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Freshwater spring

Adventures on the Water

Big Black rocksnails in water

Science and Technology

Extinct Mississippi snail rediscovered: landowner partnerships key to conservation success

2024 Junior Duck Stamp Winner

For Parents and Educators

2024 Kentucky Junior Duck Stamp Contest

Three people smile standing in front of an American flag, and the man in the middle holds an award

Dan Spencer Receives Meritorious Service Award

Proactive conservation supports species at risk

Wildlife Management

Funding Available for Tools and Projects that Eradicate Invasive Species

People posing with mushroom blocks

Mushroom Grow Bag Workshop at Wolf Creek NFH

A person stands in front of a lake and holds a large goldfish up to the camera.

Wildlife Management

Don't ditch your fish

left: Man in dark cave. Center: Salamander in an enclosure. Right: Man in waders standing in water.

Our People: Justin Crow

Biologist in a Florida river holding a Gulf Sturgeon fish.

Wildlife Wonders

New Gulf Sturgeon Short Documentary Film

Landscape view of a bridge over a blue lake with surrounding vegetation on a clear day

Habitat Restoration

$3.85 million awarded for fish and wildlife restoration in the Great Lakes Basin

A biologist holding a wild lake trout while aboard a boat on Lake Ontario.

Wildlife Management

Where the wild trout are

Proactive conservation supports species at risk

Wildlife Management

Funding Available for Tools and Projects that Eradicate Invasive Species

People posing with mushroom blocks

Mushroom Grow Bag Workshop at Wolf Creek NFH

A person stands in front of a lake and holds a large goldfish up to the camera.

Wildlife Management

Don't ditch your fish

left: Man in dark cave. Center: Salamander in an enclosure. Right: Man in waders standing in water.

Our People: Justin Crow

Biologist in a Florida river holding a Gulf Sturgeon fish.

Wildlife Wonders

New Gulf Sturgeon Short Documentary Film

A biologist holding a wild lake trout while aboard a boat on Lake Ontario.

Wildlife Management

Where the wild trout are

Great Lakes funding gives a boost to fish isolation facility

A man smiles while sitting on a ski lift wearing a helmet and green and white jacket. Trees with snow are in the background.

30 Years Guided by Mindset, Preparation, and Opportunity

USFWS digital media intern, Typhanie Shepherd, capturing video footage of fiel

Journey of Unwavering Vision, Believing and Belonging

A woman wearing a beanie and jacket holds up a clear container with water and a small aquatic organism

Scientific Curiosity on a Path Less Traveled

Rikeem Sholes, fish biologist, sitting in an OHV

The Career of a Multi-faceted Salmon Spy