With spring upon us, the Conserving the Future vision teams continue to work hard pumping out draft products!  The Interpretation …

You can hunt on a refuge?

That’s the response National Wild Turkey Federation Director of Education Christine Rolka heard …

The Urban Wildlife Refuge Initiative Implementation Team is looking for suggestions on a name designation for the National Wildlife Refuge …

This post is from the January/February issue of Refuge Update

Conserving the Future concepts are getting real.

As spring and …

Two words keep coming up as the nine Conserving the Future implementation teams plan for a new tomorrow: communications and …

The Community Partnerships Implementation Team is compiling a “handbook” to guide Fish and Wildlife Service staff in developing relationships with volunteers, Friends, and community partners.

The 2nd Progress Report for Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation, is now available.

One year ago today, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe told those who attended the historic Conserving the Future conference in Madison, WI, “People must be a key component in our conservation strategy.” Those words ring equally true today as nine implementation teams work toward fulfilling Conserving the Future’s 24 recommendations and the vision that will guide management of the Refuge System for the next decade.

Advancing implementation of the Conserving the Future vision, the Urban Wildlife Refuge Initiative implementation team is having three days of one-on-one meetings with a host of NGOs to learn about initiatives that already engage urban residents and identify possible collaborations that could introduce wildlife refuges to millions of people. The meetings are being held June 26-29.

Some National Wildlife Refuge Managers Say Seed Was Planted Early