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Here you can find news and stories related to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Science and Technology

Exploring the Atlantic’s only marine monument

Common yellowthroat perched on a shrub.

Music, Wildlife, and Nature Create New Experiences for Visitors

Wildlife Management

More Than $157 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges

Expansion of Powell Creek Nature Trail at James River National Wildlife Refuge

Matt shows the Mikania, invasive vine at the Guam National Wildlife Refuge

Getting back into conservation

Better visitor services for Illinois refuge

Land Management

60 Years of Wilderness!

Emergency Management

Wildfire damage forces parts of Oregon refuge to remain closed

American white pelican at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Final Environmental Assessment Available for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge’s New Bunkhouse

A brown bison grazes in the foreground with Denver and the Rocky Mountains rising in the background

2024 Winners, National Wildlife Refuge Association Awards

Purchase a Hunting License

Wildlife Conservation

whooping crane close up

Migratory Species

Record High Number of Whooping Cranes Wintered in Texas

Texas National Wildlife Refuges Grow by More than 7,000 Acres in 2021

Land Management

Northwest Montana Wetland Management District Announces Draft Environmental Assessment

Aumento de la Financiación para Apoyar Programas Urbanos Inclusivos

Land Management

Conservation Area to Preserve Access, Protect Habitat, and Provide for Sustainable Timber Harvest

Land Management

Service Seeks Input on Habitat Managment Plan at San Luis Valley

Land Management

National Refuge adds 400-plus acres in Kentucky

Land Management

Partnerships at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Identify Solutions to Remedy Water Impairment

Endangered Species Act

Lost Trail Conservation Area Proposed in Northwest Montana

Land Management

Adaptive Strategies for Management at National Elk Refuge

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and Big Bend Groundwater Management District 5 Meet to Discuss Water Management

Land Management

Final Decision to Guide Management and Continue Conservation Legacy at the National Bison Range

Painting of white trumpeter swan flying out of the water. The swan’s wings are extended, and its head curved down. The background features a forest on the horizon with the pink, red, and orange hues of a sunset behind it.

2024 Idaho Junior Duck Stamp Winners!

Golden-cheeked warbler

Continental Conservation for the Golden-Cheeked Warbler

Samantha Bartling Receives the Secretary of the Interior’s Diversity Award

Damien Miller Receives Department of the Interior's Distinguished Service Award

An ʻIʻiwi perching on a branch while reaching with its beak for nectar from a white flower

Endangered Species Act

Birds of Hakalau Forest and Kona Forest

A man standing in a grassy area holding one end of a net with brush and trees in the background.

Remembering a Conservation Pioneer

locals look for birds in the cottonwood trees in the distance with a cloudy, blue sky.

Community is rich here in the San Luis Valley. The Refuge Complex celebrates their new visitor center.

A bald eagle perches on the arm of a man in a Service jacket in a snowy forested outdoor setting

Maurry Mills: 50 years of service with the Service

A deepening friendship

A pile of Higgins Eye Pearly Mussels facing many different directions with light glinting off their shells.

Wildlife Wonders

Mussels: The Muscles of a Healthy Waterway

Overhead photo of a green island with a dramatic point over 200 feet high with waves crashing on the cliff. There is a lighthouse at the end of the point.

Free Mobile Guide is Now Available

At Cape Cod Refuge, Coastal Change Is a Constant