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A biologists uses a fine paintbrush to sort through sand and holds a petri dish with tiny snails.

Endangered Species Act

Biologists Spring Into Action to Save Springsnails

Wildlife Wonders

Demystifying the Pacific Lamprey

Kids shooting archery at a blow up target

2023 Outdoor Adventure Day at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery

For Parents and Educators

An interpretive sign depicting Cripple Creek and its history, in front of the Chena River and fireweed stems.

Habitat Restoration

Natural flows return to Cripple Creek

Endangered Species Act

Marking 50 years of conservation successes in Michigan

Habitat Restoration

$36M Available for Fish Passage and River Restoration Projects

A group of people at tables working on a craft project.

For Parents and Educators

A Day in the Life of a Fish Biologist

Kids on the Clackamas

Migratory Species

Partners launch new Connecticut River Migratory Fish Restoration Cooperative

children participating in lawn fishing at the hatchery outdoor adventure

2023 Hatchery Outdoor Adventure: Fun for the Whole Family

Habitat Restoration

The largest dam removal in Pennsylvania

5th grade student shooting a boar at the 3D archery course at Inks Dam NFH.

For Parents and Educators

Archery Program Expands at National Fish Hatchery

Norfork National Fish Hatchery and Arkansas Game and Fish emplyees sifting through sand in search of mussels.

Endangered Species Act

Mussel Harvest Time for Norfork National Fish Hatchery

Mammoth Spring Fish Fest

Mammoth Spring Fish Fest

Little girl smiling with a fishing pole in front of a stream

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Hosts 2023 Reaching for Rainbows Special Needs Fishing Derby

A new culvert extends beneath a road in Wasila, AK, to improve fish passage for salmon.

Habitat Restoration

Helping Solve A Salmonid Mystery

Mitch Osborne leads a group around restored sections of Cripple Creek, July 2023

From Bush Planes to Arctic Dives, Mitch Osborne Has Served Alaska High and Low

Land Management

Landscape conservation, fish passage, and ecosystem restoration — Oh, my!

Two elderly men removing a hook from a fish

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Hosts 14th Annual Catch A Smile Senior Fishing Derby

FL Gar Captured at A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR

Fishes of the A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR Canals

Bill Tate, wildlife biologist for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service catches an Okaloosa darter in a stream on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Endangered Species Act

Okaloosa Darter Makes Epic Comeback: What's Next?

A group of people standing and sitting on the floor while listening to a presentation.

For Parents and Educators

A Shout Out to Hatchery Outreach

Spring River Crayfish

Wildlife Management

Norfork National Fish Hatchery Assists with Crayfish Sampling