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Program News

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

A wide river stretches from the foreground to the background, edged by bright green grasses and dark green trees, with a cloudy sky above

Saving salt marsh a team sport

A Career in the Wild

a woman in a US Fish and Wildlife Service uniform and hat holds her hand over a saltmarsh ditch

Habitat Restoration

Final Habitat Management Plan and Environmental Assessment Released

Sense of wonder, not worry

Dworshak National Fish Hatchery on the Clearwater, sunset after a storm.

History and Culture

50 Years of the Boldt Decision

Barred Owl resting with its eyes closed in a tree, perched right next to the white papery trunk. No leaves on any of the trees within the background with the light blue winter sky seen through tree trunks and branches.

Wildlife Wonders

Barred Owls: ‘Tis the mating season

Landscape painting of marsh and forest

History and Culture

February Artist in Residence

A smiling group stands in a frozen salt marsh

Salt marsh is the keystone to coastal conservation

A snowcapped mountain sits in the background under a blue sky in front of green hills and a lake

Wildlife Management

Draft Environmental Assessment for Beaver Dam Notching

Land Management

Proposed Updates to Framework for Biological Integrity, Diversity and Environmental Health

An ‘ākohekohe sits on a branch. It has a black body with orange patches strewn throughout its body. An orange circle outlines its eye.

Decision-making in a new era of conservation

Habitat Restoration

$10.8 Million To Protect and Restore Coastal Wetlands and Build Coastal Resiliency

Two California Projects Approved for Grants to Benefit Migratory Birds

Service Releases Record of Decision on South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR

Draft Farallon National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Public Review and Comment

New Film Explores Farallon Refuge’s Human Past and Conservation Future

Temporary Fire Restoration Closure

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge To Host Youth Hunt for Canada Goose, Duck and Coot

Secretary Kempthorne Announces Funding for Wetlands Projects, Additions to National Wildlife Refuges

Secretary Kempthorne Announces Funding for Wetlands Projects, Additions to National Wildlife Refuges

Secretary Kempthorne Announces New Policies to Improve Management of National Wildlife Refuges

Tom Reed Becomes New Hunting and Fishing Coordinator for the National Wildlife Refuge System

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Selects New Manager for National Key Deer Refuge

Hunting and Fishing Opportunities Abound on National Wildlife Refuges in Louisiana

Extreme close-up of a tiny brown snail.

Endangered Species Act

How a River Was Moved to Save Tiny Snails

A green and yellow tractor tows a mowing attachment across a dusty field of grass with evergreens in the background.

Land Management

Mowing for Wildlife

hands holding a small yellow bird with its wing out

Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship, Oh My!

Land Management

Planning for the Future

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Heavy Equipment Operator Key to Habitat Restoration

Sandhill Cranes Nest for the First Time at Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge

Oceans of Trash

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USFWS at EAA AirVenture

On the Minestrone-ness of Bird Subspecies

Four Things To Do at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge