Our mission begins with the words, "Working with others." We invite you to join us in conserving wildlife and wild places for today and for generations to come.

You can get involved by volunteering, partnering, sampling learning opportunities, taking part in education programs, and attending events. You can also comment on proposed rules and notices. Here’s how.

Volunteering

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Common Volunteer Opportunities

Hosts help visitors in a variety of ways within this lively Refuge Visitor Center, on the surrounding nature trails and in the 2 historic cabins nearby. They share Refuge wildlife, recreation, and regulatory information with visitors. They staff the Refuge Visitor Center, greeting visitors,...
At mammoth Spring NFH our volunteers are offered a wide variety of tasks. We do ask for our volunteers to perform house keeping and maintenance tasks in our visitors center and aquarium. However, there are other tasks that range from using your creative side to feeding the fish we have on site....
BackgroundRio Mora National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area, established in 2012 through a land donation, is located in the transition zone between the Great Plains and the Southern Rocky Mountains. The refuge contains 4,224 acres of shortgrass prairie, riparian wetlands, piñon/juniper, oak,...

Careers and Internships

Are you passionate about conservation, science, nature, plants and wildlife? A career with us might be just what you’re looking for. It might also be the ticket if you’re into law enforcement, information technology, maintenance, real estate, engineering, communication, cartography, finance, budgeting and more. 

Join us in advancing our mission of working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance, fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. 

Partnering With FWS

Partners are valuable allies to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and play a vital role in meeting the Service's conservation goals.

Featured Partners

Here are just a few of our nationals partners. You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.

Learning Opportunities

We offer many types of learning opportunities including formal and informal training. Some of the education we offer includes job training, career enhancement training, and education for environmental or technical professionals and students.

Education Programs

The Fish and Wildlife Service offers many great education programs.

Fish and Wildlife staff conducting the Young Explorer's Club program for a group of children.
Join us the 1st Tuesday of every month for the Young Explorer's Club, an environmental education program specifically developed for 3 & 4 year-olds.
Dissecting trout in the animal science class/Mountain Home
For the past 10 years Thomas Anderson (Trey) has been a guest speaker in the Animal Science Class at the Mountain Home High School. This includes kids in 10th-12th grades. Each time, he speaks to two classes with 15-20 kids per class. They discuss careers that involve the resources that are...

Proposed Rules and Notices Open for Comment

Rulemaking is the policy-making process for agencies of the federal government. Each rule goes through a structured reviewing timeline, including a period for public comments. View policy open for public comment on regulations.gov.

Regulations.gov

Events

The Fish and Wildlife Service hosts many public events at sites across the country.

Outdoor Activity

Join Naturalist Louise Bacon-Ogden for a fun and informative walk along the Shorebird Loop Trail on the first Wednesday of each month.

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Salmon Creek Unit - Richard J. Guadagno Visitor Center
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be hosting a follow up meeting to present and discuss Mackay Island NWR restoration scenario modeling results on Wednesday October 7th from 6pm-8pm at the Knotts Island Elementary School Gym. This meeting builds upon community input on various potential...
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
Knotts Island Elementary School

The entire refuge will be closed for the Mentored Archery Deer Hunt on the following days:

Heinz Hunt #1: October 8-10, 2026Heinz Hunt #2: November 20-22, 2026Heinz Hunt #3: January 8-10, 2027 Heinz Hunt #4: January 21-23, 2027

Learn more about hunting at the refuge: https://www...

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum

Get Involved Stories

Two hunters in camouflage waiting in a hunting blind
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A Holiday for Muddy Boots and Big Stories
Every year on the fourth Saturday in September, National Hunting and Fishing Day celebrates two of America’s favorite ways to get outside. Admittedly, there are probably easier ways to spend a Saturday morning than waking up before sunrise, pulling on waders to step into cold water, or sitting...
Children learning to make flies
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Standing Together for Tennessee's Waters
In 2011, as uncertainty threatened the future of the Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery, a community rose to defend the waters that shaped its identity. What began as a single meeting grew into a powerful nonprofit—uniting residents, partners, and conservation champions to educate, advocate, and...
Blue welcome sign at over the shooting range
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Great Swamp Shooting Range: Rhode Island's Only Free Public Shooting Range
August is National Shooting Sports Month, a time to celebrate target shooting, introduce new participants to the shooting sports, and recognize the places that make this pastime possible. In Rhode Island, that place is the Great Swamp Shooting Range. Tucked within the state's Great Swamp Management...
A black seabird with a white face, yellow feather tufts, an orange bill and eye rings calls toward the camera, exposing its pink mouth
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Keeping Track of Seabirds at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Tufted puffin watching at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon, is a popular tourist pastime. However, since the 1990's the eye-catching seabirds populations have been declining. The second largest nesting population in the state is at Haystack Rock, and in 2010 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
Myrtle Creek flows under a bridge
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Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comment on Compatibility Determinations
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge is seeking public review and comment on its Draft Compatibility Determination for an underground powerline right-of-way project.
Collage two images separated by banner of text that reads Alaska Invasive Species Awareness Week June 14-20, 2026. Top image of mountain range with lush green and lake in front. Bottom image of person in safety vest holding bundle of invasive white sweetclover pulled from roadside.
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Alaska Invasive Species Awareness Week
Alaska Invasive Species Awareness Week (AKISAW) is more than a date on the calendar — it’s a statewide reminder that protecting Alaska’s wild lands and waters is a shared responsibility. The second week of June, agencies, tribes, nonprofits, researchers, and citizens in the state of Alaska all come...