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Tree across road in snow storm

Emergency Management

Wolf Creek NFH Overcomes Winter Storm Fern Damage

Three people holding fish on a pier above a river.

History and Culture

Co-stewardship: Southeastern Massachusetts Fish Hatchery Works With Tribes

$6.9 million awarded to partners for Chesapeake Bay watershed conservation

$12.5 million awarded to partners for Delaware River watershed conservation

Future of Conservation Podcast

From Fish Cars to Freezers: The Future of Fisheries

Bringing blackbanded sunfish back to blackwater habitat in Maryland

LCFWCO - Fish Sampling

Migratory Species

Teaming up for brook trout: Restoring streams to help brook trout in the Lake Champlain Basin

three people in safety vests move small woody debris into into large trash cans at the LNFH ADA fishing platfoorm

Community Crew Clears the Way

a green and brown metal container reads "communtiy composting drop-off"

From River to Soil: Giving Salmon a Second Life

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

$6.9 million awarded to partners for Chesapeake Bay watershed conservation

$12.5 million awarded to partners for Delaware River watershed conservation

Interior Expands Hunting and Fishing Access at Refuges and Hatcheries

$19 Million Awarded to States for Invasive Carp Management

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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

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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

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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

Tree across road in snow storm

Emergency Management

Wolf Creek NFH Overcomes Winter Storm Fern Damage

Three people holding fish on a pier above a river.

History and Culture

Co-stewardship: Southeastern Massachusetts Fish Hatchery Works With Tribes

Future of Conservation Podcast

From Fish Cars to Freezers: The Future of Fisheries

Bringing blackbanded sunfish back to blackwater habitat in Maryland

three people in safety vests move small woody debris into into large trash cans at the LNFH ADA fishing platfoorm

Community Crew Clears the Way

LCFWCO - Fish Sampling

Migratory Species

Teaming up for brook trout: Restoring streams to help brook trout in the Lake Champlain Basin

a green and brown metal container reads "communtiy composting drop-off"

From River to Soil: Giving Salmon a Second Life

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