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Fish and Wildlife Programs
More than one tool may describe the status of species on your property and meet your specific goals.
To assist you in learning our language, a glossary of terms is on page 22.
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Short's goldenrod is a rhizomatous perennial generally 2 to 2 and one-half feet tall, with alternately arranged narrow leaves about 2 to 4 inches long and O.2 to O.6 of an inch wide. The largest leaves occur near the middle of the stem. Yellow...
Short's goldenrod is a rhizomatous perennial generally 2 to 2 and one-half feet tall, with alternately arranged narrow leaves about 2 to 4 inches long and O.2 to O.6 of an inch wide. The largest leaves occur near the middle of the stem. Yellow...
These photos, taken May 4 and May 12, show the rising waters at a rookery for great egrets, snowy egrets, cattle egrets and little blue herons near a powerline that crosses Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City, Mississippi. By May...
Navarretia fossalis (spreading navarretia), a federally threatened plant, is photographed at Mesa de Burro on the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Riverside County, CA. The Reserve is part of the Santa Ana Mountain Range located in southern...
Navarretia fossalis (spreading navarretia), a federally threatened plant, is photographed at Mesa de Burro on the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Riverside County, CA. The Reserve is part of the Santa Ana Mountain Range located in southern...
Chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus) is the largest of the lizards on the refuge and is present in all of the mountain ranges. Although extremely wary, the chuckwalla can often be seen sunning itself on top of distant boulders. It is strictly a...
Thread-leaved brodiaea is a purple-flowered perennial herb with flower stalks 8 to 16 inches tall. It blooms from late April to early June and is typically found on gentle hillsides, valleys, and floodplains within moderately moist plant...
Species of concern; Habitat restoration; Birds; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing;
Three burrowing owls cluster together outside their burrow. Cibola National Wildlife Refuge has constructed artificial burrows in which the owls make their homes.
Hermes Copper butterfly is found primarily in San Diego County, California, with a few records of the species documented in Baja California, Mexico. It inhabits coastal sage scrub and southern mixed chaparral and lays its eggs on its larval host...
Image of the threatened Kincaid's Lupine. Willamette Valley prairies support a wide range of interesting plants. Because plants are the core of the prairie, prairie preservation and management should start with a fundamental understanding of plants.
Image of an endangered female Fender's Blue Butterfly. Willamette Valley prairies support a wide range of interesting plants. Because plants are the core of the prairie, prairie preservation and management should start with a fundamental...
