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Successful 2024 Elk Antler Auction

A wildfire is burning in the desert. A black plume of smoke is behind an observation towet

Refuge Fire Update - Imperial NWR

Land Management

These Boots are Cleaned for Hiking

an old tree at the edge of the marsh

Land Management

Gaining Ground at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

A National Wildlife Refuge sign with a blue goose stands before a field of low-growing plants with a large wetland beyond. In the distance sand dunes are on the horizon beneath a blue sky.

History and Culture

A tribute to the Latino Legacy of the Salinas Valley

Mangroves Move North as the Climate Heads South

A Sticky Solution at Nestucca

Guam NWR volunteer labeling planted seeds at the plant nursery

Habitat Restoration

Restoring habitat after Typhoon Mawar

Painting of white trumpeter swan flying out of the water. The swan’s wings are extended, and its head curved down. The background features a forest on the horizon with the pink, red, and orange hues of a sunset behind it.

2024 Idaho Junior Duck Stamp Winners!

Two people smile at each other

What we can learn from Ash Meadows

Land Management

Service Provides Landowners Clarity and Assurances on Wetland Easements

Golden-cheeked warbler

Continental Conservation for the Golden-Cheeked Warbler

Land Management

Rappahannock River Valley NWR Public Comment to Open the Cat Point Creek Unit

A wooden water control structure on the riparian shore of North Burnt Fork Creek

Habitat Restoration

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Fish Passage Barrier Removal

McNeill-Peach Creek Unit at San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Texas National Wildlife Refuges Grow by Nearly 6,000 Acres in 2022

an octopus sits half-buried in sediment on the ocean floor. It's tentacles curl up and rest against its head

Land Management

Notice of Intent published to draft Management Plan for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

Service invites public input on Marine National Monument Management Plan

Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge celebrates 10th anniversary

The Milky Way alights the entrance sign to Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Wonders

Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge Designated as International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Head Outdoors and Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week October 9-15

Baltimore Residents Flock to Masonville Cove to Connect with Nature

Wildlife Management

Decades-long Partnership Eradicates Destructive Nutria Rodents from Maryland

An overlook near a pond.

Upcoming Updates will Refocus Mission & Vision of Jackson Hole & Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center

Service Offers New Public Access to Hunting and Fishing

2 Canada geese, which are large birds with black heads with a white section below their eyes, a brown backside and black-tipped white tail, are swimming close to each other. One goose is closer to the camera, and one is further away. The goose that is further away has its head above the goose that is closer as if it is resting its head on the other.

Wildlife Wonders

(Canada) Goosin’ Around in Minnesota

Intern Nicole Prieto showing non-native sailfin catfish collected during electrofishing surveys

Fishes of Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

a yellow bird with a short bill sits on a branch with green leaves

Birds on the Brink

Lake Lowell Opens for Boating on April 15

Wildlife Wonders

Community Partnership Builds New Outdoor Classroom

Antler Poaching Felony Earns Fine and Ban

Current Road Conditions at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

A paved trail is surrounded by a variety of green plants and trees on either side. It is partially cloudy with blue skys.

Public Viewpoint Opens April 2024 at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

For Peat's Sake

Migratory Species

Clicking for Rails

A National Wildlife Refuge sign with a blue goose stands before a field of low-growing plants with a large wetland beyond. In the distance sand dunes are on the horizon beneath a blue sky.

History and Culture

Un homenaje al legado latino del Valle de Salinas

A firefighter walks the edge of a controlled burn in a dry grassland with mountains in the background

Land Management

Prescribed Fire Planned at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge