John Marvin of Sierra Vista, Arizona caught the first Gila trout in Arizona just moments after the native fish were stocked in Frye Mesa Reservoir in the Pinaleno Mountains on Feb. 23, 2010. Marvin, a member of the San Pedro Fly Casters...
Arizona Game and Fish Department Fish Specialist Jason Kline releases native Gila trout into Frye Mesa Reservoir in the Pinaleno Mountains on Feb. 23, 2010. The project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, created the first Gila...
A Papillon helicopter carries a 55-gallon drum of native Gila trout up to Frye Creek on Feb. 23, 2011 in the Pinalenos Mountains of Arizona where the fish will be stocked. The project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, created...
Long-necked and slim, the Northern Pintail is a graceful, elegant bird. This dabbling duck can be found in much of the Northern Hemisphere, including the San Joaquin Bay-Delta, although in considerably lower numbers than in the past.
The tagged nutria is released back into the water. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the habits of nutria and prevent their spreading.
Biologists prepare a tag for a nutria. The animals are trapped in order to tag them to better understand the habits of nutria and to prevent overpopulation.
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge received funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to construct levees as part of the Walking Wetlands Restoration Project. The Walking Wetlands Restoration Project builds wetland...