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Five archers line up to shoot targets at the Arizona Cup.

Path to the Olympic Games Goes Through Service Supported Archery Range

The orange arm of a construction excavator reaches into a river to break apart a dam

Habitat Restoration

Of herring and humans

A Blanding's turtle crossing the road

Endangered Species Act

States and Territories Receive $7.4 Million in Competitive Grants to Conserve Vulnerable Wildlife

Jewels of the Forest

Biologists on a small boat remove common eider hen from mist net.

Wildlife Management

A Reflection on My First Time in the Field

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed Federal Land Disposal and Replacement of Hydro #2 Game Production Area, in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Service Provides Over $2.3 Million to Benefit Recreational Boaters in California and Nevada

Head and upper shoulder photo of a sika deer with 3 to 4 inches of newly budding antler growth, looking toward camera with mouth open, probably chewing food.

Taking Pride in a First-Time Hunt

Boating Infrastructure Grants Support MEGADOCK, Boating Community, and Waterfront Access

A young girl and her mother laugh as they enjoy fishing on a boat in the middle of a lake in the summer.

How Boating and Fishing Manufacturers Support Conservation and Recreation

Collared fisher is released into a snowy forest.

Wildlife Management

Fisher Restoration, Management, and Research Supported Through Wildlife Restoration Funds

The life and work of Ruth Utzurrum

herd elk in the far distance with snow covered hills and tallk mountains behind them

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Teton Wildlife Habitat Management Area Disposal in Teton County, Wyoming

Americans Spent $394B on Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife-Associated Activities in '22

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comments on a Draft Update to the Final Environmental Assessment for the South Dakota Shooting Sports Complex in Meade County, South Dakota

Science and Technology

Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Offers up to $100,000 for Novel Conservation Solutions

Endangered Species Act

Furbish’s Lousewort, One of the First Federally Protected Plants, Now Faces a Lower Risk of Extinction

$20M to Support Boating Infrastructure, Local Communities and Outdoor Recreation

Wildlife Management

Over $1.6 Billion Will Support Conservation Agencies and Outdoor Access

a black and white bird in flight over water

Alaska Tribes to Receive $1.3 Million in Tribal Wildlife Grants

Science and Technology

Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Winners Announced

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed development of the South Dakota Shooting Sports Complex near Rapid City, South Dakota

More than $1.6 million to Northeast states from Competitive State Wildlife Grants

Wildlife Management

$7.6 Million in Grants to Support Imperiled Species

Jewels of the Forest

Biologists on a small boat remove common eider hen from mist net.

Wildlife Management

A Reflection on My First Time in the Field

Head and upper shoulder photo of a sika deer with 3 to 4 inches of newly budding antler growth, looking toward camera with mouth open, probably chewing food.

Taking Pride in a First-Time Hunt

Boating Infrastructure Grants Support MEGADOCK, Boating Community, and Waterfront Access

A young girl and her mother laugh as they enjoy fishing on a boat in the middle of a lake in the summer.

How Boating and Fishing Manufacturers Support Conservation and Recreation

Collared fisher is released into a snowy forest.

Wildlife Management

Fisher Restoration, Management, and Research Supported Through Wildlife Restoration Funds

The life and work of Ruth Utzurrum

Shelter from the Storm

three women wearing orange stand together with long guns

Women need nature, and nature needs them!

Fishing in a river at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

ADFG to receive $61 million from excise taxes generated through purchase of hunting and fishing equipment by user-payers

Proactive conservation supports species at risk

Five deer use wildlife overpass to cross highway 21 in Idaho.

Idaho’s New Wildlife Overpass Improves Public Safety and Wildlife Migration