Coast Guard reopens area around Seal Island

Marsh restoration is a major project

Pot being grown in national refuge in Minn.; arrest made

Invaders pushing out native Hawaiian birds

Collier refuge opens new trail Saturday

On January 18, 2009, this blog reported on efforts by the Friends of Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey to save a barn that was home to approximately 2,000 bats at the refuge. The barn was due to be demolished by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but the Friends wanted to secure [...]

The National Wildlife Refuge Association and almost 110 refuge Friends volunteer organizations across the country are urging the Senate to pass climate change legislation that would reduce greenhouse gasses and dedicate a portion of the future revenue collected to aid wildlife in adapting to climate change.
From the press release:

“Climate change represents the greatest threat to [...]

Effects of Arctic warming seen as widespread

Drought-plagued marshes still feeling Ike effects

Pacific Geese Skip Migration to Winter in Warming Alaska

Wildlife refuge agency eyes Rockland for visitor center

Volunteers lead effort to revitalize Point Platte Marsh

On September 11, 2001, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Manager Rich Guadagno was aboard hijacked United Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania, killing all aboard. Rich had just finished a visit with his family on the East Coast and was on his way back to Humboldt in California.
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [...]

The Department of Interior announced yesterday that the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved the expenditure of nearly $8 million in Federal Duck Stamp funds to add more than 4,000 wetland acres to seven units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. According to the DOI:

These acquisitions include:

Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area, Kern and Tulare Counties, California [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reporting that 50 Department of Interior sites have been selected for the “America the Beautiful” Quarters Program. According to the USFWS:

Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon National Parks will be the first sites commemorated in a new quarter-dollar program announced today by the U.S. Mint.
Starting in April [...]

Officials: Bossier Parish land swap with feds progressing

Refuge works to resolve fish-kill problem

Big changes coming to Back Bay Wildlife refuge

A new Dismal Swamp arises after last year’s wildfire

Tennessee solar farm project awaits federal approval

The Associated Press is reporting that a federal judge has blocked exploratory oil and gas drilling at Baca National Wildlife Refuge, which is close to the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado.
U.S. District Court Judge Walker Miller stated that environmental groups gave compelling evidence that drilling would cause harm to the refuge.
This blog [...]

Massive desert wildlife refuge effort nears OK

Plant City native named national wildlife refuge manager

Johnston Atoll plant cleanup finished

Adapting to a Changing Climate in the Southeast