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My father was an artist so I developed an interest at an early age but never did anything with it until after my children were born.


This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will join local tribes, government officials and other interested organizations to review new survey data on the Clear Lake hitch and discuss ways to improve population numbers.



Three employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Region have been inducted into the Northwest Fish Culture Conference Hall of Fame, including the first woman ever inducted.


The National Fish Habitat Partnership Board is welcoming nominations from organizations or individuals whose work and interests include fisheries and aquatic habitat conservation to fill vacant seats or seats with expired terms on the Board.


The Central Grasslands Roadmap (CGR) partnership is proud to introduce the Central Grasslands Assessment Map. Over the last three years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has teamed up with this diverse community of partners from Indigenous Nations, Canada, Mexico, and the United States to think strategically about how to help change the trajectory of our grasslands from degraded and fragmented to thriving, productive lands for people and wildlife.


As a kid, do you remember catching frogs in a small stream or pond? Maybe it was in your back yard or on a camping trip.


Named after an 1800's naturalist, William Cooper, the Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) can have a wingspan of up to 36", a little smaller than other common hawks.


It can sometimes be tough being the little guy.


Every June, Lou Perrotti packs his bags for Nantucket, a small island off the coast of Massachusetts known as a summer beach destination.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Military Construction team took home the Gold for the American Concrete Pavement Association’s Military Airports award category during a ceremony in Nashville, Tn., Dec. 1, 2022, for the Pope Army Airfield runway reconstruction project that was completed within 120 days at Fort Bragg, N.C.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the "2014 Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Study" for a 30-day public review.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the "2014 Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Study" for a 30-day public review.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will increase releases from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary from the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79) at a seven-day average pulse release of 2,000 cubic feet per second beginning Saturday, Dec. 3. No lake releases are currently planned for the St. Lucie Estuary.


After four months of data collection, the Engineer Research and Development Center completed the study for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, gathering enough facts to provide Tybee Island, Ga., beachgoers with six options to avoid harm from waves the large container ships produce when traveling to and from the port.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District has signed a feasibility cost sharing agreement with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to initiate a new study for the Delaware Inland Bays.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $18.54 million construction contract October 31 to Cox Construction of Vista to renovate a dormitory at Travis Air Force Base, California.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a workshop on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, between 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Twin Valley High School in Pilgrim’s Knob, Va.


Flow support for the 2022 Missouri River navigation season ended Nov. 21 as releases were reduced toward winter rates at Gavins Point Dam.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers values your partnership and is seeking public input on proposed updates to the federal regulation 33 CFR 203.