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- Releasing a Gila Trout
- Threatened species; Fisheries management; Fishes; Fishing;
- 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...
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- Rinsing Eggs
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Employees (USFWS); Biologists (USFWS); Work of the Service;
- The eggs are rinsed a final time.
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- Roof Top Photovoltaic
- Green infrastructure; Energy; Buildings, facilities and structures;
- The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act provided funds for the USFWS to install photovoltaic panels. Photovoltaics is the direct conversion of light into electricity at the atomic level. Some materials exhibit a property known as the...
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- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
- Trees; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Scenics;
- Image of trees over water on the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
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- Salt Water Is Added to the Eggs
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Work of the Service;
- Each batch of eggs is mixed with salt water to assist in fertilization.
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- Sample Testing of Spawned Salmon
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Employees (USFWS); Biologists (USFWS); Work of the Service;
- Scale and genetic testing are performed on some of the fish after they have donated to the spawning process.
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- Spawning Room
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Employees (USFWS); Biologists (USFWS); Work of the Service;
- The spawning room at the Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery.
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- Spring Outflow Restoration at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Rivers and streams; Habitat restoration; Riparian environments;
- Spring Outflow Restoration at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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- Spring Outflow Restoration at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Rivers and streams; Habitat restoration; Riparian environments;
- Spring Outflow Restoration at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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- Tagged Nutria
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A collar is successfully attached to the nutria. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the nutria and to prevent their spreading.
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- Tagging Nutria with Radio Telemetry Devices
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging; Biologists (USFWS);
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service does studies to find out how these animals affect habitat and other species. Biologists adjust the collar on this nutria prior to releasing him.
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- Transporting Gila Trout into 55 Gallon Drum
- Threatened species; Fisheries management; Fishes; Fishing; Biologists (USFWS);
- Jeremy Voeltz, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fishery biologist for the Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, transports native Gila trout into 55-gallon drums that will flown up the Pinalenos Mountains to Frye Creek by helicopter as...
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- Trapped Nutria
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- These nutria were safely trapped the night before and will be tagged to learn more about their habits.
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- Weighing Caged Nutria
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging; Biologists (USFWS);
- Every nutria is weighed before tagging. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the habits of nutria and prevent their spreading
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- William Pond Park
- Rivers and streams; Parks;
- William Pond Park on the Lower American River
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- William Pond Park
- Rivers and streams; Parks;
- Image of William Pond Park on Lower American River in Rio Vista.
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