As another National Wildlife Refuge week winds to a close, it is time to recognize some of the favorite Refuges around the country.  Some are famous, and some are hidden gems, but all are wonderful testaments to America’s conservation heritage. See some of the favorites below – and get out to your favorite Refuge, whether it is tomorrow or any time of year, and celebrate these special places.  Or explore a new Refuge – many are within a 1-hour drive from a major metropolitan area.  Read more

On Feb. 19, the House Majority — on a virtual straight party-line vote — passed an extreme budget bill, or continuing resolution,that if accepted by the Senate, will terminate funding for dozens of critical environmental programs and harm some of the nation’s bedrock conservation laws. We need your help to stop these extreme cuts before they make it through the Senate. Region:  California Read more

Middle Fork of the Williams River in Cranberry Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. Photo by Duane Bowker.

This past Tuesday’s election delivered a message that is reverberating throughout the halls of Congress: Voters went to the polls and sent the message that partisanship and legislative gridlock are no way to manage the nation’s business. By delivering a divided Congress for the first time in 10 years, voters are not endorsing one party or the other — they are instead crying out for cooperation, compromise and a little common sense. Read more