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For Parents and Educators

An interpretive sign depicting Cripple Creek and its history, in front of the Chena River and fireweed stems.

Habitat Restoration

Natural flows return to Cripple Creek

Endangered Species Act

Marking 50 years of conservation successes in Michigan

Habitat Restoration

$36M Available for Fish Passage and River Restoration Projects

A group of people at tables working on a craft project.

For Parents and Educators

A Day in the Life of a Fish Biologist

Kids on the Clackamas

Migratory Species

Partners launch new Connecticut River Migratory Fish Restoration Cooperative

children participating in lawn fishing at the hatchery outdoor adventure

2023 Hatchery Outdoor Adventure: Fun for the Whole Family

Habitat Restoration

The largest dam removal in Pennsylvania

two men releasing a bull trout from a blue cooler into a stream

Coming home to the Clackamas River

A Pacific lamprey suctioned onto a clear surface with a view of its teeth and the inside of its mouth.

Protecting Pacific Lamprey

Norfork National Fish Hatchery and Arkansas Game and Fish emplyees sifting through sand in search of mussels.

Endangered Species Act

Mussel Harvest Time for Norfork National Fish Hatchery

5th grade student shooting a boar at the 3D archery course at Inks Dam NFH.

For Parents and Educators

Archery Program Expands at National Fish Hatchery

A new culvert extends beneath a road in Wasila, AK, to improve fish passage for salmon.

Habitat Restoration

Helping Solve A Salmonid Mystery

Mitch Osborne leads a group around restored sections of Cripple Creek, July 2023

From Bush Planes to Arctic Dives, Mitch Osborne Has Served Alaska High and Low

Little girl smiling with a fishing pole in front of a stream

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Hosts 2023 Reaching for Rainbows Special Needs Fishing Derby

Two elderly men removing a hook from a fish

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Hosts 14th Annual Catch A Smile Senior Fishing Derby

Land Management

Landscape conservation, fish passage, and ecosystem restoration — Oh, my!

FL Gar Captured at A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR

Fishes of the A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR Canals

Bill Tate, wildlife biologist for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service catches an Okaloosa darter in a stream on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Endangered Species Act

Okaloosa Darter Makes Epic Comeback: What's Next?

A group of people standing and sitting on the floor while listening to a presentation.

For Parents and Educators

A Shout Out to Hatchery Outreach

Spring River Crayfish

Wildlife Management

Norfork National Fish Hatchery Assists with Crayfish Sampling

A quadrat worth of sediment in the process of being sifted through in search of freshwater mussels.

Endangered Species Act

Norfork National Fish Hatchery Assists With Mussel Survey

An aerial photo of wetlands and coastline near the Beaufort Sea

Science and Technology

How Geotags Help Map, 'Ground-Truth,' and Empower Co-Stewardship