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Program News

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

Two people smile at each other

What we can learn from Ash Meadows

Golden-cheeked warbler

Continental Conservation for the Golden-Cheeked Warbler

Migratory Species

Interior Department Announces $87 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and Refuges

Samantha Bartling Receives the Secretary of the Interior’s Diversity Award

Damien Miller Receives Department of the Interior's Distinguished Service Award

An ʻIʻiwi perching on a branch while reaching with its beak for nectar from a white flower

Endangered Species Act

Birds of Hakalau Forest and Kona Forest

Habitat Restoration

Moapa Valley Refuge announces proposal to remove invasive palms

A man standing in a grassy area holding one end of a net with brush and trees in the background.

Remembering a Conservation Pioneer

A bald eagle perches on the arm of a man in a Service jacket in a snowy forested outdoor setting

Maurry Mills: 50 years of service with the Service

locals look for birds in the cottonwood trees in the distance with a cloudy, blue sky.

Community is rich here in the San Luis Valley. The Refuge Complex celebrates their new visitor center.

A pile of Higgins Eye Pearly Mussels facing many different directions with light glinting off their shells.

Wildlife Wonders

Mussels: The Muscles of a Healthy Waterway

A deepening friendship

Nikohu Ecostystem Restoration Project Draft Environmental Assessment Now Available

Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Holds National Public Lands Day Event: Planning for the future of the Refuge

New Project Leader Announced for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Complex National Wildlife Refuge

Partnership Permanently Protects Iconic Oregon Coast Headland for People & Nature

Kid's Duck Conservation Day at McNary National Wildlife Refuge

Night Thrills on the Refuge

Seabirds Warn of Ocean Change

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Approves Acquisition of 9, 000 Acres of Wetlands for National Wildlife Refuge System

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southwest Region Names Jennifer Owen-White Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Manager

A New Biological Management Option against Cheatgrass Raises Hope of Western Land Managers

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Analysis Does Not Support Proposed Land Exchange and Road Corridor Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Partnerships Honored with Interior Department’s 2012 “Partners in Conservation�� Awards

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

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

Yellow warbler perches on branch in sunlight.

Connecting with nature beyond sound

Two Volunteers Log More Than 20,000 Hours at National Wildlife Refuges

A person wearing snowshoes and a winter hat with a red pompom faces away from the camera as they look out across the Minnesota River Valley from the field next to the overlook behind the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center.

Exploring the Winter Wonderland