Type of Place
National Wildlife Refuges
National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) are lands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect habitat for wildlife. There are over 560 NWRs across America providing habitat for more than 700 bird species, 220 species of mammals, 250 reptile and amphibian species, and over 1,000 fish species. Of those, more than 380 are threatened or endangered. These NWRs are part of a larger system, which serves as both a habitat network and a nature experience for the people visiting these places. We work closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to identify, protect, and expand these key areas so that the NWR system, and the species it supports, can continue to thrive.
Projects
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is often referred to as the “Everglades of the North.” Located in the Chesapeake Bay region,...
Blair's Wharf
Completing The James River National Wildlife Refuge
For more than 25 years, the Fund has worked with partners to fulfill their conservation...
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Situated at 3,200 feet above sea level, Canaan Valley is the highest valley of its size east of the...
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
Every summer, millions of tourists descend upon southern New Jersey’s Cape May peninsula for a bit of rest and...
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
In 2012, we helped the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expand the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge by nearly 270...
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge protects more than 47,000 acres of southern New Jersey coastal salt-marsh and...
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Internationally recognized for the importance of its wetlands, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, at the tip of the Alaskan peninsula,...
John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
Located on the shores of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, the John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge was established...
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Located deep in the Rio Grande Valley at the southeastern tip of Texas along the Rio Grande River and...
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Established in 1996, the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is the newest of four refuges that make...
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
Our passion for conservation means we’re dedicated to saving land—no matter how complex the project. That’s why, over the...
Strategic Conservation Plan: Blackwater 2100
The vast tidal marshes of the Chesapeake Bay region are an ecological treasure. Nowhere in the Bay are these...
