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class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>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.</p><p>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.</p></div></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol--with-heading layout--twocol-section--50-50 bg-lhgrey container-children two-column-padded"><div class="container-fluid"><h2>Volunteering</h2><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content0f999a6e-2ce6-4dfd-992f-5498f0d936d9 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2021-08/FedEx-volunteer-day-at-John-Heinz-nwr-usfws.jpg?itok=Xt3KYwW9" width="600" height="450" alt="FedEx employees, wearing matching blue shirts, reach to pass each other supplies while planting native flowers at the entrance of a new multi-use trail extension at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum in Philadelphia. " class="img-responsive" /><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/fedex-employees-plant-flowers-john-heinz-refuge">Image Details</a></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content98a764c6-3fda-4792-956b-7f4cdb0f2b7e clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>To search for volunteer jobs, type a position, location or other term.</p></div></div></section><section class="fws-volunteer-find-form block block-fws-volunteer block-fws-volunteer-find-block clearfix" data-drupal-selector="fws-volunteer-find-form"><div class="block-container"><form action="/get-involved" method="post" id="fws-volunteer-find-form" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div class="form-item js-form-item form-type-textfield js-form-type-textfield form-item-search-text js-form-item-search-text form-no-label form-group"> <input placeholder="Trail Maintenance, Location, or Description" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-text" class="form-text form-control" type="text" id="edit-search-text" name="search_text" value="" size="60" maxlength="128" /></div><button data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" class="button js-form-submit form-submit btn-primary btn icon-before" type="submit" id="edit-submit" name="op" value="Search"><span class="icon glyphicon glyphicon-search" aria-hidden="true"></span>Search</button><input autocomplete="off" data-drupal-selector="form-wozhisbkicaw9xkc5za7xissxba2qgbrmsmywcbdbww" type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-woZhIsbKIcaW9Xkc5ZA7xissxbA2qGbrmsmyWCbdbww" /><input data-drupal-selector="edit-fws-volunteer-find-form" type="hidden" name="form_id" value="fws_volunteer_find_form" /></form></div></section><section class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockcommon-volunteer-opportunities-common-volunteer-opportunities clearfix"><div class="block-container"><h3 class="block-title">Common Volunteer Opportunities</h3><div class="form-group"><div class="view view-common-volunteer-opportunities view-id-common_volunteer_opportunities view-display-id-common_volunteer_opportunities js-view-dom-id-b92c11ef9a12756a6f74a9c9911fbd935f63aeb9d94e500e9e52db2465be8ec9"><div class="view-content"><div class="views-row"> <article class="volunteer-opportunity teaser clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/volunteer-opportunity/visitor-services-rv-volunteer" hreflang="en">Visitor Services (RV Volunteer)</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitybody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Located in northeastern North Dakota, White Horse Hill National Game Preserve (NGP) offers a unique blend of three habitats including woodlands, prairie, and wetlands. Visitors enjoy the opportunities to see bison, elk, and prairie dogs among numerous other species of mammals and birds that are...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Volunteer Opportunity</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="views-row"> <article class="volunteer-opportunity teaser clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/volunteer-opportunity/visitor-center-host-fall-2025" hreflang="en">Visitor Center Host - Fall 2025!</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitybody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">We have residential volunteer openings this Fall! Multiple volunteers needed for a 3-month commitment (September - November) at the wildlife refuges in Southern Nevada.Want to volunteer this fall? We've got a great opportunity for you! Come spend your days in the beautiful Mojave Desert of...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Volunteer Opportunity</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="views-row"> <article class="volunteer-opportunity teaser clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/volunteer-opportunity/horn-point-rv-host" hreflang="en">Horn Point RV Host</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitybody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Join the team at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia Beach, Virginia! Site hosts at the Horn Point Kayak/Canoe Launch site are an integral part of Visitor Services operations every April through October. The Horn Point Kayak Site includes a small, soft kayak launch, two small restrooms...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Volunteer Opportunity</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div><div class="view-footer"><p><a href="/volunteer-opportunity/search" class="btn btn-primary">Volunteer Opportunities</a></p></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></div><div class="layout layout--onecol--with-heading container-children two-column-padded layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><h2>Careers and Internships</h2> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-contentdb516c35-37d1-469d-b6f5-0e59b8bbae84 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blockblock-contentblock-with-image-and-textfield-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2022-03/MeganReed-WildlifeRefugeSpecialist-RecordingAMSounds-IroquoisRefuge-NY-USFWS.jpeg?itok=YloVyb9A" width="600" height="262" alt="USFWS Worker Recording Sounds" class="img-responsive" /><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/megan-reed-wildlife-refuge-specialist-recording-am-sounds-iroquois-refuge">Image Details</a></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blockblock-contentblock-with-image-and-textbody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>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. </p><p>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. </p></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blockblock-contentblock-with-image-and-textfield-call-to-action clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/careers">Careers & Internships</a></div></div></section></div></div></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol--with-heading layout--twocol-section--50-50 container-children partnering-with-fws two-column-padded"><div class="container-fluid"><h2>Partnering With FWS</h2><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-contentdd300de3-8fc8-4039-8cd9-650f6d307119 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2021-12/amyhorstman_oregon.jpg?itok=HJZ4AkNg" width="600" height="400" alt="Partners for Fish and Wildlife Biologist Meeting with North Coast Land Conservancy Executive Director Katie Voelke in Seaside, Oregon" class="img-responsive" /><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/partners-fish-and-wildlife-biologist-meeting-north-coast-land-conservancy-executive-director">Image Details</a></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content48425676-b985-4acc-b786-4db301a22737 block-paragraphs-block clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-sections field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--simple-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><div class="field field--name-field-pg-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Partners are valuable allies to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and play a vital role in meeting the Service's conservation goals.</p><h3>Featured Partners</h3><p>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.</p></div></div></div><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--partner paragraph--view-mode--default"><div class="field field--name-field-partner-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item"> <article class="partner image-only clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="field field--name-field-logo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/partner/university-delaware" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2020-08/University_of_Delaware_wordmark.png?itok=SUuNcp8R" width="220" height="93" alt="University of Delaware Logo" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></article></div><div class="field--item"> <article class="partner image-only clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="field field--name-field-logo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/partner/national-wild-turkey-federation" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-01/national-wild-turkey-federation.PNG?itok=6m2hSd3M" width="161" height="58" alt="National Wild Turkey Federation Logo" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></article></div><div class="field--item"> <article class="partner image-only clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="field field--name-field-logo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/partner/defenders-wildlife" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2020-08/DOW-color-logo_twitter_400x400.jpg?itok=FoRN7apb" width="220" height="220" alt="Defenders of Wildlife Logo" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></article></div><div class="field--item"> <article class="partner image-only clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="field field--name-field-logo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/partner/forest-preserve-district-dupage-county" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2020-08/fpddc_logo.jpg?itok=wpc1mI8e" width="199" height="220" alt="Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Logo" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></article></div><div class="field--item"> <article class="partner image-only clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="field field--name-field-logo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/partner/texas-state-university" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2020-08/texas_state_university.png?itok=lOmMNSrS" width="220" height="201" alt="Texas State University Logo" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></article></div><div class="field--item"> <article class="partner image-only clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="field field--name-field-logo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/partner/national-audubon-society" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2020-08/audubon_logo.gif?itok=uuUyt2pR" width="220" height="65" alt="National Audubon Society Logo" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></article></div></div></div></div><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--simple-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><div class="field field--name-field-pg-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p><a class="btn-primary" data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f29ba566-c730-4596-9dab-3b786415dacd" href="/partner" title="Partnerships">Our Partners</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></div><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol--with-heading layout--twocol-section--50-50 bg-lhgrey container-children two-column-padded"><div class="container-fluid"><h2>Learning Opportunities</h2><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content5402cab2-994d-4871-a07a-2a2db7cc4bd8 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2020-09/canoe-on-the-great-dismal-swamp-national-wildlife-refuge-along-the-virginia-north-carolina-border.jpg?itok=t8MlA2io" width="600" height="450" alt="Six boaters in personal flotation devices navigate a body of water with bare trees emerging from open water" class="img-responsive" /><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/canoeing-great-dismal-swamp-national-wildlife-refuge">Image Details</a></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-contentbe9a103b-565f-4970-ac43-d155d4dc1474 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="block-image-and-text-medium"><div class="block-deck"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>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.</p></div><div class="field field--name-field-call-to-action field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/program/national-conservation-training-center">Learning Opportunities</a></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></div><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol--with-heading layout--twocol-section--50-50 container-children two-column-padded"><div class="container-fluid"><h2>Education Programs</h2><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content15b0a14d-a7e2-4c70-8e04-510e1682e804 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2022-01/Playcorps%20bug%20search_Providence_USFWS.JPG?itok=NorA1V-5" width="600" height="399" alt="an intern and a group of kids outdoors searching for bugs during an educational lesson" class="img-responsive" /><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/playcorps-bug-search-providence">Image Details</a></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockeducation-programs-teasers-teasers clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="form-group"><div class="view view-education-programs-teasers view-id-education_programs_teasers view-display-id-teasers js-view-dom-id-f1a0f11d65a23812a73fe2f3e7b7aa6c879d9452f466e4b316d7f3a02a8d1e94"><div class="view-header"><p>The Fish and Wildlife Service offers many great education programs.</p></div><div class="view-content"><div class="views-row"><article class="education-program teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/education-programs/managing-forests-habitat-changing-world-panel-discussion-webinar-series" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/banner_images/2022-07/Kirtland%27s%201.vincecavalieri.2.usfws_.jpg?h=52144474&itok=e9Sx4fKD" width="130" height="130" alt="Kirtland's warbler perched in a tree" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programtitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/education-programs/managing-forests-habitat-changing-world-panel-discussion-webinar-series" hreflang="en">Managing Forests as Habitat in a Changing World: A Panel Discussion Webinar Series</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programfield-plaintext-description clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-plaintext-description field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">These interactive panel discussions connect land managers, researchers, and practitioners spanning diverse geographies and ownerships to explore managing and stewarding forest habitats amid social and ecological changes.</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programtype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Education Program</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="views-row"><article class="education-program teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/education-programs/r4-norfork-nfh-animal-science-class" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/images/2025-02/animal-science-class-mh.jpg?h=64400441&itok=pe6VDS4T" width="130" height="130" alt="Dissecting trout in the animal science class/Mountain Home" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programtitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/education-programs/r4-norfork-nfh-animal-science-class" hreflang="en">R4-Norfork NFH-Animal Science Class</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programfield-plaintext-description clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-plaintext-description field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">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...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programtype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Education Program</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="views-row"><article class="education-program teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/education-programs/turnbull-nwr-environmental-education-program" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2023-08/Tennessee%20NWR_%20WODU%20wing_stacey%20hayden.JPG?h=fdd76893&itok=1yw4Go9l" width="130" height="130" alt="Man extends wood duck wing" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programtitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/education-programs/turnbull-nwr-environmental-education-program" hreflang="en">Turnbull NWR Environmental Education Program</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programfield-plaintext-description clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-plaintext-description field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">Learn more about your local national wildlife refuge!</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeducation-programtype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Education Program</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div><div class="view-footer"> <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/education-programs">View all education programs</a></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></div><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol--with-heading layout--twocol-section--50-50 bg-lhgrey container-children two-column-padded"><div class="container-fluid"><h2>Proposed Rules and Notices Open for Comment</h2><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content04eefd7f-651b-4ff6-aaa1-27f94a74e142 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2021-10/waterfowl-production-area-wpa-2-sign-kulm-wmd-baltzer-usfws.jpg?itok=3szwMIUQ" width="600" height="450" alt="Green and White Waterfowl Production Area sign with a wetland and prairie in the background" class="img-responsive" /><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/waterfowl-production-area-sign-baltzer">Image Details</a></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content499cb0f5-ecc1-483e-9d05-36818ea05ff3 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>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.</p><p><a class="btn-primary" href="https://www.regulations.gov/search?agencyIds=FWS&commentEndDateFrom=2022-03-08&commentEndDateTo=2022-06-05">Regulations.gov</a></p></div></div></section></div></div></div><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol--with-heading layout--twocol-section--50-50 container-children two-column-padded"><div class="container-fluid"><h2>Events</h2><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content50f08a37-3c4d-4de4-a074-922461115813 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600/public/2021-12/IMG_2196.JPG?itok=hxrxf9rT" width="600" height="450" alt="A volunteer at the annual Winter Wildlife Field Day event welcomes guests" class="img-responsive" /><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/wvnwrcvolunteer-wwfdusfwsjpg">Image Details</a></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockevents-event-teasers clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="form-group"><div class="view view-events view-id-events view-display-id-event_teasers js-view-dom-id-3063deb4cb313858e4d75844c62814a26501094af7c9ae8f5f7d13f7d48da825"><div class="view-header"><p>The Fish and Wildlife Service hosts many public events at sites across the country.</p></div><div class="view-content"><div class="views-row"><article class="event teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeventfield-event-date-and-time clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-event-date-and-time field--type-daterange-tz field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="date-thumbnail form-group"><div aria-hidden="true" class="thumbnail-month">Apr</div><time datetime="2025-04-09T13:00:00Z" class="thumbnail-day">9</time><div aria-hidden="true" class="thumbnail-year">2025</div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeventfield-event-category clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-event-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="taxonomy-term icon_with_term_name event_category icon-with-term-name"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block 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block-field-blocknodeeventbody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"> <p>Join refuge staff and partners on a FREE bird identification walk through the floodplain forest! We often see many birds close by and our pace will be more of a “crawl”!</p><p>Please leave pets at home. We'll have some binoculars for folks to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis....</p></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeventfield-facility-reference clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-facility-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item">Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge</div></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeventfield-event-location-name clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-event-location-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Brice Prairie Conservation Association Clubhouse</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="views-row"><article class="event teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeventfield-event-date-and-time clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-event-date-and-time field--type-daterange-tz field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="date-thumbnail form-group"><div aria-hidden="true" class="thumbnail-month">Apr</div><time datetime="2025-04-09T17:00:00Z" class="thumbnail-day">9</time><div aria-hidden="true" class="thumbnail-year">2025</div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeventtitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/event/puddle-stompers-april" hreflang="en">Puddle Stompers - April</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeeventbody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Become a Puddle Stomper at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge and learn all about HUMMINGBIRDS! This program is designed for kids ages 2-5 years old. Join us for story time, nature crafts, and a short walk on our trail. Rain coat and boots available to borrow for kids. 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