I’m conflicted. Which keynote speaker from today’s morning plenary at the Conserving the Future Conference did I like best? National Geographic photographer Dewitt Jones provided truly inspiring words punctuated with the most beautiful images.   Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar took the stage and bravely took to task the U.S. House of Representatives budget, listing its [...]

I am in Madison, WI for the Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation conference and the atmosphere is getting more energized by the minute.  One reason for the excitement is the increasing number of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees, Friends of wildlife refuges and partner group representatives on flocking to the conference. There [...]

With the summer travel season kicking off this Memorial Day weekend, and gas prices hovering near $4 a gallon, it’s a good time to remember that our national wildlife refuges offer affordable, close-to-home recreation opportunities. Most American cities are just an hour’s drive from a refuge. And there are so many to choose from—553 of [...]

Expect to see a new, improved http://www.americawildlife.org.  Later next week, you’ll see an entirely new layout. More images, brighter colors, easier navigation and a clearer path to online engagement in the vision process for the Refuge System. Why a redesign? The changes are in response to valuable feedback from you, the user. When the website went live [...]