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A group of 7 people stand in front of the pollinator garden holding a heritage garden sign

Progress for Pollinators at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery

Scaling up brook trout conservation in the Delaware River watershed

River Herring Returning up the Merrimack River

Habitat Restoration

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Partners Announce More Than $23.4 Million for Fish Conservation

Man in uniform and boy posing with bicycle

Reeling in Joy: 37th Annual Kids Fishing Derby Draws 900 Young Anglers

Two women hold long wooden poles with fish carcasses at the end. They stand in a marshy area. Two people in the background look on.

From Peaks to Rivers with Cheri Anderson

Teaching by example in Neosho, Missouri

Peninsular Florida FWCO Fish Biologist Cedric Doolittle releasing a juvenile Atlantic sturgeon collected during surveys of the St Marys River FL/GA

Endangered Species Act

Sturgeon Season is Underway in the Southeast

Brown Basilisk Lizard

Managing Invasive Reptiles in South Florida

Young girl in a pink dress holds a small bucket with two fish to release

Migratory Species

Spring Salmon Release Celebrations

Elderly people fishing out of stock tank

Reeling in Joy: Hatchery Brings Fishing Fun to Nursing Home Residents

Biological Science Technician Paul Boynton holding an adult Lake Trout

Science and Technology

Great Lakes - Lake Trout and Cisco

a sepia view from above showing a cluster of buildings and manmade fish ponds

History and Culture

Seeking comments on removal of historic buildings at Uvalde National Fish Hatchery

Migratory Species

Record numbers of American eels counted upstream of site of Bloede Dam in Maryland

Habitat Restoration

Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY 2023 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act

Habitat Restoration

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Partners Break Ground on Project to Restore the Sabattus River

excavator digging near stream with mountains and clouds in background

Habitat Restoration

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funded Fish Passage Projects Break Ground in Alaska

A fish swimming with yellow and orangish coloration and black spots over the body and tail photographed under water.

Endangered Species Act

Service Recommends Delisting Arizona's State Fish

Endangered Species Act

Taking Action to Support the Endangered Rio Grande Silvery Minnow

Several people stand in a circle around a woman wearing traditional Tribal garments

Wildlife Management

Partners return winter-run Chinook salmon eggs to McCloud River

Adult Chinook salmon on a black background

Wildlife Management

Endangered California salmon returned to safer waters after more than a century

Habitat Restoration

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $38 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect Aquatic Species and Habitats

looking down stream at trees in fall colors and cloudy skies

Habitat Restoration

Alaska to Receive $3.5 Million for Fish Passage through Biden-Harris Administration Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Endangered Species Act

Humpback Chub Reclassified from Endangered to Threatened

River Herring Returning up the Merrimack River

Habitat Restoration

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Partners Announce More Than $23.4 Million for Fish Conservation

Scaling up brook trout conservation in the Delaware River watershed

Man in uniform and boy posing with bicycle

Reeling in Joy: 37th Annual Kids Fishing Derby Draws 900 Young Anglers

Two women hold long wooden poles with fish carcasses at the end. They stand in a marshy area. Two people in the background look on.

From Peaks to Rivers with Cheri Anderson

Teaching by example in Neosho, Missouri

Peninsular Florida FWCO Fish Biologist Cedric Doolittle releasing a juvenile Atlantic sturgeon collected during surveys of the St Marys River FL/GA

Endangered Species Act

Sturgeon Season is Underway in the Southeast

Young girl in a pink dress holds a small bucket with two fish to release

Migratory Species

Spring Salmon Release Celebrations

Brown Basilisk Lizard

Managing Invasive Reptiles in South Florida

Elderly people fishing out of stock tank

Reeling in Joy: Hatchery Brings Fishing Fun to Nursing Home Residents

Biological Science Technician Paul Boynton holding an adult Lake Trout

Science and Technology

Great Lakes - Lake Trout and Cisco

Land Management

Boat Launch Operations for 2025 Spring Chinook Fishing Season

Juvenile Lake Trout

Wildlife Management

Where the wild fish are