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Here you can find news and stories related to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

a bobtail squid with large black eyes floats in front of a rock face

Land Management

Biden-Harris administration publishes final management plan for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

Image of group in front of cabin

History and Culture

USFWS History Committee Conducts Annual Meeting

Habitat Restoration

Why is there water in that lake?

Eastern kingbirds in flight

Get Outdoors at Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Successful 2024 Elk Antler Auction

Dander print on a glass window that outlines a bird’s outstretched body

Wildlife Management

Art and Conservation

Migratory Species

I'm a fish (Gonna spawn till I die): an original song by the Fish and Wildlife Band

A wildfire is burning in the desert. A black plume of smoke is behind an observation towet

Refuge Fire Update - Imperial NWR

Land Management

These Boots are Cleaned for Hiking

an old tree at the edge of the marsh

Land Management

Gaining Ground at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

A National Wildlife Refuge sign with a blue goose stands before a field of low-growing plants with a large wetland beyond. In the distance sand dunes are on the horizon beneath a blue sky.

History and Culture

A tribute to the Latino Legacy of the Salinas Valley

Mangroves Move North as the Climate Heads South

Get Your Goose On! (at a National Wildlife Refuge)

Nikohu Ecostystem Restoration Project Draft Environmental Assessment Now Available

Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Holds National Public Lands Day Event: Planning for the future of the Refuge

New Project Leader Announced for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Complex National Wildlife Refuge

Partnership Permanently Protects Iconic Oregon Coast Headland for People & Nature

Kid's Duck Conservation Day at McNary National Wildlife Refuge

Night Thrills on the Refuge

Seabirds Warn of Ocean Change

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Approves Acquisition of 9, 000 Acres of Wetlands for National Wildlife Refuge System

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southwest Region Names Jennifer Owen-White Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Manager

A New Biological Management Option against Cheatgrass Raises Hope of Western Land Managers

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Analysis Does Not Support Proposed Land Exchange and Road Corridor Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Migratory Species

Press Release - Fowler Beach Seasonal Closure

Habitat Restoration

Freshwater filter feeding Saginaw Bay sees recovery in Michigan

A wide river stretches from the foreground to the background, edged by bright green grasses and dark green trees, with a cloudy sky above

Saving salt marsh a team sport

A Career in the Wild

a woman in a US Fish and Wildlife Service uniform and hat holds her hand over a saltmarsh ditch

Habitat Restoration

Final Habitat Management Plan and Environmental Assessment Released

Sense of wonder, not worry

Dworshak National Fish Hatchery on the Clearwater, sunset after a storm.

History and Culture

50 Years of the Boldt Decision

Barred Owl resting with its eyes closed in a tree, perched right next to the white papery trunk. No leaves on any of the trees within the background with the light blue winter sky seen through tree trunks and branches.

Wildlife Wonders

Barred Owls: ‘Tis the mating season

Landscape painting of marsh and forest

History and Culture

February Artist in Residence

A smiling group stands in a frozen salt marsh

Salt marsh is the keystone to coastal conservation

An ‘ākohekohe sits on a branch. It has a black body with orange patches strewn throughout its body. An orange circle outlines its eye.

Decision-making in a new era of conservation

Yellow warbler perches on branch in sunlight.

Connecting with nature beyond sound