News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

2022 - Highlights from the Asheville Field Office

Sacramento River NWR - Hunting

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services invites the public to participate in the “Refuge at Ritidian” photo contest at the Guam National Wildlife Refuge – Ritidian Unit.

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Monument

Nick George, State Coordinator for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish & Wildlife program in Washington, has been recognized by the Thurston Conservation District as the 2022 “Partner of the Year.”

2022 - Highlights from the Asheville Field Office

Four Everglades Plants Proposed Critical Habitat

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to designate critical habitat, essential for the survival of four imperiled plants that only grow in the Florida Keys in Monroe and Miami-Dade counties.

Who doesn’t love antlers? National wildlife refuges are home to many thousands of antlered animals from Wyoming to California to Alaska, from Washington state to the Rockies, from the upper Midwest to northern New Engla

Even if you don’t have much interest in seeing wildlife, national wildlife refuges are great places to reconnect with the natural world.

A few years ago on the Fourth of July, Cea Dempsey of Tacoma, Washington, tweeted that nearby Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge along I-5 “is a perfect place to stop & stretch your legs.

The story that led to the creation of the teddy bear toy unfolded more than a century ago when President Theodore Roosevelt visited west-central Mississippi and northeastern Louisiana.

FAQ for Proposed Critical Habitat for 4 Florida Keys Plants

The phrase “fall foliage” is practically synonymous with the Northeast.A visit to a national wildlife refuge is a wonderful way for you and your family to connect with and enjoy nature as leaves turn from summer greens to autumn reds, yellows, pinks, purples and oranges.There are 72 national wildlife refuges in the U.S.