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Lake Lowell Opens for Boating on April 15

Wildlife Wonders

Community Partnership Builds New Outdoor Classroom

Antler Poaching Felony Earns Fine and Ban

A paved trail is surrounded by a variety of green plants and trees on either side. It is partially cloudy with blue skys.

Public Viewpoint Opens April 2024 at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

For Peat's Sake

Bison and elk graze on a snow-patched field of grass

Update: National Elk Refuge Bison and Elk Management Plan

Migratory Species

Clicking for Rails

A National Wildlife Refuge sign with a blue goose stands before a field of low-growing plants with a large wetland beyond. In the distance sand dunes are on the horizon beneath a blue sky.

History and Culture

Un homenaje al legado latino del Valle de Salinas

Kara Hilwig standing next to a single engine bush plane on a dirt airstrip.

My Life, Wildlife: Kara Hilwig

A firefighter walks the edge of a controlled burn in a dry grassland with mountains in the background

Land Management

Prescribed Fire Planned at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

Biologist Robin Corcoran in chest waders and cold weather clothing holding a surfbird with both hands while sitting near a rocky shoreline in Alaska .

My Life, Wildlife: Robin Corcoran

A person with frost-covered hair peeking out of a hood. Their mouth is covered by a neck gaiter and they smile with their eyes.

My Life, Wildlife: Karin Bodony

Senate Resolution Designates October 10-16 National Wildlife Refuge Week

Secretary Salazar Announces Multi-million Dollar Purchase Supporting Wetlands and Funding for Grants to Protect Migratory Waterfowl Habitat

Service to Continue to Allow Humane Water Stations onBorder Refuge

Safe Harbor: Lighthouses of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Get Set for Summer in the National Wildlife Refuge System

Two companies awarded $654,000 in stimulus funding for upgrades at Carson National Fish Hatchery

Senator Inouye, Mayor Tavares Break Ground for New Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters and Visitor Center

Fish and Wildlife Service Announces it Will Begin Comprehensive Conservation Planning Process for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Water Trails Take Paddlers Deep Inside National Wildlife Refuges

To Green Your Garden, Go Native

Color Me a Conservationist

Countdown to Winter on National Wildlife Refuges

View of the administrative office of Kootenai NWR

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comment on Compatibility Determinations

Wildlife Wonders

Identifying Bats

A small brown bat with a silver band on its wing resting on a piece of bark with thin, frilly, silvery-green vegetation

First, find the bats

A biologists uses a fine paintbrush to sort through sand and holds a petri dish with tiny snails.

Endangered Species Act

Biologists Spring Into Action to Save Springsnails

Image of shorebird

Migratory Species

Shorebird Migration Spotlight

White Tailed Deer - Patuxent

Patuxent Research Refuge announces temporary hours reduction for North Tract unit

front view of a pedestrian, multi-span truss bridge on a sunny day

History and Culture

Exploring Connection at the Old Cedar Avenue Trailhead- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Habitat Restoration

Restoring Healthy Habitats

A black bear stands on its hind legs, facing camera.

Land Management

Donation to Refuge Benefits Community

Photo of Rebekah Martin who recently earned Refuge Manager of the Year honors

Refuge Manager of the Year

Science and Technology

Conserving at Flyway Scales

a front shot of a tan colored tipton kangaroo rat on the ground lit by a sunrise

Wildlife Wonders

Capturing Kangaroo Rats