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USFWS at EAA AirVenture

Four Things To Do at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Brown, black & white raccoon swimming across a canal

Habitat Restoration

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Water Management Plan

¡Bienvenido! Creating Community at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Photo of Gregory Scott

OWL: Our Wild Lives

Bison and elk graze on a snow-patched field of grass

Wildlife Management

National Elk Refuge Seeks Public Input to Update Bison and Elk Management Plan

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

Portrait of a cougar (Puma concolor), courtesy of ucumari photography, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Cougar Visits Oregon's Famous Haystack Rock

A rendering of a dog and a green butte

Scoop the Poop Night

Land Management

Prescribed Fire at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Wonders

A fall foliage tour of the Northeast

Migratory Species

Minnesota Valley NWR - Saving Birds One Window at a Time

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Manages Lands and Waters for You

Making new connections: Meet Refuge Manager Cassie Skaggs

A concrete bridge structure with vertical grates along the sides extending into the water. In the foreground, a floating boom reaches diagonally across the canal.

Habitat Restoration

Lake Mattamuskeet Aquatic Grass Restoration FAQs

A rainbow over a wetland and green field with dozens of birds flying by

Habitat Restoration

Creating Healthy Habitat

A furry, beaver-like animal perches in the mud of a coastal wetland. It uses its paws to gather marsh grass roots to eat.

Habitat Restoration

Good riddance to bad rodents

2022-2023 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Final Rule

2023 Canada goose hunt at Baskett Slough

Minnesota Valley NWR - Walk for the Wild 5K Challenge

Science and Technology

Failing forward