PROTECTING WILDLIFE
SUPPORTING REFUGES

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The National Wildlife Refuge Association is the only national organization dedicated solely to supporting the National Wildlife Refuge System.

The largest mosaic of public lands and waters in the world - the National Wildlife Refuge System—is threatened by changing habitats, funding challenges, and lack of awareness about its mission and purpose.

We work to protect these vitally important lands and waters but we cannot achieve our goals alone. We need your help.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Launches Review of the National Wildlife Refuge & Fish Hatchery Systems: What We Know and How to Engage
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Launches Review of the National Wildlife Refuge & Fish Hatchery Systems: What We Know and How to Engage

USFWS announced a review of the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System on December 16th, 2025. Here’s what the review will consider and how partners and individuals can share feedback.

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A Love Letter to the Refuge System’s Greatest Strength: You
A Love Letter to the Refuge System’s Greatest Strength: You

I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent government shutdown—and more importantly, about all of you.

This isn’t a typical thank-you message. It’s a love letter. A letter of deep gratitude and profound respect for every person who helped carry our national wildlife refuges through yet another incredibly difficult time.

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Reflections from Lower Klamath: Waters That Shaped Us, Futures We Must Protect
Reflections from Lower Klamath: Waters That Shaped Us, Futures We Must Protect

Mount Shasta, snow-covered, loomed in the background. Stretched out before me, marshlands sparkled, and hundreds of white-faced ibis, Wilson’s phalaropes, black-necked stilts, and long-billed dowitchers brought the landscape alive as they twirled, probed, and pranced in pursuit of breakfast. Hundreds (maybe a thousand) red-winged blackbirds winged overhead. The site? Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge that straddles the Oregon-California border.

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