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- Adults and children pretend to be bears.
- Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth;
- Children really get to experience the life of a bear. One of the many programs available at the refuge.
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- Be the bear.
- Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth;
- This student enjoys becoming the bear, even if it's only pretend.
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- I'm a better bear than you.
- Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth;
- Students prepare for a race of the bears as part of the environmental education experience.
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- One last great bear growl.
- Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth;
- Students express themselves like a bear with a big growl for the camera.
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- Children line up to experience the thrill of firefighting.
- Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth; Fire...
- Students prepare to handle the fire hose, just like a refuge firefighter.
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- Putting out the fire.
- Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth; Fire...
- A young student pretends to extinguish the flames of a pretend fire.
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- No more fire after this dousing.
- Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth; Fire...
- A young girl finally gets her chance to extinguish the wall of fire, depicted by streamers and balloons.
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- This little girl was made for this job.
- Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth; Fire...
- The students learn a valuable part of protecting the environment while having fun at the same time.
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- This couple just enjoys being outdoors.
- Adults; Connecting people with nature; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Structures; Tourism; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Buildings, facilities and structures;
- A leisurely walk and birdwatching go hand in hand. The boardwalk on the refuge makes the experience more enjoyable.
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- Do you see that?
- Adults; Connecting people with nature; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Structures; Tourism; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Buildings, facilities and structures; Birdwatching;
- Two women enjoy their favorite activity of birdwatching on the refuge.
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- Refuge visitors on the boardwalk
- Adults; Connecting people with nature; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Structures; Tourism; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Buildings, facilities and structures; Children; Wildlife viewing;
- Women and children viewing wildlife and refuge habitats.
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- I'd rather be airboating!
- Adults; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Management; Maintenance; Personnel; Resource management; Service patch; Uniforms; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Trees; Plants; Boating; Boats; Amphibious vehicles; Aquatic environments;...
- Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge employee crusing the refuge in an airboat, just part of the job.
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- Aerial of wetland area
- Aerial photography; Aquatic environments; Coastal environments; Environments (Natural); Refuges; Scenics; Terrestial ecosystems; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- Aerial view of Louisiana refuges showing different types of wetland habitats within the area and with the shoreline and Gulf of Mexico at the upper right side of the image.
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- Firing around urban interface.
- Aerial photography; Habitat conservation; Prescribed burning; Resource management; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- Aerial photograph of prescribed burning on the refuge.
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- Interior ignitions.
- Aerial photography; Habitat conservation; Prescribed burning; Resource management; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- Aerial photograph of prescribed burning on the refuge.
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- Smoke column.
- Aerial photography; Habitat conservation; Prescribed burning; Resource management; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- Aerial photograph of prescribed burning on the refuge.
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- Coast Guard transports rehabilitated pelicans
- Aircraft; Birds; Oil spills; Relocation; Partnerships;
- On June 23, 2010, the United States Coast Guard arrived at Signature Flight Airport, New Orleans in two HC-144 cargo planes to transport 63 rehabilitated pelicans to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
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- This feel really cool!
- Amphibians; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Public access; Reptiles; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Work of the Service; Youth;
- An environmental education student gets to feel the back of a young alligator on the refuge.
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- I love this alligator!
- Amphibians; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Public access; Reptiles; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Work of the Service; Youth; Adults;
- This little girl doesn't want to give this alligator back. Part of the fun people can enjoy at the refuge.
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- Airboat pilot at work on refuge
- Amphibious vehicles; Adults; Aquatic environments; Banks; Coastal environments; Employees (USFWS); Environments (Natural); Management; Personnel; Resource management; Boating; Boats;
- A Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge employee pilots an airboat as part of his duties at the refuge.
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