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

Habitat Restoration

News Feature: North Carolina Public Radio

Remember the Simple Truths

A banded piping plover feeds on invertebrates in the intertidal zone.

The future for piping plovers

A sparrow--primarily gray and black with russet around the eyes--perches in tall marsh grass.

Reviving a Coastal Marsh

Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge celebrates 10th anniversary

The Wildlife Refuges of I-95

The Milky Way alights the entrance sign to Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Wonders

Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge Designated as International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Land Management

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge considers application for cellular tower - We want to hear from you!

Habitat Restoration

Making Great Meadows marshy again

A medium-size brown, gray and black birds standing in shallow blue water with sparse vegetation in the foreground

Habitat Restoration

Coming soon: 125-acres of coastal wetland in the Otay River Estuary

A young girl talks with a group of adults at an outdoor event

History and Culture

On the shoulders of giants

Habitat Restoration

High school students help restore Connecticut’s Great Meadows Marsh