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Program News

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

a uniformed officer poses for a picture at the edge of a Southern Texas landscape

SFWO Matthew McDonald

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on draft Compatibility Determination for Cooperative Farming Program on Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

March 29 update on Dads Lake Fire near Valentine, Neb

Hooded Merganser taking off from the water with its feet splashing the water’s surface. A reflection of the Merganser appears below against the deep green of the water.

2025 Idaho Junior Duck Stamp Winners!

Dads Lake Fire Ignites at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge

An image of a mallard duck sitting on water.

Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge is a Destination for Idahoans

Bangor High School student with wood turtle head-start

Wildlife Management

Schooling for turtles

A river otter laying on its side in some golden-colored reeds with its tongue out and left paw raised.

Wildlife Wonders

Beavers, Otters, Muskrats, Minks, Oh My!

A close up of a male American toad in a wetland calling for a mate by pushing air into his vocal sac.

Wildlife Wonders

What's all the croaking about?

For Parents and Educators

Ha’ånen Litekyan

A brown sign in a snow field. On the sign are the words "Welcome to Your National Wildlife Refuge System" and a Blue Goose symbol

History and Culture

Things you didn’t know about the National Wildlife Refuge System

Interagency Wildland Fire Meeting and �ʹ��app�� Group

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

purple wildflowers with orange and black monarch butterflies

Rallying around monarchs at butterfly roundup

Wildlife Management

More Than $157 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges

American white pelican at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Final Environmental Assessment Available for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge’s New Bunkhouse

Emergency Management

Wildfire damage forces parts of Oregon refuge to remain closed

A closed gate barricades the route to the Duvall Bridge on Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Photo Credit: Mike Assenmacher / USFWS

Duval Bridge Closure

Land Management

Interior Establishes Willamette Valley Conservation Area in Oregon

duck flying low over brown wetland plants

Land Management

Emergency closure of early teal hunt on Area C Hunt Unit at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

Interagency Wildland Fire Meeting and �ʹ��app�� Group

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

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

Two people use their phones to take photos of a plant

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

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Refuge Closed Feb. 17- May 28

Northern Pintail in flight over wetland

Migratory Species

A New Era for Pintail Regulations