U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Helps Support Native American Graduate Students

Our National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) is uniquely focused on providing continuing education that develops skills, knowledge, and expertise needed to conserve America’s natural resources for future generations. It is the only training center of its kind. It is fitting, then, that a new agreement signed in January 2022 between…

From far-flung fishes to finned friends in your own backyard — Out of all the fish to talk about, why Pacific salmon? Salmon are so amazing. Rarely…

Considering an Often-Maligned Species — Crofton, Maryland is a non-descript, suburban community equidistantly located between Baltimore and Washington D.C. It’s also the epicenter of one of the biggest fish stories of the early twenty-first century. On a summer evening in 2002, while fishing in a small pond behind the local post office, an angler…

Cattle’s taste for non-native grasses helps vernal pools thrive This unlikely pair may never meet nose-to-nose, but California tiger salamanders can thank cattle for keeping their vernal pool habitats healthy. Vernal pools are small…

Five feet worth of forethought should save a mile of misery for Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. That’s the height from the ground that the North Carolina refuge’s visitor center has been raised. By lifting the building, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service effectively raised the odds that the center…

Celebrating the oft overlooked female ducks Birders and other nature lovers often delight to see ducks on their outdoor adventures. Their larger size relative to songbirds can make ducks a strong starting point for beginning bird watchers. Male ducks are frequently highlighted and photographed because their brightly colored and distinctively…

The amorous activities of our fishy friends are definitely diverse, so level up your next love convo with a sprinkling of fish facts. “I really prefer a partner who’s willing to move rocks with their mouth to build me a nest.” -Bluehead chub Receiving gifts. Bluehead chubs bring their mates the gift…

It’s hard to find someone who dislikes tortoises. Their occurrence in mythology spans continents, where they symbolize…

Every morning, ranchers across the country are up and moving before most of us have even had our morning coffee. To them, it’s more than a job. It’s a promise to protect and care for the land, a promise often passed down from generation to generation. Being stewards of our…