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A large pink wading bird with a wide bill standing in shallow water

Land Management

Coastal Resilience

Two monarch butterflies sip nectar from a blooming blazing star plant

Promoting quality habitat on private lands

Refuge visitors photograph a congregation wading birds at Merritt island National Wildlife Refuge

Recreation on the Space Coast

Manatees resting underwater in clear, blue springs

Habitat Restoration

Water Quality in Indian River Lagoon

Dan Murphy: Taking a Landscape Approach to Conserving Wildlife

Land Management

Service Seeks Public Input to Improve Access to Federal Lands

Secretary Haaland Establishes Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge

Closeup of a common murre on a ledge

Four million murres missing

A teacher and a line of her students on a curved trail in the snowy prairie

Long time educator comes to Fergus Falls team

Young children birding at San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Birdwatching in America

A blue sign with "Selawik National Wildlife Refuge" in text and an illustration of sheefish with a geometric design at the bottom

History and Culture

Sunsets and Sheefish

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

Keeping our neighbors safe near Marion, Illinois

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

Habitat Restoration

Repairs Completed at Lake Ilo Dam

Smiling person with sunglasses on head stands in front of wetlands.

New chief named for National Wildlife Refuges in Pacific Northwest and Pacific Islands

Get Outdoors and Celebrate Nature During National Wildlife Refuge Week

Land Management

Prescribed Burns Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

South Dakota Artist Adam Grimm Wins 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest

A man in a USFWS uniform, cap, and gloves walks on a ramp.

2024 National Wildlife Refuge Association Refuge Manager of the Year, David Lucas

A large pink wading bird with a wide bill standing in shallow water

Land Management

Coastal Resilience

Refuge visitors photograph a congregation wading birds at Merritt island National Wildlife Refuge

Recreation on the Space Coast

Manatees resting underwater in clear, blue springs

Habitat Restoration

Water Quality in Indian River Lagoon

Dan Murphy: Taking a Landscape Approach to Conserving Wildlife

Closeup of a common murre on a ledge

Four million murres missing

A teacher and a line of her students on a curved trail in the snowy prairie

Long time educator comes to Fergus Falls team

Young children birding at San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Birdwatching in America

A blue sign with "Selawik National Wildlife Refuge" in text and an illustration of sheefish with a geometric design at the bottom

History and Culture

Sunsets and Sheefish

Current Road Conditions at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

An art exhibit of 17 acrylic paintings of various birds hung on brick wall.

Community Gallery

Wildlife Wonders

Surviving Minnesota Winters

Wildlife Management

Avoid sick or dead waterfowl