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 Our mission begins with the words, "Working with others." We invite you to join us in conserving wildlife and wild places for today and for generations to come.You can get involved by volunteering, partnering, sampling learning opportunities, taking part in education programs, and attending events. You can also comment on proposed rules and notices. Here’s how.VolunteeringFedEx employees, wearing matching blue shirts, reach to pass each other supplies while planting native flowers at the entrance of a new multi-use trail extension at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum in Philadelphia. Image DetailsTo search for volunteer jobs, type a position, location or other term.SearchCommon Volunteer OpportunitiesAsh Meadows NWR Visitor Center Host (2024 - 2025)Volunteers needed for the following 3-month commitments: September - November 2024, December 2024 - February 2025, and March - May 2025.Ash Meadows is the Galapagos of the Mojave DesertAsh Meadows National Wildlife Refuge [AMNWR] is an internationally recognized site for the conservation of 26...Volunteer OpportunityPahranagat NWR Maintenance Volunteer (2024 - 2025)Volunteers needed for the following 3 or 4 month commitment: December – February 2025, March - May 2025Share your love of wildlife and National Wildlife Refuges. Join us as a maintenance volunteer at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge.Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge is located in Alamo, Nevada...Volunteer OpportunityPahranagat NWR - Campground Host(s)Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge is a wetlands oasis on the northern edge of the Mojave Desert. Preserved for thousands of migratory birds, it is an important nesting ground for the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher. Campground hosts play an important role in informing the public of the...Volunteer OpportunityVolunteer OpportunitiesCareers and Internships USFWS Worker Recording SoundsImage DetailsAre you passionate about conservation, science, nature, plants and wildlife? A career with us might be just what you’re looking for. It might also be the ticket if you’re into law enforcement, information technology, maintenance, real estate, engineering, communication, cartography, finance, budgeting and more.Join us in advancing our mission of working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance, fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.Careers & InternshipsPartnering With FWSPartners for Fish and Wildlife Biologist Meeting with North Coast Land Conservancy Executive Director Katie Voelke in Seaside, OregonImage DetailsPartners are valuable allies to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and play a vital role in meeting the Service's conservation goals.Featured PartnersHere are just a few of our nationals partners. You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.Our PartnersLearning OpportunitiesSix boaters in personal flotation devices navigate a body of water with bare trees emerging from open waterImage DetailsWe offer many types of learning opportunities including formal and informal training. Some of the education we offer includes job training, career enhancement training, and education for environmental or technical professionals and students.Learning OpportunitiesEducation Programsan intern and a group of kids outdoors searching for bugs during an educational lessonImage DetailsThe Fish and Wildlife Service offers many great education programs.Young Explorer's ClubCalling all preschoolers! The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge hosts a monthly environmental education program geared specifically for 3- and 4-year old children. The programs are held the 1st Tuesday of each month, from 10 - 11 AM, and feature a different nature-related topic. Young Explorer's...Education ProgramAlbatross Bolus Education ProgramGive your student's a first hand experience by dissecting a bolus in your classroom! Learn about the effects of marine debris on sea birds. Request boluses for your class and use activity sheets, pictures, and videos to better inform the future generation of conservationists on the impacts of...Education ProgramNCTC Activities for On-Site ParticipantsWe offer activities to only participants who are staying on-site at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. Check out the list of activities below.Education ProgramView all education programsProposed Rules and Notices Open for CommentGreen and White Waterfowl Production Area sign with a wetland and prairie in the backgroundImage DetailsRulemaking is the policy-making process for agencies of the federal government. Each rule goes through a structured reviewing timeline, including a period for public comments. View policy open for public comment on regulations.gov.Regulations.govEventsA volunteer at the annual Winter Wildlife Field Day event welcomes guestsImage DetailsThe Fish and Wildlife Service hosts many public events at sites across the country.Jun292024Outdoor ActivityBirds of a Feather (Bird Walk)Join a Ranger for a bird identification walk at the Refuge! Learn bird calls, bird identification, and other avian facts. All skill levels welcome! Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from us. Photographers are welcome as well. The walks are at the Visitor Center on Waverly Road, 8:30 to 10:...Ohio River Islands National Wildlife RefugeRefuge Visitor Center and HeadquartersJun222024Outdoor ActivityBirds of a Feather (Bird Walk)Join a Ranger for a bird identification walk at the Refuge! Learn bird calls, bird identification, and other avian facts. All skill levels welcome! Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from us. Photographers are welcome as well. The walks are at the Visitor Center on Waverly Road, 8:30 to 10:...Ohio River Islands National Wildlife RefugeRefuge Visitor Center and HeadquartersJun152024Outdoor ActivityBirds of a Feather (Bird Walk)Join a Ranger for a bird identification walk at the Refuge! Learn bird calls, bird identification, and other avian facts. All skill levels welcome! Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from us. Photographers are welcome as well. The walks are at the Visitor Center on Waverly Road, 8:30 to 10:...Ohio River Islands National Wildlife RefugeRefuge Visitor Center and HeadquartersView All EventsGet Involved Stories a long fish in the weedsGet InvolvedDon’t Let It LooseWhat do you do if you see or catch an invasive fish? Don’t put it back in the water or even your live well. Invasive species don’t belong in our waterways and shouldn’t be returned or transported anywhere.Feb 26, 2024Poster for Winter 2024's Wild Read, Tenacious Beasts by Christopher J. Preston. Graphics: John Embrey/USFWS.Get InvolvedDiscussion Questions for Tenacious BeastsThis Winter, for America's Wild Read the USFWS Library is reading "Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals" by Christopher J. Preston. Come join us on Thursday, February 29 at 3 PM ET for our online book discussion and share your thoughts and perspectives on a...Jan 24, 2024Painting of a blue-winged tealGet InvolvedIdaho Junior Duck Stamp ProgramDo you love conservation and want to know how to help? Consider participating in the annual Junior Duck Stamp competition!Jan 5, 2024Photo of marbled godwits at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge.Get InvolvedWild WingsA selection of stories that highlight wildlife, conservation, education, and community activities at Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge.Dec 20, 2023A photo collage of three drawings of salmon with the text "Salmon for the future, Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Office K-12 Artwork Contest!Get InvolvedK-12 Art Contest!The Lower Snake River Compensation Plan annually releases 20 million salmon and steelhead smolts into the Lower Snake River for salmon for the future. Many of these young fish are transported in large semi-truck transportation tanks. The time has come to update the logos of these trucks and we need...Dec 12, 2023Drawing of a brown duck with a green patch above its eye sitting in greenish water.Get InvolvedWashington Junior Duck Stamp ProgramDo you love conservation and want to know how to help? Consider participating in the annual Junior Duck Stamp competition!Nov 22, 2023View All Stories
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