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Snow geese at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in California. Credit: courtesy of Barbara Rich

Super Bird Fests at National Wildlife Refuges!

December 28, 2016

Looking for a special bird to add to your life list? Brand new to birding and just thrill to the sight of thousands of migrating birds? Bird festivals beckon you to national wildlife refuges throughout the year and from coast to coast. Many festivals coincide with spring or fall migration. Here are some great refuge bird festivals to catch in 2017. The National Wildlife Refuge System protects natural habitat for America's treasured wildlife species.
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"I am proud of our on-the-ground conservation actions for monarchs and other pollinators. It is catalyzing massive conservation effort across North America," says Service Director Dan Ashe. Credit: Eileen Hornbaker / USFWS

You might see curious river otters like these at Missouri’s Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, about 90 miles north of Kansas City, and at many other refuges. Credit: Kenny Bahr

A Most Wonderful Time of the Year

December 21, 2016

“You can’t get too much winter in the winter,” American poet Robert Frost wrote. That’s not true for everybody, we know, but if you enjoy clean, crisp air and the great outdoors, winter is a special time of year at national wildlife refuges in northern latitudes.
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"I am proud of our on-the-ground conservation actions for monarchs and other pollinators. It is catalyzing massive conservation effort across North America," says Service Director Dan Ashe. Credit: Eileen Hornbaker / USFWS

330,000 Acres Restored or Enhanced for Monarchs; Number Blows Past Goal

December 16, 2016

The numbers are in for 2016, and they're impressive. The Fish and Wildlife Service worked to restore and enhance more than 330,000 acres in 2016 for monarchs and other pollinators. That exceeds the goal the Department of Interior set for us of restoring or enhancing 320,000 acres of habitat by end of fiscal year 2017.
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330,000 Acres Restored or Enhanced for Monarchs; Number Blows Past Goal

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