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Look here for the latest information on the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to delist wetland plant

Five archers line up to shoot targets at the Arizona Cup.

Path to the Olympic Games Goes Through Service Supported Archery Range

The orange arm of a construction excavator reaches into a river to break apart a dam

Habitat Restoration

Of herring and humans

A Blanding's turtle crossing the road

Endangered Species Act

States and Territories Receive $7.4 Million in Competitive Grants to Conserve Vulnerable Wildlife

Jewels of the Forest

Biologists on a small boat remove common eider hen from mist net.

Wildlife Management

A Reflection on My First Time in the Field

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed Federal Land Disposal and Replacement of Hydro #2 Game Production Area, in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Service Provides Over $2.3 Million to Benefit Recreational Boaters in California and Nevada

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

Boating Infrastructure Grants Support MEGADOCK, Boating Community, and Waterfront Access

A young girl and her mother laugh as they enjoy fishing on a boat in the middle of a lake in the summer.

How Boating and Fishing Manufacturers Support Conservation and Recreation

Collared fisher is released into a snowy forest.

Wildlife Management

Fisher Restoration, Management, and Research Supported Through Wildlife Restoration Funds

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed development of the South Dakota Shooting Sports Complex near Rapid City, South Dakota

More than $1.6 million to Northeast states from Competitive State Wildlife Grants

Wildlife Management

$7.6 Million in Grants to Support Imperiled Species

States Receive $56 Million to Advance Conservation Efforts and Protect Vulnerable Wildlife

20 States to Share More Than $18 Million in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants for Boating Infrastructure

Proposed shooting range in Rapid City, South Dakota

Grant Provides for Recreational Boaters, Local Waterways and Communities in Utah

FWS Seeks Comments on Proposed Shooting Range in Watertown, South Dakota

$5.5 Million for State Wildlife Conservation Projects in Mountain-Prairie Region

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

Boating Infrastructure Grants Support MEGADOCK, Boating Community, and Waterfront Access

A young girl and her mother laugh as they enjoy fishing on a boat in the middle of a lake in the summer.

How Boating and Fishing Manufacturers Support Conservation and Recreation

Collared fisher is released into a snowy forest.

Wildlife Management

Fisher Restoration, Management, and Research Supported Through Wildlife Restoration Funds

The life and work of Ruth Utzurrum

Shelter from the Storm

three women wearing orange stand together with long guns

Women need nature, and nature needs them!

Fishing in a river at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

ADFG to receive $61 million from excise taxes generated through purchase of hunting and fishing equipment by user-payers

Proactive conservation supports species at risk

Five deer use wildlife overpass to cross highway 21 in Idaho.

Idaho’s New Wildlife Overpass Improves Public Safety and Wildlife Migration

Two hunters with backpacks and firearms walk through Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

History and Culture

New Month, New Name, Same Unwavering Purpose

Endangered Species Act

Protected spaces give bog turtles a reason to come out of their shell