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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

A snowcapped mountain sits in the background under a blue sky in front of green hills and a lake

Wildlife Management

Draft Environmental Assessment for Beaver Dam Notching

Land Management

Proposed Updates to Framework for Biological Integrity, Diversity and Environmental Health

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

Habitat Restoration

$10.8 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Yellow warbler perches on branch in sunlight.

Connecting with nature beyond sound

NEW PROJECT LEADER FOR MISSISSIPPI SANDHILL CRANE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Fish and Wildlife Service Completes Plan to Expand Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

America's First Refuge, pelican island, Celebrates 96th Anniversary; Acquires Additional 38 Acres of Land

RETIRED FLORIDA REFUGE MANAGER RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM PRESIDENT CLINTON, SECRETARY BABBITT

New Project Leader for Sabine National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws From Savannah Harbor Deepening Stakeholder Group

Two National Wildlife Refuges Receive $150,000 Reforestation Grant

Right-of-Way Permit for Natural Gas Pipeline to Cross Wheeler Refuge Approved

New Manager Appointed to Head North Carolina's Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge

The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana Completes it's Largest Financial Acquisition of an Important Conservation Area with the Purchase of 4,750 Acres from Plum Creek Timber Company

Expansion Proposed for Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge

USFWS at EAA AirVenture

Four Things To Do at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

¡Bienvenido! Creating Community at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Photo of Gregory Scott

OWL: Our Wild Lives

Community Led Conservation with Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Children paint on the doors of a visitor center

Toka Nuwan Wayawa Tipi School Helps The Birds

Endangered Species Act

An Endangered River Worth Saving

Key deer doe and fawn

Endangered Species Act

Key Deer: Wild Animals in a Wildland-Urban Interface

Single fish underwater. Black band on fin.

Habitat Restoration

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

Two adult monarch butterflies feed on the nectar of a goldenrod plant. The vibrant yellow flowers and green leaves of the goldenrod patch nearly fills the background of the photo.

Wildlife Wonders

Monarch Butterflies Emerge: A Closer Look into a Magnificent Life Cycle

Employee photographing wildlife from vehicle

FWS Behind the Lens Sandra Uecker