Our mission begins with the words, "Working with others." We invite you to join us in conserving wildlife and wild places for today and for generations to come.

You can get involved by volunteering, partnering, sampling learning opportunities, taking part in education programs, and attending events. You can also comment on proposed rules and notices. Here’s how.

Volunteering

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Common Volunteer Opportunities

Duties/Experience: Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge is seeking 1-2 residential RV volunteers to focus primarily in our maintenance program- assisting with facilities management, repairs, heavy equipment operation, maintaining vehicles, assisting with habitat management, trail maintenance, and...
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1964 as mitigation for the straightening, channelization, and armoring of the banks of the Colorado River by the Bureau of Reclamation to prevent flooding. The purpose of the 18,444-acre refuge is to protect and recreate the marshes, backwaters,...
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is a large refuge and wilderness area located in the Sonoran Desert. Preserved for desert bighorn sheep, it is an important source population for re-establishment of desert bighorn sheep populations throughout the Southwest. RV Volunteers play an important role in...

Careers and Internships

Are you passionate about conservation, science, nature, plants and wildlife? A career with us might be just what you’re looking for. It might also be the ticket if you’re into law enforcement, information technology, maintenance, real estate, engineering, communication, cartography, finance, budgeting and more. 

Join us in advancing our mission of working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance, fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. 

Partnering With FWS

Partners are valuable allies to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and play a vital role in meeting the Service's conservation goals.

Featured Partners

Here are just a few of our nationals partners. You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.

Learning Opportunities

We offer many types of learning opportunities including formal and informal training. Some of the education we offer includes job training, career enhancement training, and education for environmental or technical professionals and students.

Education Programs

The Fish and Wildlife Service offers many great education programs.

Dissecting trout in the animal science class/Mountain Home
For the past 10 years Thomas Anderson (Trey) has been a guest speaker in the Animal Science Class at the Mountain Home High School. This includes kids in 10th-12th grades. Each time, he speaks to two classes with 15-20 kids per class. They discuss careers that involve the resources that are...
Young Explorers Club Flyer
Calling all preschoolers! The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge hosts a monthly environmental education program geared specifically for 3- and 4-year old children. The programs are held the 1st Tuesday of each month, from 10 - 11 AM, and feature a different nature-related topic. Young Explorer's...

Proposed Rules and Notices Open for Comment

Rulemaking is the policy-making process for agencies of the federal government. Each rule goes through a structured reviewing timeline, including a period for public comments. View policy open for public comment on regulations.gov.

Regulations.gov

Events

The Fish and Wildlife Service hosts many public events at sites across the country.

Open house
 

Hours 10 am - 4 pm each day.

Open Houses are free once you arrive at the Refuge island. However, visitors must arrange their own transportation. Shuttles are provided for a fee by tour companies in Cedar Key, or visitors can arrive by private boat. Visitors can walk up to the Light...

Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
Seahorse Key Cedar Keys Light Station
Outdoor Activity
 

Spring into an immersive story as you stroll along the pages of delightful tales of Spring's specialties such as birds, flowers, and wildlife. We invite you to stop by the hearth room and curl up to read some nature-based children's books after the walk.Date and Time:...

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Bloomington Education and Visitor Center

Join us for “Live from the Eagle’s Nest", our bi-weekly program during the 2025 bald eagle nesting season at the National Conservation Training Center. We’ll catch up on the latest nest action and answer your eagle questions. Teachers, students, and anyone interested in bald eagles are welcome...

National Conservation Training Center
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Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comment on Compatibility Determinations
Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge is seeking public review and comment on its Draft Compatibility Determinations on a variety of public uses.