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A plant can be seen close-up with light green folliage and small white flowers. The background is brown.

Slickspot Peppergrass Recovery Planning

Nov 2, 2023

Our Partners

2023 Pacific Region Tribal Wildlife Grants

Oct 30, 2023

A small brown bat with a silver band on its wing resting on a piece of bark with thin, frilly, silvery-green vegetation

First, find the bats

Oct 25, 2023

A hairy black and white animals climbs some rocks.

Endangered Species Act

Service Updates North American Wolverine Species Status Assessment

Sep 28, 2023

Southern Mountain Caribou Make a Comeback

Sep 6, 2023

Sandhill Cranes Nest for the First Time at Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge

Aug 22, 2023

Close up of a yellow flower with a bee in the middle

Palouse Prairie Remnant Restoration

Jul 28, 2023

People in tradition dress are posed for a picture in a group. THe outfits are very colorful and they are wearing head-dresses with colorful feathers.

Celebrating Earth Day as a Community

May 5, 2023

Slickspot peppergrass, a white flowering plant can be seen in the center of the frame. Hardened soil is surrounding the plant.

Endangered Species Act

Critical habitat designated for rare, threatened plant in Southwest Idaho

May 2, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Celebrating ESA's 50th with Abernathy Fish Technology Center

Apr 14, 2023

Protector of Sagebrush and the 1980s Haircut

Apr 7, 2023

Wildlife Wonders

A Treasure in the Valley: Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

Apr 7, 2023

A pile of brush in a dry streambed can be seen with 8 wooden stakes in the middle of the pile

Our Partners

BIL Funding Restores Mesic Habitat in Idaho

Mar 30, 2023

Female Grizzly Bear

Wildlife Management

As Grizzly Bears Emerge from Dens, Wildlife Managers Ask Public to Help Keep Bears Wild

Mar 24, 2023

Sage grouse in Wyoming standing in snow and engaging in geophagy, which means eating dirt.

Wildlife Management

Eat Dirt? These Sage-Grouse Dig It!

Mar 24, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service to initiate grizzly bear status review in the Northern Continental Divide & Greater Yellowstone ecosystems

Feb 3, 2023

A tiny gray and black snail on a rock

Snail Species Columbia Oregonian Found Not Warranted For Listing Under Endangered Species Act

Dec 28, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Whitebark pine receives ESA protection as a Threatened species

Dec 14, 2022

Incoming Idaho state supervisor Lisa Ellis

Our People

Dedicated Conservationist and Endangered Species Expert Selected Idaho State Supervisor in the Pacific Region

Dec 2, 2022

Close-up photo of a snow goose's head and neck.

Wildlife Management

Visitors urged to avoid sick or dead waterfowl

Nov 29, 2022

Land Management

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $10M to Sagebrush Projects in the West

Nov 16, 2022

A man an a woman are smiling behind a large coil of fence.

Habitat Restoration

Clover Creek Ranch

Jul 14, 2022

A grassy open field with sunlight breaking through the clouds.

Habitat Restoration

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fund Sagebrush Projects in the West

Jun 16, 2022

A man hold a fish while standing in a boat.

Summer Intern Series

Jun 14, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Pacific Northwest Fish Passage Projects Get Big Boost

May 24, 2022

Freshwater mussels among rocks at the bottom of a body of water

Endangered Species Act

Freshwater Mussels Face an Uncertain Future in the Pacific Northwest

Mar 17, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Keeping Mount Harrison Colorful

Mar 16, 2022

Three me stand near an irrigation gate and a small stream. They are engaged in conversation.

Our Partners

Partnering in the New West

Mar 15, 2022

Working Lands

The Best Defense is a Good Fence

Nov 10, 2021

A group of refugees gather to bird watch at the Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve

Habitat Restoration

Sagebrush is the Smell of Home

Mar 29, 2021

Our Partners

Collaborative conservation pays off for one of Idaho’s rarest plant species

Mar 29, 2021

Our Partners

Saving the 'Gray Ghosts'

Mar 8, 2021

Habitat Restoration

Floating Island Buoys Hope for Trumpeter Swans in Idaho

Mar 1, 2021

A closeup of a hawk looking towards the camera. Tall grasses are in the background.

Get Involved

Mar 1, 2021

Habitat Restoration

Native Trout Conservation of Henrys Lake in Idaho Creates Strong Partnership

Mar 1, 2021

Our People

Bee Bingo Creates a Buzz in Biologists' Backyards

Feb 24, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Bull Trout Recovery Plan Finalized

Sep 28, 2015

A hairy black and white animals climbs some rocks.

Endangered Species Act

Service Updates North American Wolverine Species Status Assessment

Sep 28, 2023

Slickspot peppergrass, a white flowering plant can be seen in the center of the frame. Hardened soil is surrounding the plant.

Endangered Species Act

Critical habitat designated for rare, threatened plant in Southwest Idaho

May 2, 2023

Female Grizzly Bear

Wildlife Management

As Grizzly Bears Emerge from Dens, Wildlife Managers Ask Public to Help Keep Bears Wild

Mar 24, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Service to initiate grizzly bear status review in the Northern Continental Divide & Greater Yellowstone ecosystems

Feb 3, 2023

A tiny gray and black snail on a rock

Snail Species Columbia Oregonian Found Not Warranted For Listing Under Endangered Species Act

Dec 28, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Whitebark pine receives ESA protection as a Threatened species

Dec 14, 2022

Incoming Idaho state supervisor Lisa Ellis

Our People

Dedicated Conservationist and Endangered Species Expert Selected Idaho State Supervisor in the Pacific Region

Dec 2, 2022

Land Management

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $10M to Sagebrush Projects in the West

Nov 16, 2022

A grassy open field with sunlight breaking through the clouds.

Habitat Restoration

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fund Sagebrush Projects in the West

Jun 16, 2022

A plant can be seen close-up with light green folliage and small white flowers. The background is brown.

Slickspot Peppergrass Recovery Planning

Nov 2, 2023

Our Partners

2023 Pacific Region Tribal Wildlife Grants

Oct 30, 2023

A small brown bat with a silver band on its wing resting on a piece of bark with thin, frilly, silvery-green vegetation

First, find the bats

Oct 25, 2023

Southern Mountain Caribou Make a Comeback

Sep 6, 2023

Sandhill Cranes Nest for the First Time at Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge

Aug 22, 2023

Close up of a yellow flower with a bee in the middle

Palouse Prairie Remnant Restoration

Jul 28, 2023

People in tradition dress are posed for a picture in a group. THe outfits are very colorful and they are wearing head-dresses with colorful feathers.

Celebrating Earth Day as a Community

May 5, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Celebrating ESA's 50th with Abernathy Fish Technology Center

Apr 14, 2023

Wildlife Wonders

A Treasure in the Valley: Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

Apr 7, 2023

Protector of Sagebrush and the 1980s Haircut

Apr 7, 2023

A pile of brush in a dry streambed can be seen with 8 wooden stakes in the middle of the pile

Our Partners

BIL Funding Restores Mesic Habitat in Idaho

Mar 30, 2023

Sage grouse in Wyoming standing in snow and engaging in geophagy, which means eating dirt.

Wildlife Management

Eat Dirt? These Sage-Grouse Dig It!

Mar 24, 2023

Close-up photo of a snow goose's head and neck.

Wildlife Management

Visitors urged to avoid sick or dead waterfowl

Nov 29, 2022

A man an a woman are smiling behind a large coil of fence.

Habitat Restoration

Clover Creek Ranch

Jul 14, 2022

A man hold a fish while standing in a boat.

Summer Intern Series

Jun 14, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Pacific Northwest Fish Passage Projects Get Big Boost

May 24, 2022

Freshwater mussels among rocks at the bottom of a body of water

Endangered Species Act

Freshwater Mussels Face an Uncertain Future in the Pacific Northwest

Mar 17, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Keeping Mount Harrison Colorful

Mar 16, 2022

Three me stand near an irrigation gate and a small stream. They are engaged in conversation.

Our Partners

Partnering in the New West

Mar 15, 2022

Working Lands

The Best Defense is a Good Fence

Nov 10, 2021

A group of refugees gather to bird watch at the Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve

Habitat Restoration

Sagebrush is the Smell of Home

Mar 29, 2021

Our Partners

Collaborative conservation pays off for one of Idaho’s rarest plant species

Mar 29, 2021

Our Partners

Saving the 'Gray Ghosts'

Mar 8, 2021

Habitat Restoration

Floating Island Buoys Hope for Trumpeter Swans in Idaho

Mar 1, 2021

A closeup of a hawk looking towards the camera. Tall grasses are in the background.

Get Involved

Mar 1, 2021

Habitat Restoration

Native Trout Conservation of Henrys Lake in Idaho Creates Strong Partnership

Mar 1, 2021

Our People

Bee Bingo Creates a Buzz in Biologists' Backyards

Feb 24, 2021

Endangered Species Act

Bull Trout Recovery Plan Finalized

Sep 28, 2015

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