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

One individual volunteer Visitor Services Assistant, with duties focusing on outreach and environmental education, is needed for a ~17 week position beginning May 2023 at the Alaska Peninsula & Becharof National Wildlife Refuges, with offices located in King Salmon, Alaska. Benefits include...
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge hosts Resident Volunteers year round. Resident Volunteers staff our Visitor Center and Gift Shop, assist with light maintenance duties, and also are given the opportunity to train for and assist in presenting educational programs to the public. Visitor center...
Volunteers will provide informal interpretative tours to guests in the historic venues. Light housekeeping, maintenance and record keeping duties in each of the historic venues may be required.The venues include the Visitor Center, Von Bayer Fisheries Museum, the Booth House, the Fish Rail Car,...

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.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Virtual Outdoor Adventure Programs Two asynchronous videos that can be used by anyone. 1.) What is a National Wildlife Refuge 2.) Mammals: Predators & Prey. Fun exciting educational virtual field trips that meets the needs of both the FWS sites as well as...
Do you love exploring in nature? Become a Junior Naturalist today! This program is free and open to anyone who wants to participate. Once completed with the booklet, send us an email and we will send you a patch!
The Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest is the culmination of the Junior Duck Stamp educational program. After studying waterfowl anatomy and habitat, students may express their newfound knowledge by drawing, painting or sketching a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species.

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 a Ranger for a bird identification walk at the Refuge! Learn bird calls, bird identification, and other avian facts. All skill levels welcome! Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from us. Photographers are welcome as well. The walks are at the Visitor Center on Waverly Road, every...

Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Refuge Visitor Center (Waverly Road)
Outdoor Activity

Join a Ranger for a bird identification walk at the Refuge! Learn bird calls, bird identification, and other avian facts. All skill levels welcome! Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from us. Photographers are welcome as well. The walks are at the Visitor Center on Waverly Road, every...

Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Refuge Visitor Center (Waverly Road)
Outdoor Activity

Join a Ranger for a bird identification walk at the Refuge! Learn bird calls, bird identification, and other avian facts. All skill levels welcome! Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from us. Photographers are welcome as well. The walks are at the Visitor Center on Waverly Road, every...

Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Refuge Visitor Center (Waverly Road)

Get Involved Stories

Maintenance worker mowing Refuge property
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Maintenance Fellowship application open for Guam National Wildlife Refuge
Check out another opportunity to work with USFWS on Guam!
adult eagle feeding 1 day old eaglet in nest
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First Eaglet Hatched at NCTC for 2023! 
NCTC eaglet hatches!
Photo of kids fishing at a lake
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Eliminating Barriers, Improving Access, and Promoting Conservation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is announcing a new cooperative agreement with the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) in the amount of $70 million dollars over a 5-year period to implement the National Outreach and Communication Program (NOCP).
Service intern, Suzena Arias, and employee rafting through wetland to check minnow traps
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Pathways Student Internships
Go Wild! Jump start your career with a Pathways Student Internship with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Small turtle stands among short grass and clovers.
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Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act 
We’re all smiles, and we can bear-ly contain our excitement over the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This historic law was signed in 1973 and is considered one of the world’s most important conservation laws. 
Pronghorn graze in golden light at sunrise at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.
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Happy Birthday, Refuge System
The National Wildlife Refuge System marks its birthday on March 14. President Theodore Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge on March 14, 1903 at Pelican Island, Florida, to protect brown pelicans there from slaughter by market hunters.