Comments closed June 26
Defend the National Wildlife Refuge System
Fish and Wildlife Service · National Wildlife Refuge System, National Fish Hatchery System
- What
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to open or expand hunting and sport fishing on 111 federal field stations, including 14 wildlife refuges and 3 fish hatcheries that would allow these activities for the first time. The rule would create over 1,450 new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System for the 2026-2027 season. It affects hunters, anglers, and conservation advocates who manage or monitor wildlife populations on federal refuge and hatchery lands.
- Where
- National Wildlife Refuge System, National Fish Hatchery System
- How much
- We have no figure for this fight yet; the agency’s own words are under Case.
- Decided
- Comments closed June 26, 2026. No decision document is on file yet.Date from Federal Register ↗, read October 29, 2026.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur summary of the Federal Register 2026-10465 ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the notice names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchNo verified figure is on the record for this fight.
- DecidedJune 26, 2026, from Federal Register, the notice's DATES field (federalregister.gov API) ↗: “Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 pm eastern time on the closing date.”. Read October 29, 2026. The decision document is the one on file in PLAN’s record.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 9, 2026.
What the proposal said, and what the decision did
No figure from the proposal has been checked against the decision on this fight yet. What the record does hold is the issues ledger below.
No decision document is on PLAN’s record for this fight yet. When the agency’s decision lands, what it answered goes here.
Affects public lands
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to open or expand hunting and sport fishing on 111 federal field stations, including 14 wildlife refuges and 3 fish hatcheries that would allow these activities for the first time. The rule would create over 1,450 new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System for the 2026-2027 season. It affects hunters, anglers, and conservation advocates who manage or monitor wildlife populations on federal refuge and hatchery lands.
In the agency’s own words
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to open or expand hunting opportunities on 111 field stations, including 107 units of the National Wildlife Refuges System (Refuge System or NWRS) and 4 units of the National Fish Hatchery System (Hatchery System or NFHS). This includes opening hunting or sport fishing opportunities for the first time on 14 National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) and 3 National Fish Hatcheries (NFH). The proposed actions will open or expand more than 1,450 opportunities for hunting and fishing across the NWRS and NFHS. In accordance with Secretary's Order 3447 and Director's Order…
The groups on this fight
6 groups are in on this fight
In on this fight means a link on this decision itself: the group's own regulations.gov comment on it, or a case filed over it naming the group. Give straight to them; nothing routes through us.
- Center for Biological Diversity
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 29, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Coalition to Protect America's National Parks
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 24, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Defenders of Wildlife
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 25, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Oregon Natural Desert Association
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 29, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Rewilding Institute
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 29, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on June 29, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗
Every group above is on STAND for Public Lands, with its court record, its filings and who backs it.
Who signs it
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The ground
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In court on this ground
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Who holds the vote
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