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## What We Do

#### Our Projects and Initiatives

We serve the conservation community at large and the public through an array of projects and initiatives.

### Train Conservation Professionals

Provides training opportunities for the Service, DOI, and other Federal and non-federal partners in conservation policies and regulations, applied landscape conservation, climate science, leadership and management, partnerships and communications, and more.

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### Host Meetings and Events

NCTC is available as a venue for our conservation partners to host meetings and events.

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### Provide a Conservation Library

The USFWS Library serves the Fish and Wildlife Service community to support research, learning, and science excellence.

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### Manage the USFWS Museum and Archives

The USFWS Museum and Archives house films, photos, and documents chronicling the rich heritage of wildlife conservation. 

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## Latest Stories and Topics

Land ManagementPrescribed Fire to Improve Wildlife HabitatThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to conduct a prescribed burn at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in March or early April to improve wildlife habitat.Mar 21, 2024

Our PeopleFWS Scholar Kelly NailThe Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population falls to less than one hectare in the 2023-2024 overwintering season. These major dips in population make conservation work on monarch butterflies all the more important! Kelly Nail is the USFWS Library's latest FWS Scholar, she is a fish and wildlife...Mar 12, 2024

Migratory SpeciesThree Eggs in the NCTC Nest!THIS IS NOT A DRILL - We have eggs. We repeat...we have eggs.Mar 5, 2024

Get InvolvedDiscussion Questions for Tenacious Beasts This 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, 2024

Endangered Species ActRipples of HopeAt the bottom of rivers and streams, a rare animal helps keep the water clean.Dec 28, 2023

Get InvolvedDiscussion Questions for The Bald Eagle This fall, America’s Wild Read is back in session featuring a biography of our national bird, The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird by Jack E. Davis. Come join us on Thursday, November 16 at 3 PM EST for our online book discussion and share your thoughts and perspectives on a few...Oct 17, 2023

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