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In Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson - 100th Anniversary
(May 27, 2007)
Bald Eagle Numbers Soaring
(May 14, 2007)
Arkansas Youth Wins the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition
(April 27, 2007)
New Report Shows Some Hunting and Fishing Recruitment and Retention Rates Stabilizing; Preliminary Results of 2006 National Survey Due in June
(April 3, 2007)
Diverse group of exceptional volunteers and employees honored by the National Wildlife Refuge Association and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
(March 28, 2007)
Saving South Florida's Rare Orchids (January 2007)
Digital Repository Available for Public Access (December 2006)
Geoffrey L. Haskett Named Assistant Director of the National Wildlife Refuge System (November 27, 2006)
Invasive Species . . . "Like a Catastrophic Wildfire in Slow Motion"
(November 2006)
Volunteers Donate More Than 1 Million Hours to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2005 (October 6, 2006)
Second DVD Tour of America's National Wildlife Refuges Now Available
Ordering Information
(October 5, 2005)
Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week – October 8-14, 2006 (October 3, 2006)
Handbook on Military Munitions and Explosives of Concern Published (UXO) (August 9, 2006) (3 MB PDF)
The Federal Register published on June 26 notices of availability for three policies implementing the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997. The policies are known as Mission and Goals and Refuge Purposes, Appropriate Uses, and Wildlife-Dependent Recreation. (June 26, 2006)
Secretary Kempthorne Announces Funding for Wetlands Projects, Additions to National Wildlife Refuges
(June 16, 2006)
Seven National Wildlife Refuge Trails Receive Special Designation (June 5, 2006)
Celebrating More than a Century of Achievement,
National Wildlife Refuge System Has Measurable Benefits for Wildlife (March 10, 2006)
Service Reopens Comment Period on Removing the Bald Eagle from the Endangered Species Act, Seeks Comment on Management Tools (February 13, 2006)
Weapons Transfer a Federal-State Success (February 9, 2006)
Thousands will Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week – October 9-15, 2005 (October, 2005)
Second DVD Tour of America's National Wildlife Refuges Now Available (October 5, 2005)
Ordering Information
Duck Stamp Contest Flies the Coop and Moves to Memphis (September, 2005) (14.5 KB PDF)
Northeast Refuges Reach Half-Million-Acre Milestone (June 9, 2005)
Columbian White-tailed Deer Habitat Is Restored (June 6, 2005)
Trails on 18 National Wildlife Refuges and Hatcheries Receive National Trail Recognition (June 3, 2005)
Ten Cabins on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska Can be Reserved by the Public (June, 2005)
The Recreation Fee Program (June, 2005)
Once-Thought Extinct Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Found on the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (May 2, 2005)
Interim Mosquito Management Guidance Approved (April, 2005)
Mosquito Memo (564
KB PDF)
Interim Guidance Document (159 KB MS Word)
Okefenokee NWR Highlights Wildland Fire Cooperation (March 29, 2005)
Recognizing Refuge Employees with Prestigious Honors (March 17, 2005)
NEW Video DVD of National Wildlife Refuges now available! (March, 2005)
"America's Wildest Places" – Volume 1
"Friends in Action Conference" Draws from 45 States (February, 2005)
Secretary Gale Norton lauded the achievements of the nation's Friends groups, calling them "essential partners as stewards of the refuges," as more than 250 Fish and Wildlife Service staff and Friends gathered during the "Friends in Action Conference" Feb. 4-7 in Washington, DC
Conference Wrap-Up
Stories from the Conference >>
View the videos:
Secretary Norton's Speech - Part 1 (375 KB .wmv)
Secretary Norton's Speech - Part 2 (1.5 MB .wmv)
Secretary Norton's Speech - Part 3 (1.2 MB .wmv)
Deputy Director Marshall Jones' Speech - Part 1 (1.6 MB .wmv)
Deputy Director Marshall Jones' Speech - Part 2 (1 MB .wmv)
Friends Conference 2005 – Overview
"Beauty Can Hide A Beast" – National Invasive Weed Awareness Week, February 27-March 4
(January 27, 2005)
Layson
Albatross Numbers Hold Steady at Midway Atoll NWR (January 21, 2005)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Provides Outdoor Opportunity for Hunters with Disabilities (January 4, 2005)
Mountain
Longleaf NWR, AL, to Open December 20 (December
10, 2004)
Wild
Things Captures National Honors (November
24, 2004)
First
Wild Condor Chick Takes Off (November
8, 2004)
Tour
southern California refuges >>
Parker
River Refuge Garners National Energy Award (November
1, 2004)
Honoring
the Refuge System in a Big Way
Bass Pro Shops MBNA Atlanta 500 NASCAR dedicates race to the National
Wildlife Refuge System. (October
31, 2004)
Refuge
System Honors Four For Outstanding Contributions (October
28, 2004)
Tensas
River Refuge Grows by 2,200 Acres (October
25, 2004)
Glacial
Ridge Refuge Joins System (October
12, 2004)
Preserves Tallgrass Prairie and Wetlands in Northwest Minnesota
The nation's 545th national wildlife refuge – Glacial Ridge Refuge
in northwest Minnesota – was officially created Oct. 12, culminating
four years of work.
Endangered
Laysan Ducks Find New Home on Midway Atoll Refuge (October 3, 2004)
"Conservation in Action" Theme Dominates National Wildlife Refuge Week — October 10-16 (September 30, 2004)
Refuge
Manager to Participate in Summer Olympics (July
26, 2004)
Public Review
of Tribal Funding Agreement Available (July 14, 2004)
The Service is making available for public review (as of July 14) a
draft annual funding agreement with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribes under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act, as amended by the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994. Read the
Federal
Register notice.
(Scroll down the
page, click on Fish & Wildlife Service, scroll down to Notices,
and click on the above subject).
Twin-Hulled
Canoe Hokule'a Takes Historic Voyage Through Hawaiian Islands NWR (July
7, 2004)
'Navigating Change,'
the Polynesian Voyaging Society's 2,400-mile mission, is the first time
in centuries that a Polynesian canoe cruised Hawaii's most leeward islands.
Southwest
Fire Manager Recognized for Leadership (July
7, 2004)
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Negotiate Draft Annual Funding Agreement for National Bison Range Complex
(July
6, 2004)
U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service Probes Pelican Exodus at Chase Lake National
Wildlife Refuge (June
10, 2004)
Shared
Priorities Emerge from Conservation in Action Summit (May
27, 2004)
Two
Captive-Born Red Wolf Pups Adopted By Wild Packs – 2002 Foster
Pup Produces Wild Litter (May
24, 2004)
Leadership
Development for the National Wildlife Refuge System (230 FW 7) Service
Manual Chapter is Now Online (April
22, 2004)
55
Years on the Job and Still Loving It – He Knows Every Rock (April
1, 2004)
The
Refuge Road to Freedom – Great Dismal Swamp Gets First Designation
(February
5, 2004)
"Wheelin'
" onto the Refuges – "Self-Esteem is Back" (December
11, 2003)
Voyage
to "Kure" Trains Camera's Eye On Refuges (July
6, 2003)
Bald
Eagle Refuge Draws Thousands (July
4, 2003)
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