By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Robins and cedar waxwings love hawthorn berries. The glossy, scarlet berries emerge in the fall and hang out through the winter, providing nutrition to songbirds after the summer berry season has passed. When the berries…

By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, and Roberta Swift, seabird coordinator, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. — By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, and Roberta Swift, seabird coordinator, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Roberta Swift has the perfect name for working with birds. As the Pacific Region’s seabird coordinator in the Migratory Birds program, she gets to help conserve seabirds everywhere from Midway…

By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

By Juliette Fernandez, refuge manager at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex. — By Juliette Fernandez, refuge manager at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex. As we walked down the sidewalk in front of our house I picked up a pinecone and handed it to my 4-year old son. “Look,” I said, “Douglas is waving at you from inside this pinecone!” My son looked…

By Brent Lawrence, public affairs officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Region. — By Brent Lawrence, public affairs officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Region. Kristin Bates thought she knew what the future would bring when she started working at Makah National Fish Hatchery in December 2019. As the hatchery’s new project leader, Bates expected they would do what they’ve…

By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. — By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Light pollution: That hazy, yellow fog that hangs over cities and towns, obscuring our views and preventing us from seeing our favorite constellations. It’s annoying, sure, but can it really be dangerous? Yes. Light pollution…

By Amanda Smith, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — By Amanda Smith, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Blogger’s note: People power conservation and this series is to shine a spotlight on some of the folks working hard to protect the nature of America. Tara Callaway is the recovery coordinator for Washington Ecological…

Indigenous Traditional Ecological and Cultural Knowledge Helps Reshape a Community — By Dana Bivens, a Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Service’s Portland/Vancouver Urban Refuge Program works with partners to support the community in nature and conservation education, increase access to the outdoors, and provide recreational opportunities. Judy Bluehorse Skelton is one of those partners. …

A Video Highlighting the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Idaho — A Video Highlighting the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Idaho Wendy Pratt, an eastern Idaho rancher, inspects her rangeland. Photo credit: Hannah Nikonow/Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV)