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Emergency Management

Southern Nevada Fire Restrictions Reduced

Aug 26, 2023

Field of dead trees and downed logs and branches

Emergency Management

Southern Nevada fire restrictions announced

Jul 14, 2023

Illustration of several species found in the Creosote community life zone.

Our Partners

Meet the 2022 Artist in Residence - Nathalie Aall

Mar 31, 2023

People standing on a platform above water

Young people earn their ranger badges at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Mar 21, 2023

Man looking through scope to find birds

Christmas Bird Count

Jan 9, 2023

Man with white bear wearing a hat

Flowers of Southern Nevada a Photo Journey

Jan 4, 2023

SNAP Team Out in Force at Aviation Nation

Dec 22, 2022

Landscape view of green sagebrush underneath a blue sky filled with fluffy clouds.

Land Management

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $10 Million to Sagebrush Projects in the West

Nov 16, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Fourth annual “Desert Tortoise Week” kicks off in October

Sep 28, 2022

Our People

Sep 27, 2022

Our People

National Wildlife Refuge Association 2022 Award Winners

Aug 23, 2022

Recreation

Camping is a Treat at These National Wildlife Refuges

Jul 21, 2022

A grassy open field with sunlight breaking through the clouds.

Habitat Restoration

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fund Sagebrush Projects in the West

Jun 16, 2022

Our Partners

Governor Sisolak Signs Sustainable Outdoor Recreation Partnership Agreement in Nevada

Mar 23, 2022

Painting of a green-winged teal drake floating in a wetland

Get Involved

Nevada Junior Duck Stamp Program

Mar 5, 2022

Recreation

Discover the Hidden Forest Cabin

Mar 2, 2022

Our Partners

Watch the Wild Speaker Series

Nov 27, 2021

Land Management

Life Zones in the Mojave Desert

Nov 23, 2021

Recreation

Watch Us on The Spirit of Nevada

Nov 23, 2021

Get Involved

Find Us on Facebook

Nov 19, 2021

Wildlife Wonders

Tips for Sighting Desert Bighorn Sheep

Nov 17, 2021

Land Management

Watch the Refuge Video

Nov 17, 2021

Land Management

Watch Us on PBS

Nov 17, 2021

Watercolor painting of a prickly pear cactus

History and Culture

Meet the 2021 Artist in Residence - Rosalie Haizlett

Jun 1, 2021

Close up of a USFWS patch on a uniform shirt

Our People

Jan 1, 2021

A group of youth standing in front of a faux rock wall. Some of the kids hold blue pastic badges

For Parents and Educators

Desert NWR Junior Refuge Ranger Resources

Oct 1, 2020

Science and Technology

Wildlife Selfies

Jan 2, 2020

Wildlife Wonders

Dragonfly Watching on Wildlife Refuges

Nov 14, 2019

a body of water with a snow covered mountain in the background

Recreation

Jun 26, 2019

Wildlife Management

Guardians of the Desert Bighorn

Nov 17, 2017

a rock in the foreground serves as a lookout across a desert landscape with a dry lakebed and mountains in the distance

Recreation

Beyond the Bright Lights

Oct 6, 2017

Emergency Management

Southern Nevada Fire Restrictions Reduced

Aug 26, 2023

Field of dead trees and downed logs and branches

Emergency Management

Southern Nevada fire restrictions announced

Jul 14, 2023

Landscape view of green sagebrush underneath a blue sky filled with fluffy clouds.

Land Management

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $10 Million to Sagebrush Projects in the West

Nov 16, 2022

Endangered Species Act

Fourth annual “Desert Tortoise Week” kicks off in October

Sep 28, 2022

A grassy open field with sunlight breaking through the clouds.

Habitat Restoration

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Fund Sagebrush Projects in the West

Jun 16, 2022

Illustration of several species found in the Creosote community life zone.

Our Partners

Meet the 2022 Artist in Residence - Nathalie Aall

Mar 31, 2023

People standing on a platform above water

Young people earn their ranger badges at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Mar 21, 2023

Man looking through scope to find birds

Christmas Bird Count

Jan 9, 2023

Man with white bear wearing a hat

Flowers of Southern Nevada a Photo Journey

Jan 4, 2023

SNAP Team Out in Force at Aviation Nation

Dec 22, 2022

Our People

Sep 27, 2022

Our People

National Wildlife Refuge Association 2022 Award Winners

Aug 23, 2022

Recreation

Camping is a Treat at These National Wildlife Refuges

Jul 21, 2022

Our Partners

Governor Sisolak Signs Sustainable Outdoor Recreation Partnership Agreement in Nevada

Mar 23, 2022

Painting of a green-winged teal drake floating in a wetland

Get Involved

Nevada Junior Duck Stamp Program

Mar 5, 2022

Recreation

Discover the Hidden Forest Cabin

Mar 2, 2022

Our Partners

Watch the Wild Speaker Series

Nov 27, 2021

Land Management

Life Zones in the Mojave Desert

Nov 23, 2021

Recreation

Watch Us on The Spirit of Nevada

Nov 23, 2021

Get Involved

Find Us on Facebook

Nov 19, 2021

Land Management

Watch Us on PBS

Nov 17, 2021

Wildlife Wonders

Tips for Sighting Desert Bighorn Sheep

Nov 17, 2021

Land Management

Watch the Refuge Video

Nov 17, 2021

Watercolor painting of a prickly pear cactus

History and Culture

Meet the 2021 Artist in Residence - Rosalie Haizlett

Jun 1, 2021

Close up of a USFWS patch on a uniform shirt

Our People

Jan 1, 2021

A group of youth standing in front of a faux rock wall. Some of the kids hold blue pastic badges

For Parents and Educators

Desert NWR Junior Refuge Ranger Resources

Oct 1, 2020

Science and Technology

Wildlife Selfies

Jan 2, 2020

Wildlife Wonders

Dragonfly Watching on Wildlife Refuges

Nov 14, 2019

a body of water with a snow covered mountain in the background

Recreation

Jun 26, 2019

Wildlife Management

Guardians of the Desert Bighorn

Nov 17, 2017

a rock in the foreground serves as a lookout across a desert landscape with a dry lakebed and mountains in the distance

Recreation

Beyond the Bright Lights

Oct 6, 2017

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