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Family poses for tree planting at Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Volunteers, an Earth Day Celebration, and a Little Snow

Trash Cleanup Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Volunteers Spruce up the Swamp

Groundwork Hudson Valley Green Team Group Picture Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge

Spring Break Stewardship

Current Road Status at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Heavy equipment on a dirt landscape with green vegetation and blue skies above

Habitat Restoration

Final Environmental Assessment for the Kootenai Floodplain Reconnection Project

Land Management

Beach relocation project under way at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Piping plover walking on a Delaware bay beach

Migratory Species

Interpretive Series: Plover Primetime

Draft Environmental Assessment Available for Cooperative Agriculture Activities at Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge

a uniformed officer poses for a picture at the edge of a Southern Texas landscape

SFWO Matthew McDonald

Two uniformed Federal Wildlife Officers pose for a picture with a painted sign in the background on a hill reading "welcome to Kalskag"

Yukon Delta’s Refuge Law Enforcement

A Federal Wildlife Officer sits at the helm of a boat with the banks of the river visible through the window in front of him.

SFWO James (Jim) Reynolds

a federal officer at the helm of a river boat drives as his boat is tied to another boat with a family of five people

FWO Robert Sundown

Land Management

Beach relocation project under way at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Draft Environmental Assessment Available for Cooperative Agriculture Activities at Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on draft Compatibility Determination for Cooperative Farming Program on Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

March 29 update on Dads Lake Fire near Valentine, Neb

Dads Lake Fire Ignites at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge

Prescribed Burning Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Federal agencies partner to add land to Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey

Public Comment Sought on Proposal for Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District

A photo captures an Everglades snail kite as it snags a snail in its talons.

Land Management

Miccosukee Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Co-Stewardship

Habitat Restoration

More Than $25 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Okefenokee Swamp is quiet at sunset.

Land Management

Minor Expansion of Acquisition Boundary

Two monarch butterflies sip nectar from a blooming blazing star plant

Promoting quality habitat on private lands

Family poses for tree planting at Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Volunteers, an Earth Day Celebration, and a Little Snow

Current Road Status at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Trash Cleanup Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Volunteers Spruce up the Swamp

Groundwork Hudson Valley Green Team Group Picture Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge

Spring Break Stewardship

Heavy equipment on a dirt landscape with green vegetation and blue skies above

Habitat Restoration

Final Environmental Assessment for the Kootenai Floodplain Reconnection Project

Piping plover walking on a Delaware bay beach

Migratory Species

Interpretive Series: Plover Primetime

a federal officer at the helm of a river boat drives as his boat is tied to another boat with a family of five people

FWO Robert Sundown

a uniformed officer poses for a picture at the edge of a Southern Texas landscape

SFWO Matthew McDonald

Two uniformed Federal Wildlife Officers pose for a picture with a painted sign in the background on a hill reading "welcome to Kalskag"

Yukon Delta’s Refuge Law Enforcement

A Federal Wildlife Officer sits at the helm of a boat with the banks of the river visible through the window in front of him.

SFWO James (Jim) Reynolds

Hooded Merganser taking off from the water with its feet splashing the water’s surface. A reflection of the Merganser appears below against the deep green of the water.

2025 Idaho Junior Duck Stamp Winners!

An image of a mallard duck sitting on water.

Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge is a Destination for Idahoans