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
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.
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.
Get Involved Stories
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Check out another opportunity to work with USFWS on Guam!
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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).
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Go Wild! Jump start your career with a Pathways Student Internship with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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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.
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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.