Halter Collection; Recreation; Movies; Buildings, facilities and structures; WW II; World War II; World War Two; Military; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Alaska
This image was taken by Leo Halter, a serviceman stationed on Attu Island during WW II. This theatre is playing the movie "Story of G.I. Joe" starring Brugess Meredith and Rovert Mitchum.
Aerial view of the Ni-les'tun Unit of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Phase I construction of the 418-acre tidal marsh restoration project can be seen. Full restoration of the site will occur in Sept 2011.
Rat Island in the western Aleutians got infested with rats in 1780 when a Japanese sailing ship went aground. It may have been an important seabird colony, but little bird life now exists. Rats in large numbers still persist on Rat Island by ...
Bandon Marsh NWR, Bandon, Oregon: Bandon National Wildlife Refuge consists of 289 acres of salt marsh on the southern coast of Oregon. Wildlife in this undisturbed area includes beavers, otters, harbor seals, and black-tailed deer. Waterfowl are...
William Finley at Klamath Marsh, 1905. Due to Finley and Bohlman's photography of the area in 1905, Klamath was named a bird refuge in 1908. "Here lay the land of my dreams. After nearly 20 years of waiting, I was looking out over this place...
Herman Bohlman on the right setting up a bird watching tent in Klamath Marsh as William Finley gets more gear from the boat on the left. "It is neccessary to study them from a blind. The one I used was an old wagon umbrella with a green cloth...
Artwork depicting arid, desolate plains in the upper half, and a flooded city in the lower half. Pictured in the lower left corner is a duck wearing eye glass, and a top hat, and carrying an umbrella and suitcase. Suitcase is labeled "Duck...
Wildlife inspectors work closely
with Service special agents and
counterparts from the U. S. Customs
Service and other Federal agencies
that police international trade.
They staff special enforcement
task forces that conduct inspection
blitzes at...
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 a nearly stemless perennial from...
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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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 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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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...
Boating; Buildings, facilities and structures; Grants;
Boating Infrastructure Grant Tier I project to replace and relocate the East transient tie-up on Coon Island, Multnomah Channel, Columbia County. The existing wood transient tie-up was located up against the shore, providing limited use. In...
