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

Ground-level view of a moist soil unit with shallow water and wetland vegetation.

Land Management

Pump Replacement at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

grasses glow in the golden hour of sunset with mountains stretching behind

Land Management

Prescribed Fires at Buenos Aires

Two Volunteers Log More Than 20,000 Hours at National Wildlife Refuges

A person wearing snowshoes and a winter hat with a red pompom faces away from the camera as they look out across the Minnesota River Valley from the field next to the overlook behind the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center.

Exploring the Winter Wonderland

students setting up trail camera in the woods

Wildlife Management

An Amazing Journey From Intern to Zoologist

Silhouette of a person in a boat on a river at sunrise

Wildlife Wonders

Birding bitter sweetness

Supporting an Existing Community Asset

Nature to the Rescue

A metal structure dams a ditch and prevents water from flowing out.

Habitat Restoration

Water: The lifeblood of a swamp

Close Up of Federal Wildlife Officer/Pilot taxis at an airport with the entry window/door open.

A 67 Million Acre Open Air Office

Two people kneel as they place small seedlings in the ground

Habitat Restoration

Innovative restoration shows promise

One of Ruby Lake's many Spring Ponds

Ruby Lake Hunting Brochure

an alligator rests on the banks of a river

Land Management

Planning at Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge

Federal Wildlife Officer Nabs Refuge Timber Thief

Buffalo Lake Water

orange topped metal structure in ground

Habitat Restoration

Addressing Legacy pollutants at Deep Fork

White smudge in the shape of a bird seen on a window

Migratory Species

Coastal Delaware strikes back against bird strikes

Crowbill Point, covered in green and grey with grass and dirt, stretches into the blue waves of the Chukchi Sea.

History and Culture

Revisiting Cape Thompson's Lagoons

Wildlife Wonders

Cuckoo Bumble Bees: Important Species for Diverse Ecosystems - Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Northern Pintail Telemetry

a man smiles while painting a large rainbow mural decorated with various flowers

Art as a stepping stone to nature

image shows an island neighborhood and houses connected to mainland by a bridge, which has been washed out by water. Debris litters the shoreline

Habitat Restoration

Hurricane Season

two people in boat paddling

Land Management

Wild and Scenic Rivers