On July 4, 2026, the United States marked 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. For those 250 years, Americans have depended on wild lands, clean water, and abundant wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service helps make those things possible. Contents;
- Rooted in Purpose: America’s Conservation Legacy and the Work Ahead / 1
- Michigan Dams Saved – One Sandbag at a Time / 2
- Nation’s first Conservation Benefit Agreement May Help Reintroduce Endangered Insect Species to Lanaʻi, Hawaiʻi / 3
- Service Recognizes Naval Base Ventura County for Excellence in Natural Resource Conservation / 4
- One Giant Leap for Toad-Kind: Reintroductions and Habitat Restoration Improve the Odds for Houston Toad / 5
- A Mission of Mapping / 6
- SPOTLIGHT: 250 Years of Conservation / 8
- Service Flies Flags Across America / 10
- Innovation in the Gallatin Valley: The flags journey to Bozeman Fish Technology Center / 14
- War and Peace (and Birds): Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: 'A great monument to the people who passed here’ and a haven for native wildlife / 16
- A Very American Bird / 18
- Protecting the Northeast’s Wild Places / 20
- Red, White, Blue, and Pollinating / 24
- Trout Flourish in the American Southwest / 28
- Curator’s Corner: ‘Symbol of Our Nation,’ From Battlefield to Biodiversity: The Journey of Gen. Rosson’s Elephant Skin Briefcase, Refuge Builders: The Civilian Conservation Corps / 32
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