Abstract:  The Fish and Wildlife Service continues to discover that its greatest historical asset is its people.  A national retiree’s organization continues to pay dividends for the agency.

Everyone is either a retiree or a retiree-in-training. 

With that in mind the Fish and Wildlife Service’s heritage committee has made it a priority to recruit those who built the agency and to continue to use their skills and experience.
 
The Fish and Wildlife Service retirees group is a volunteer organization of retired employees who value highly the friendships developed during their working days and the respect developed for the Service in its world-leading role in conservation and management of the Nation’s natural resources.

By maintaining contact with current employees and the agency, retirees continue to promote the values and ideals developed during their careers by providing historical background and perspective to help frame the past and influence current decisions.  Retired colleagues form an important and vital link in the rich history and heritage of the Service -- a chain of conservation work that is unified by shared commitment to fish, wildlife, and plants.