America's Wildlife Refuges

America's Wildlife Refuges 🌿 Inspiring support for over 570 national wildlife refuges in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Brought to you by the Public Lands Alliance.

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is 2 million acres. That’s larger than the entire state of Delaware!🤯Go ahead a...
08/23/2026

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is 2 million acres. That’s larger than the entire state of Delaware!🤯

Go ahead and put it on the bucket list to see brown bears, trumpeter swans and loons in their iconic plumage. ✍️

These refuges exist because people decided natural habitats were worth protecting. You can become one of those people!

Donate at the link in the comments!

Hanging out in Philly this summer? Take a quick 20min detour from Independence Hall to check out America's very first ur...
08/19/2026

Hanging out in Philly this summer? Take a quick 20min detour from Independence Hall to check out America's very first urban National Wildlife Refuge!

🗺️200 acres of freshwater tidal marsh
🐦Hundreds of bird species
🌆And an amazing skyline view

Help ensure the National Wildlife Refuge System reaches its 250 birthday, too. Donate to protect natural wildlife habitats! Link in comments.

📸Tom Koerner | USFWS

💡Fun fact! Cape May, New Jersey is one of the best hawk watching spots in North America.Every day in the fall, thousands...
08/14/2026

💡Fun fact! Cape May, New Jersey is one of the best hawk watching spots in North America.

Every day in the fall, thousands of raptors like ospreys, cooper’s hawks, merlins, and sharp-shinned hawks funnel to the tip of the cape to create one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the continent!

Curious about the awesome wildlife moments happening near you? Find your local refuge! Link in comments.

📸 Joseph Marsden | Fort Zachary Taylor, Florida

Somewhere on a national wildlife refuge right now, a duckling is taking a lazy swim🐥It has no idea that the marsh it was...
08/10/2026

Somewhere on a national wildlife refuge right now, a duckling is taking a lazy swim🐥

It has no idea that the marsh it was born into has been protected by people for decades. It just knows the water is warm and its mother is close.

Across 570+ refuges, this is what summer looks like. And you can help keep it that way🌱

Donate today to help protect natural habitats! Link in comments.

📸 Ryan Hagerty | Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge

The whooping crane nearly vanished in the 1940s with only a lot of 21 individuals remaining at the time. Now every sprin...
08/05/2026

The whooping crane nearly vanished in the 1940s with only a lot of 21 individuals remaining at the time.

Now every spring OVER 500 of these rare giants make the journey between their nesting grounds in Canada and their wintering home along the Texas Gulf Coast, making pit stops in places like Aransas National Refuge along the way.

Want to catch an amazing wildlife moment in person? See what's happening at your local refuge!

Link in comments.

📸Klaus Nigge | USFWS

Virginia’s Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is home to 300+ bird species and 15 miles of trails through beach, dune...
07/25/2026

Virginia’s Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is home to 300+ bird species and 15 miles of trails through beach, dune, marsh, and maritime forest.

Translation: Make sure you AND your camera have a full battery when you visit🔋

Plan your trip to a refuge near you! You might even catch one of our next bird festival events 🦆

Link in comments!

📸Irene Hinke-Sacilotto | Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Fun fact! Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the ONLY international wildlife refuge in North America. It’s m...
07/21/2026

Fun fact! Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the ONLY international wildlife refuge in North America. It’s managed in partnership with Canada along a stretch of the Detroit River. 🇨🇦

🤝Because conserving wildlife habitats is a global effort.

You can help! Support wildlife conservation today at the link in comments.

📸Jake Bonello | Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Bird festival season is here 🙌 ✅Amazing species✅Good people✅Great outdoors And incredible memories!👉Never been birding b...
07/16/2026

Bird festival season is here 🙌

✅Amazing species
✅Good people
✅Great outdoors

And incredible memories!

👉Never been birding before? We’ve got you covered! Check out our site for our starter guide and get out there!

Link in comments 🔗

📸Larry A. Woodward | Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Let's be honest. You've seen the birding posts. You've liked the pics. You've thought: "I should really do something lik...
07/14/2026

Let's be honest. You've seen the birding posts. You've liked the pics. You've thought: "I should really do something like that someday."

🗣️Someday is NOW.

Just a free morning and a quick search for your nearest wildlife refuge are all you need to start your new favorite hobby! Check out binoculars and a field guide at a refuge visitor center.

Find your local refuge and see for yourself! Link in comments 🔗

📸Jake Bonello | Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer

The birds are back and national wildlife refuges across the country rolled out the welcome mat!Visit a national wildlife...
07/10/2026

The birds are back and national wildlife refuges across the country rolled out the welcome mat!

Visit a national wildlife refuge near you for a red carpet experience:

👉Guided walks
👉Expert naturalists
👉And front-row seats to some of the most jaw-dropping wildlife spectacles on the planet!

Like seeing with their sweeping bills and rusty-orange heads, wading the shallows like they own the place.

Your binoculars have been sitting in that closet long enough. Just saying🤷

Find your local refuge! Link in comments!

📸Sandra Uecker | Huron Wetland Management District

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