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Here you can find news and stories related to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Prescribed fire being used to clear brush at the Delta Creek Pool in 1963.

History and Culture

Delta Creek Dam and Water Control Structure Removal Project

A group of Tufted Puffins - chunky, black bodied, white faced, orange footed, and yellow-tufted seabirds - stand atop a grassy rock

Thirty-Five Years of Service Protecting Seabirds, Wildlife, and Wild Places

Science and Technology

Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge is bunny paradise

Current Road Status at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Wonders

March 2025, Bird of the Month - Brown Pelican

Participants in the Field to Fork mentored rifle deer hunt pose for a group photo at Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in December 2024.

Pennsylvania Tradition Continues

City Nature Challenge 2025: Canyon County

Prescribed Burning Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

A plank fishing pier stretches into the distance

Bell Island Pier & Road Temporary Closures at Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge

Closeup of bluebell flower

Wildlife Wonders

Arctic Valentine

Wildlife Wonders

Living with Skunks

photo of a lighthouse with the text Refuge Closed February 17- April 30 in bold.

Refuge Closed Feb. 17- April 30

Prescribed Burning Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Federal agencies partner to add land to Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey

Public Comment Sought on Proposal for Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District

A photo captures an Everglades snail kite as it snags a snail in its talons.

Land Management

Miccosukee Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Co-Stewardship

Habitat Restoration

More Than $25 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Okefenokee Swamp is quiet at sunset.

Land Management

Minor Expansion of Acquisition Boundary

Two monarch butterflies sip nectar from a blooming blazing star plant

Promoting quality habitat on private lands

Land Management

Service Seeks Public Input to Improve Access to Federal Lands

Secretary Haaland Establishes Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge

Sunset over a lake with orange clouds and reflections on water and submerged vegetation in the foreground

Keeping our neighbors safe near Marion, Illinois

A group of uniformed officials pose with a Smokey mascot

Land Management

Agencies renew Nevada's commitment to shared stewardship

A sign on an Okefenokee swamp water trail reads Entering National Wilderness Area

Wildlife Management

Okefenokee Proposed Expansion

Prescribed fire being used to clear brush at the Delta Creek Pool in 1963.

History and Culture

Delta Creek Dam and Water Control Structure Removal Project

A group of Tufted Puffins - chunky, black bodied, white faced, orange footed, and yellow-tufted seabirds - stand atop a grassy rock

Thirty-Five Years of Service Protecting Seabirds, Wildlife, and Wild Places

Current Road Status at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Science and Technology

Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge is bunny paradise

Wildlife Wonders

March 2025, Bird of the Month - Brown Pelican

Participants in the Field to Fork mentored rifle deer hunt pose for a group photo at Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in December 2024.

Pennsylvania Tradition Continues

City Nature Challenge 2025: Canyon County

A plank fishing pier stretches into the distance

Bell Island Pier & Road Temporary Closures at Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge

Closeup of bluebell flower

Wildlife Wonders

Arctic Valentine

Wildlife Wonders

Living with Skunks

photo of a lighthouse with the text Refuge Closed February 17- April 30 in bold.

Refuge Closed Feb. 17- April 30

Northern Pintail in flight over wetland

Migratory Species

A New Era for Pintail Regulations