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Program News

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

a close up of a riparian woodrat's face, with its body held in a pillowcase

Wildlife Wonders

Riparian Woodrats Found After 7 Year Absence

A sign on an Okefenokee swamp water trail reads Entering National Wilderness Area

Wildlife Management

Okefenokee Proposed Expansion

Land Management

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Input on Draft Compatibility Determination for Saginaw Bay Pipeline Company Right-of-Way Renewal

Habitat Restoration

Repairs Completed at Lake Ilo Dam

Smiling person with sunglasses on head stands in front of wetlands.

New chief named for National Wildlife Refuges in Pacific Northwest and Pacific Islands

Wildlife Wonders

Wildlife Webcams

a small white cygnet floats on a pond

Wildlife Wonders

Triumph of the trumpeter swans

a woman in a blue USFWs uniform smiles while teaching kids about wildlife at an informational table outside

Hispanic Access Foundation fellows support climate, culture and community

Get Outdoors and Celebrate Nature During National Wildlife Refuge Week

A small brown bat with what looks like white powder on its nose. The white is in fact a fungus.

Wildlife Wonders

Do "bat�� an eye. These critters need our help!

Land Management

Prescribed Burns Planned at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

A person smiling and wearing brown wings while standing behind a blue table full of trinkets and educational materials.

Employee Profile: Isis Rivera Lopez �� Environmental Education Enthusiast

The colorful back of an Arctic grayling is held just out of clear waters by a gloved hand

Land Management

Red Rock Lakes NWR Releases Final EA for Arctic Grayling Overwintering Habitat

Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge Releases Final 2023 Hunting Plan

a view of sunset from the top of a ridge across an arid landscape

Draft Compatibility Determination at Sevilleta Available

Two large white birds with spindly legs and black tips on their wings coming in for a landing in a wetland

Endangered Species Act

2023 Wintering Whooping Crane Count

National Elk Refuge Seeks Input for Public Meeting Locations

Set of antlers in field with distant snowy mountains

For Parents and Educators

2023 Elk Antler Auction a Success

Land Management

Public comment open for aerial herbicide application at select refuges

Wildlife Management

More Than $146 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges

Land Management

Shed Antler Collection Begins May 1 in Teton County

A woman playing guitar next to a lake

Wildlife Wonders

Kodiak Refuge Inspires New Music

Drawing of a brown duck with a green patch above its eye sitting in greenish water.

For Parents and Educators

Fremont student wins California’s Digital Junior Duck Stamp Contest

Necedah National Wildlife Refuge firefighters assist local community

Minnesota Valley NWR - Confluence Gallery

Left, Joe Lester Chesser and his grandson Andrew stand in front of the old Homestead site that is now part of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Joe, 89, grew up there and left when the refuge took over in 1971. Today Andrew works for the American Conservation Experience taking care of 120 canoe trails in the refuge.

History and Culture

Explore a Family Legacy: Journey Through Chesser Island in the Okefenokee Swamp

2024-2025 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Proposed Rule

For Parents and Educators

State and Refuge Partners Host Hunter Education Course For the First Time

Youth pose with a fish and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff at the 2024 Cops and Bobbers Fishing Program

Building Connections Through Fishing

A small yellow helicopter with a crew member looking out soars above rocky mountains in Wyoming.

Emergency Management

Taking Flight to Fight Wildland Fire

A man with white hair and beard and wearing a Hawai'ian shirt signs a book at the counter of a visitor center store.

History and Culture

37th Annual Summer Lecture Series

For Parents and Educators

Brushing Fear Aside with a Paintbrush

Refuge Employee talks to a group about wild turkey hunting

Yelping, Clucking and Calling: Finding your Passion in the Field

Engineering Equipment Operator Robert Luna Receives 2024 Refuge Employee of the Year Award

Women Veterans Day Trailblazing Celebration at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge

Laysan albatross flying above Kahuku Golf Course

Migratory Species

Bird-Friendly Golf Courses