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Program News

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

For Parents and Educators

Summer STEM storytime

Aerial image of a native seed farm with rows of bright colors and mountains along the horizon under a blue sky.

The art of growing native seed in California

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

Curved cement infrastructure with green trees and a lake in distance

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge invests in major upgrade for public safety

male redhead duck with wings spread

Damaged Water Pump Temporarily Affecting Waterfowl Hunt

Science and Technology

Exploring the Atlantic’s only marine monument

Common yellowthroat perched on a shrub.

Music, Wildlife, and Nature Create New Experiences for Visitors

Wildlife Management

Citizen Scientists Key to Successful Data Collection at National Wildlife Refuge

Expansion of Powell Creek Nature Trail at James River National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Management

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

Waterway view at Bill Williams River Refuge

Land Management

Bill Williams River Environmental Analysis Available for Public Comment

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

Changes Coming to Vernita Camping

Pollinators transform a neighborhood in Hartford, Connecticut

Veteran in wheelchair catches fish

For Parents and Educators

Bringing Together Disabled Veterans for a Day on the Water

Northern pintail on a wetland

Migratory Species

New Strategy to Inform Northern Pintail Hunting Regulations

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

Land Management

2024 Invasive white sweet clover survey on the Yukon River

A group of four people stand in a paved walkway next to a sign about endangered wildlife. They are surrounded by lush greenery. Two of the people have huge smiles on their faces. They appear to be chatting.

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint Now Open

History and Culture

Honoring a conservation legacy

Image of group in front of cabin

History and Culture

USFWS History Committee Conducts Annual Meeting

Habitat Restoration

Why is there water in that lake?

Eastern kingbirds in flight

Get Outdoors at Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Migratory Species

I'm a fish (Gonna spawn till I die): an original song by the Fish and Wildlife Band