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Guam NWR volunteer labeling planted seeds at the plant nursery

Habitat Restoration

Restoring habitat after Typhoon Mawar

A Sticky Solution at Nestucca

Land Management

Service Provides Landowners Clarity and Assurances on Wetland Easements

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!

Two people smile at each other

What we can learn from Ash Meadows

Golden-cheeked warbler

Continental Conservation for the Golden-Cheeked Warbler

Migratory Species

Interior Department Announces $87 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and Refuges

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

Samantha Bartling Receives the Secretary of the Interior’s Diversity 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

Habitat Restoration

Moapa Valley Refuge announces proposal to remove invasive palms

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

Remembering a Conservation Pioneer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Partnerships Honored with Interior Department’s 2012 “Partners in Conservation” Awards

AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS: Salazar, Ashe Announce More than $29 Million to Expand Refuge System, Conserve Wetlands

Service Announces New Hunting Opportunities On Refuges in Fourteen States

Service Proposes New Hunting Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges in Fourteen States

Home Values Higher near National Wildlife Refuges, New Study Finds

Effects of Climate Change on Wildlife and Habitat Concern Most Visitors to National Wildlife Refuges

National Wildlife Refuges Earn Consistent High Marks with Visitors, Finds National Survey

Happy 109th Birthday: National Wildlife Refuges Conserve Wildlife, Support Local Economies

National Wildlife Refuge System Birthday Celebrates Nation’s Conservation Legacy

Summer Jobs for Youth in America’s Great Outdoors

Salazar Applauds Legislation Naming Mississippi Refuge After Sam Hamilton

New National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Dedicated on Long Island

Two Volunteers Log More Than 20,000 Hours at National Wildlife Refuges

A person wearing snowshoes and a winter hat with a red pompom faces away from the camera as they look out across the Minnesota River Valley from the field next to the overlook behind the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center.

Exploring the Winter Wonderland

students setting up trail camera in the woods

Wildlife Management

An Amazing Journey From Intern to Zoologist

Silhouette of a person in a boat on a river at sunrise

Wildlife Wonders

Birding bitter sweetness

Nature to the Rescue

Supporting an Existing Community Asset

A metal structure dams a ditch and prevents water from flowing out.

Habitat Restoration

Water: The lifeblood of a swamp

Close Up of Federal Wildlife Officer/Pilot taxis at an airport with the entry window/door open.

A 67 Million Acre Open Air Office

Two people kneel as they place small seedlings in the ground

Habitat Restoration

Innovative restoration shows promise

Endangered Species Act

Songs for Species

Bull elk walking across frozen land

Where are the Elk?