refuges 101: Frequently Asked Questions

three different landsacpes: swamp, shoreline, grasses.

History and Culture

9 Ways We Protect America's Wild Places

Colored lights decorate the cozy interior of the Dolly Varden log public use cabin at Kenai Refuge on Dolly Varden Lake.

Invasive Species Prevention During the Holidays

Whooping Cranes

Land Management

Helping wildlife thrive in Kansas

Land Management

Service Advances a Deregulatory Action to Cut Red Tape Across National Wildlife Refuges

A colorful duck flies across a cattail marsh.

Land Management

Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Wetland Management District in Montana

Wildlife Management

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces National Visitor Survey Results

Minnesota Artist James Hautman Wins 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest

Two wildland firefighters using drip torches to set a prescribed fire. Fire is burning in a grassland behind them.

Land Management

Prescribed Fire at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Management

Interior Announces More Than $54 Million for Waterfowl Habitat, Increased Public Access on Refuges

Wildlife Management

Voluntary Lead-free Ammunition Incentive Program for 2025-2026 Hunting Season

Interior Expands Hunting and Fishing Access at Refuges and Hatcheries

Image of brook trout being held in stream.

Habitat Restoration

$1.4 million awarded for coastal conservation in northern Wisconsin

Refuge to suspend recreation fees and visitor service activities at Brown Canyon

Sevilleta NWR Visitor Center with purple sage in bloom

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge to suspend recreation fees

Wildlife Management

Interior Department Announces $102.9 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects

A plank fishing pier stretches into the distance

Bell Island Pier & Road Closure due to Pier Improvements

Current Road Conditions at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Current Road Status at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Two young brothers wearing orange and camo with the younger one holding a harvest mule deer by the antlers

Supporting wildlife and rural communities in Utah

Conservation construction crew to the rescue!

Sing a bird song of Christmas in the New Year

Group of kids painting using watercolors

Building Connections Through Visitor Services on Maui

Father and son in hunter blaze orange vests.

Wildlife Management

Hunting on Wildlife Refuges 101: Frequently Asked Questions

three different landsacpes: swamp, shoreline, grasses.

History and Culture

9 Ways We Protect America's Wild Places

Colored lights decorate the cozy interior of the Dolly Varden log public use cabin at Kenai Refuge on Dolly Varden Lake.

Invasive Species Prevention During the Holidays

Whooping Cranes

Land Management

Helping wildlife thrive in Kansas

Land Management

Notice of Cooperative Agriculture Opportunity