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Asian Swamp Eel
Advancing Partnership with the Miccosukee Tribe
Sep 24, 2026
A group of people in brown holding a white “America 250” flag stand in front of a tan building with a red roof. Flags from USFWS, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Betsy Ross flag, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and the Bureau of Reclamation flag fly behind. US flag and fish pennant fly above
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Celebrating Salmon, Stewardship and 250 Years of Conservation
Sep 21, 2026
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Story of Service: From Chinook Helicopters to Chinook Salmon
Sep 18, 2026
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2026 Wounded Warrior Fishing Event at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery
Sep 10, 2026
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Makah National Fish Hatchery, Makah Indian Tribe Nurture Beauty
Sep 8, 2026
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Celebrating a Conservation Legacy
Sep 4, 2026
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Listing not warranted for the Chesapeake logperch
Sep 3, 2026
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Free Wilderness Day Camp 2026
Sep 2, 2026
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Standing Together for Tennessee's Waters
Aug 31, 2026
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Habitat Restoration
Big Changes Taking Root at Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery!
Aug 26, 2026
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Wildlife Management
A Season to Remember
Aug 18, 2026
Our SkillBridge employee, Ryan Luczkowiak
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SkillBridge: From Service to Stewardship
Aug 10, 2026

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Endangered Species Act
Listing not warranted for the Chesapeake logperch
Sep 3, 2026
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Recreation
Department of the Interior Announces Proposed Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities
May 26, 2026
Press Release
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$6.9 million awarded to partners for Chesapeake Bay watershed conservation
Feb 4, 2026
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Our Partners
$12.5 million awarded to partners for Delaware River watershed conservation
Feb 4, 2026
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Get Involved
Interior Expands Hunting and Fishing Access at Refuges and Hatcheries
Aug 27, 2025
$19 Million Awarded to States for Invasive Carp Management 
Aug 14, 2025
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Our People
New Leader Named for Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program in the Pacific Region
Jan 7, 2025
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Habitat Restoration
Salmon River Restoration for Chinook and Sockeye Recovery Efforts
Jul 11, 2024
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Iowa Topeka Shiner Partnership Named Recovery Champions
May 17, 2024
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Habitat Restoration
$7.5M More in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Support Salmon and Communities
Apr 25, 2024
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Habitat Restoration
$70M for Fish Passage Projects to Address Climate Resilience, Strengthen Local Economies
Apr 23, 2024
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Habitat Restoration
$3.85 million awarded for fish and wildlife restoration in the Great Lakes Basin
Mar 4, 2024

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Asian Swamp Eel
Advancing Partnership with the Miccosukee Tribe
Sep 24, 2026
A group of people in brown holding a white “America 250” flag stand in front of a tan building with a red roof. Flags from USFWS, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Betsy Ross flag, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and the Bureau of Reclamation flag fly behind. US flag and fish pennant fly above
History and Culture
Celebrating Salmon, Stewardship and 250 Years of Conservation
Sep 21, 2026
Addison Emerson holding an adult coho salmon at Quilcene National Fish Hatchery. Forklift, facility, and skyline in the background.
Our People
Story of Service: From Chinook Helicopters to Chinook Salmon
Sep 18, 2026
Group of fishermen holding stripers
Recreation
2026 Wounded Warrior Fishing Event at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery
Sep 10, 2026
6 people on hill holding 4 flags, fish pennant
History and Culture
Makah National Fish Hatchery, Makah Indian Tribe Nurture Beauty
Sep 8, 2026
Four people working together to capture tiny fish using a large net
Our Partners
Celebrating a Conservation Legacy
Sep 4, 2026
Wilderness Day Camp Archery
Recreation
Free Wilderness Day Camp 2026
Sep 2, 2026
Children learning to make flies
Get Involved
Standing Together for Tennessee's Waters
Aug 31, 2026
Two Men Cutting Down Old Trees and one hauling them off
Habitat Restoration
Big Changes Taking Root at Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery!
Aug 26, 2026
Juvenile coho salmon in a small fish tank with the Quilcene National Fish Hatchery facility in the background.
Wildlife Management
A Season to Remember
Aug 18, 2026
People hold FWS A250 banner at base of flagpole with US flag, FWS flag, fish pennant flying
History and Culture
Oklahoma's Only National Fish Hatchery Celebrates Freedom 250
Aug 10, 2026
Our SkillBridge employee, Ryan Luczkowiak
Our People
SkillBridge: From Service to Stewardship
Aug 10, 2026

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