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Man and gray cat take picture together.

Volunteers of the Northeast

A brown sign in a snow field. On the sign are the words "Welcome to Your National Wildlife Refuge System" and a Blue Goose symbol

History and Culture

Things you didn’t know about the National Wildlife Refuge System

Wildlife Wonders

Eagles Across America

Wildlife Wonders

Wildlife Webcams

Head and upper shoulder photo of a sika deer with 3 to 4 inches of newly budding antler growth, looking toward camera with mouth open, probably chewing food.

Taking Pride in a First-Time Hunt

Tall green salt marsh grasses cover a level area, with a narrow channel filled with water in the foreground and a gray, cloudy sky above

Keystone initiative centers on salt marsh conservation

A Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Saltmarsh sparrow

What migrating birds can teach us about managing for climate change

History and Culture

Cultural connections on Service lands

A furry, beaver-like animal perches in the mud of a coastal wetland. It uses its paws to gather marsh grass roots to eat.

Habitat Restoration

Good riddance to bad rodents

Wildlife Management

Decades-long Partnership Eradicates Destructive Nutria Rodents from Maryland

2022-2023 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Final Rule

Wildlife Management

Decades-long Partnership Eradicates Destructive Nutria Rodents from Maryland

Man and gray cat take picture together.

Volunteers of the Northeast

A brown sign in a snow field. On the sign are the words "Welcome to Your National Wildlife Refuge System" and a Blue Goose symbol

History and Culture

Things you didn’t know about the National Wildlife Refuge System

Wildlife Wonders

Eagles Across America

Wildlife Wonders

Wildlife Webcams

Head and upper shoulder photo of a sika deer with 3 to 4 inches of newly budding antler growth, looking toward camera with mouth open, probably chewing food.

Taking Pride in a First-Time Hunt

Tall green salt marsh grasses cover a level area, with a narrow channel filled with water in the foreground and a gray, cloudy sky above

Keystone initiative centers on salt marsh conservation

A Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Saltmarsh sparrow

What migrating birds can teach us about managing for climate change

History and Culture

Cultural connections on Service lands

A furry, beaver-like animal perches in the mud of a coastal wetland. It uses its paws to gather marsh grass roots to eat.

Habitat Restoration

Good riddance to bad rodents

2022-2023 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Final Rule

History and Culture

Nature That Nurtures