This dock was partially paid for by a Boating Infrastructure Grant [BIG] in 2008. Similar grants are awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service each year.
Gale force winds, rain, thunder, and lightning rocked Midway Atoll on Friday night, Feb. 11th, leading to moderate damage and loss of wildlife. Fortunately, no island residents or visitors were hurt and no major infrastructure was damaged. For at...
The Sacramento splittail is a hardy minnow native to the upper San Francisco Estuary and the Central Valley in California. It once swam in lakes and rivers throughout the Central Valley and in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, but massive...
Foliage; Forests; Vegetation; Rivers and streams; Riparian environments; Forest conservation;
Medium shot of Opal Creek taken at the Opal Creek Wilderness, Willamette National Forest. The Opal Creek Valley contains 50 waterfalls, five lakes, and 36 miles of hiking trails. It forms the largest intact stand of Old growth forest in the western...
Foliage; Forests; Vegetation; Forest conservation; Rivers and streams;
image of Opal Creek taken at the Opal Creek Wilderness, Willamette National Forest. The Opal Creek Valley contains 50 waterfalls, five lakes, and 36 miles of hiking trails. It forms the largest intact stand of Old growth forest in the western...
A Mt. Charleston Blue Butterfly rests on a rock. The Mt. Charleston blue butterfly is a distinctive subspecies of the wider ranging Shasta blue butterfly, a member of the Lycaenidae family. The subspecies is known only to occur at high elevations...
