Mountain-Prairie Region
Mountain-Prairie Region

  • America's Great Outdoors:
    A Promise to Future Generations      Read More >>

  • Endangered Species Act Success Stories:
    Making Strides toward Recovery      Read More >>

  • Partners for Fish and Wildlife:
    Voluntary Habitat Restoration on Private Lands             Read More >>

  • Selecting Surrogate Species:
    Enabling Effective and Efficient Conservation             Read More >>

  • America's Great Outdoors:
    Grasslands of the Northern Plains     Read More >>

  • 2012 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest:
    September 28 and 29 in Ogden, Utah     Read More >>

  • Wyoming Gray Wolf Recovered:
    Service Returns Management Authority to State     Read More >>

  • Historic 77,000-Acre Conservation Easement Donation:
    Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area Established        Read More >>
The Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service consists of 8 states in the heart of the American West.
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Removal of obsolete Clifford Dam near Frederick, Maryland, last week. Credit: Conor Bell / USFWS

Fish Passage Program Restores Streams, Benefits People and Local Economies

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners across the nation worked together in 2011 to remove or bypass 158 dams, culverts and other structures, opening more than 2,180 miles of streams to native fish populations.

Bison with calf at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army / Rich Keen, DRPA Inc.

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Resumes Public Visitation

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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge has reopened for public visitation ahead of schedule following a brief closure to allow the U.S. Army to perform work around a former remedy project.

Children at play at the Outdoor Classroom at Creston NFH. Credit: USFWS

Creston National Fish Hatchery Receives Designation for Outdoor Classroom

Read More >>The Arbor Day and Dimensions Educational Research Foundations have given Creston NFH the coveted "Certified Nature Explore Classroom" designation.
Species Spotlight
Grizzly Bear
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Stamp out Extinction The Save Vanishing Species stamp is now available at post offices across the country and at Tigerstamp.com, giving you an easy way to help protect wild tigers, rhinos, elephants, great apes and marine turtles.

Peaks to Prairies
By contrasting stunning wildlife and landscape photography with compelling human interest stories, our Peaks to Prairies blog series highlights the profound impact the natural world has on us all. Through our conservation work, we and our partners seek to preserve a priceless piece of our American heritage.
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National wildlife refuges provide free and low-cost recreational opportunities for all age groups, year-round. From paddle trips to fishing to snowshoeing, refuge lands offer something for everyone. The great news? There's a refuge within an hour drive of most major cities, so find one near you today!
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The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with
Others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and
their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American People.
September 20, 2012
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