The Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest is the culmination of the Junior Duck Stamp educational program. After studying waterfowl anatomy and habitat, students then use their knowledge to draw, paint or sketch a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species.
Students from around the United States submit drawings to their state, territory or district competition. [...]

On Monday, the Miami Herald ran a story about the retirement of Jim Burkhart — a man who has been the refuge ranger at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia/Florida for 31 years. From the Herald:

Burkhart, 64, was hired as the supervisory visitor services specialist in 1978 after a year as an outdoor recreation planner [...]

If you’re considering an end-of-year donation and you’re looking for a worthy beneficiary, consider the National Wildlife Refuge Assocation, which is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving American wildlife through the invigoration, strengthening and expansion of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
To accomplish their mission, NWRA focuses on three principle areas: public policy advocacy, [...]

Beach parking to be reconstructed

Groups ready to sue over panther

Wetlands restored at refuge gateway

Christmas Bird Count: Fine Feathered Friends

Wildlife drama plays out on pristine Panhandle island

Nature trails will spruce up wildlife refuge

Carolina Towns and Trails: Pea Island NWR

If you’re wondering how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has benefited the nation’s national wildlife refuges, be sure to visit the ARRA page for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which offers a map and various press releases highlighting the many refuges that have received funding for various projects.
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I’m posting “Photo Friday” a day early to say I hope all our readers, as well as the volunteers, supporters and staff in the National Wildlife Refuge System, have a wonderful and safe holiday season!

The World Wide Web has served as a wonderful tool for promoting the value and beauty of national wildlife refuges, and one of the most useful ways it has contributed to the cause of conservation is through online photography. Online galleries, slideshows and photo blogs not only promote the diversity and richness of refuges, they [...]

The Journal Tribune in Maine recently reported on an important effort by The Public Land Trust, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, the Friends of Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to raise money to purchase Timber Point — a valuable piece of coastal property that [...]

Suit Filed to Protect Rare Ecosystem in Virginia

Eagles return to find nest destroyed by storm

Children are key to preserving wildlife

Great Swamp almost became giant airport

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge gets federal help

Stimulus money allocated to wildlife refuges upkeep

Rare woodpecker making comeback

Presence of river otters signals an ecological recovery

San Luis refuge plan takes flight

As this blog previously reported, sometime between Saturday, November 28, and Tuesday, December 1, the most successful breeding whooping crane in the wild was shot and killed near Cayuga, Indiana. The original reward for information that could lead to an arrest has now increased as the Defenders of Wildlife, a national non-profit conservation organization, and [...]

St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge is in Franklin County, Florida, and is an undeveloped barrier island just offshore from the mouth of the Apalachicola River in the Gulf of Mexico. The island is a haven for endangered and threatened species, including bald eagles, sea turtles, indigo snakes, gopher tortoises, and wood storks. In addition, the [...]

Last successful breeding Whooping Crane shot and killed

Wildlife Drive in Santee refuge reopens after 5-month closure

Sandhill cranes put on a show at New Mexico refuge

Influential Friend: Secretary Salazar Visits Pelican Island NWR

Groups reach out to help feed hungry dogs in Yukon River villages

Stimulus funds help whooping cranes at Chassahowitzka NWR