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- Black Bear Cub
- Mammals; wildlife; animals
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- Caspian tern
- Birds
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- WOE186 La Isla Mujeres Mexico Ruins credit Sean Varner
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- Private Stewardship Grants
- 19 Private Stewardship Grants What are the benefits? For the landowner: Allows private landowners to submit project proposals directly to the Fish and Wildlife Service and offers a low cost- share ratio to assist landowners in...
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- From the Secretary
- 4 Dear Citizens: This booklet provides information for citizen stewards and landowners, who embody President Bush’s vision of cooperative conservation— a vision built upon innovation, local ideas, inspiration and incentives, and on- the- ground...
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- A Texas Rancher Who Became a Believer
- 6 A Texas Cattle Rancher Who “ Became a Believer” “ We’re just ‘ wildlifing’ it all over the place, and we’re happy to do it,” Bob Long said. Long is enhancing habitat on his 550- acre property to benefit the Houston toad, an...
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- Safe Harbor Agreements
- 7 Environmental Defense, a nonprofit organization, was the key in reaching out to Long and provided funding for biologists to conduct population surveys for the toad on his property. Long is helping Environmental Defense and the Service promote...
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- Karner Blue-A Butterfly Captivates Wisconsin
- 8 Karner Blue – A Butterfly Captivates Wisconsin “ Instead of hearing, ‘ I don’t have that butterfly on my property,’ I hear, ‘ How can I get some of that wild lupine seed?’ ‘ You should see the lupine patch I have going!’ or...
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- What do you mean I can't fly yet?
- Birds; Birds of prey; Foliage; Plants; Trees; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges;
- A baby Owl is perched as if ready to take off and fly, just one more wonder of the refuge.
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- I think I see something.
- Amphibians; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Rivers and streams; Vegetation; Wetlands; Wildlife viewing; Youth;
- A boy enjoys looking for critters in the water on the refuge. One of the many things for children and adults to do.
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- I'm calling this one Sam.
- Amphibians; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Rivers and streams; Vegetation; Wetlands; Wildlife viewing; Youth;
- A boy hold up his discovery for a photograph.
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- Look what I found.
- Amphibians; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Rivers and streams; Vegetation; Wetlands; Wildlife viewing; Youth;
- A boy holds a frog he discovered while exploring on the refuge.
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- I think it's a woodpecker?
- Birds; Birdwatching; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Leisure activities; Public access; Tourism; Trees; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing;
- A boy pauses to admire a woodpecker in a tree.
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- I love my pelican skull.
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Birds; Children; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Environments (Natural); Exhibitions;Interpretation; Leisure...
- A boy poses with a pelican skull.
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- Look what I found!
- Children; Connecting people with nature; Youth; Flowering plants; Plants;
- A child shows others the worm she found while helping plant the pollinator garden at NCTC.
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- I think I've got something!
- Amphibians; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Rivers and streams; Vegetation; Wetlands; Wildlife viewing; Youth;
- A girl reaches for her catch, possibly a frog, or a toad.
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- I think it's a blue bird?
- Birds; Birdwatching; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Leisure activities; Public access; Tourism; Trees; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Adults;
- A girl takes a closer look at a bluebird on a branch.
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- Look what I caught!
- Aquatic environments; Boating; Boats; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Fishes; Fishing; Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites; Tourism; Wildlife refuges; Leisure activities;
- A happy fisherman is almost guaranteed on this refuge.
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- How cute am I?
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Birds; Environments (Natural); Game birds; Migratory birds; Ponds; Public access; Recreation; Rivers and streams; Waterfowl; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing;
- A Northern shoveler female duck poses for the camera with smiling eyes.
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- Gumbo Lily
- Flowering plants; Plants;
- A white flower among gray rocks.An image of a white flower among red rock. Western North Dakota is the easternmost limit of the range of the beautiful gumbo lily. The plant occurs in nearly all of our western states. This short, tufted plant is...
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