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Habitat Restoration

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Biologist Wins Natural Resources Conservation Service (WA) Annual Partner Award

Migratory Species

One bird too many

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Land Management

Agencies renew Nevada's commitment to shared stewardship

Honoring All Veterans and Battle of Midway Heroes

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Veteran protects Alaska's waters

Maintenance Action Team Restores Habitat at Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge

2024-2025 Station-Specific Hunting and Fishing Final Rule

"Conservation Found Me"

Pinkish-purple speckles cover a seed pod growing off the green stem of a Fish Slough milkvetch plant.

Wildlife Wonders

The Amazing Native Plants of the Great Basin

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Rediscover your nature at a national wildlife refuge

Bienvenido a la Semana Latina de la Conservación en Idaho: Welcome to Idaho Latino Conservation Week

Wildlife Wonders

Eagles Across America

Habitat Restoration

Moapa Valley Refuge announces proposal to remove invasive palms

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IRA-Funded Projects in Eastern North Carolina Announced

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Environmental Assessment for Beaver Dam Notching at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Forested Wetland on San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

National Wildlife Refuge System in Texas Grows by More Than 9,000 Acres

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IRA-Funded Projects in Four States

Land Management

Service Announces Final Updated Planning Policies for the National Wildlife Refuge System

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Land Management

Service Finalizes Land Protection Plans for Expanding Aransas and Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuges

Land Management

Expansion of 4 National Wildlife Refuges to Conserve Habitat, Protect Species, Support Recreation

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Antler Poaching Leads to Fine and Hunting Ban

Sandhill Cranes at Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Land Management

Service Finalizes Land Protection Plan for Expanding Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

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Land Management

Final Plan for Roanoke River NWR Expansion Available

National Elk Refuge Solicits Proposals for Guided Sleigh and Wagon Ride Interpretive Tours

Group photo of participants at a refuge planting event

Rediscover your nature at a national wildlife refuge

Wildlife Wonders

Eagles Across America

Bienvenido a la Semana Latina de la Conservación en Idaho: Welcome to Idaho Latino Conservation Week

11 Ways Wildlife Refuges Make Life Better

Wildlife Wonders

Wildlife Wonders

Bird Festival Planner

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Visiting a National Park? Try a National Wildlife Refuge, Too

Wildlife Wonders

Land Management

Wildlife Corridors

Wildlife Wonders

How Best to Enjoy a Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Management

Refuges to the Rescue

Habitat Restoration

Freshwater Mussels and Fish Moved to a New Home in the Donner und Blitzen River