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three different landsacpes: swamp, shoreline, grasses.

History and Culture

9 Ways We Protect America’s Wild Places

Frosted Flatwoods Salamander in Breeding Enclosure

Meet the Frosties!

Homemade pressed flower ornament on tree

2025 Holiday Open House at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery

AmeriCorps intern in a fish marking trailer wearing a bib and ear protection. In front of her are four submerged net baskets, two containing juvenile coho salmon.

Story of Service: Charlotte Foster

AmeriCorps service member in waders holding a European green crab. Marsh vegetation, trees, and overcast sky in the background.

Story of Service: Carlos Olivas

Reaching for Rainbows at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery's Special Needs Fishing Event

Elderly people fishing at stream

Catching Smiles at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery's 16th Annual Senior Fishing Derby

Carolina box turtle touch

Wilderness Day Camp Offers Local Youth a Rare Escape to the Outdoors.

children at a table with a spinning wheel

Wildlife Wonders

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Celebrates Monarch Migration at Louisville Zoo’s Flutter Fest

Honoring Our Heroes: 12th Annual Wounded Warrior Fishing Event at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery

Interior Expands Hunting and Fishing Access at Refuges and Hatcheries

Through the Lens, Nature Pictured at the Hatchery

Interior Expands Hunting and Fishing Access at Refuges and Hatcheries

$19 Million Awarded to States for Invasive Carp Management

A man with light hair and glasses wearing an orange collared shirt smiles. Behind him is a window.

New Leader Named for Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program in the Pacific Region

An aerial view of a river with a structure spanning across it. People are in the river with nets, rounding up fish.

Habitat Restoration

Salmon River Restoration for Chinook and Sockeye Recovery Efforts

Iowa Topeka Shiner Partnership Named Recovery Champions

a clear creek with trees in the background

Habitat Restoration

$7.5M More in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Support Salmon and Communities

Habitat Restoration

$70M for Fish Passage Projects to Address Climate Resilience, Strengthen Local Economies

Landscape view of a bridge over a blue lake with surrounding vegetation on a clear day

Habitat Restoration

$3.85 million awarded for fish and wildlife restoration in the Great Lakes Basin

Fish camp along the banks of a river with forest covered hills in the background and large drying racks on the shoreline filled with processed salmon.

Alaska Salmon and Invasive Species Efforts to Receive National Funding Investments

New Complex Manager at Leavenworth Fisheries Complex

Freshwater mussel with a prominant spine at the top of its shell sits on a red net

Endangered Species Act

Altamaha Spinymussel

Colorado pikeminnow at the bottom of streambed surrounded by rocks.

Facility Improvements at the Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources & Recovery Center

three different landsacpes: swamp, shoreline, grasses.

History and Culture

9 Ways We Protect America’s Wild Places

Frosted Flatwoods Salamander in Breeding Enclosure

Meet the Frosties!

Homemade pressed flower ornament on tree

2025 Holiday Open House at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery

AmeriCorps intern in a fish marking trailer wearing a bib and ear protection. In front of her are four submerged net baskets, two containing juvenile coho salmon.

Story of Service: Charlotte Foster

AmeriCorps service member in waders holding a European green crab. Marsh vegetation, trees, and overcast sky in the background.

Story of Service: Carlos Olivas

Reaching for Rainbows at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery's Special Needs Fishing Event

Elderly people fishing at stream

Catching Smiles at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery's 16th Annual Senior Fishing Derby

Carolina box turtle touch

Wilderness Day Camp Offers Local Youth a Rare Escape to the Outdoors.

children at a table with a spinning wheel

Wildlife Wonders

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Celebrates Monarch Migration at Louisville Zoo’s Flutter Fest

Honoring Our Heroes: 12th Annual Wounded Warrior Fishing Event at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery

Through the Lens, Nature Pictured at the Hatchery

Tagging Freshwater mussels

Endangered Species Act

The Hustle & Bustle to Conserve Freshwater Mussels