Buildings, facilities and structures; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing;
The Scuppernong River Interpretive Boardwalk is a ¾-mile loop trail that meanders along the Scuppernong River through a cypress swamp and leads into downtown Columbia. The boardwalk introduces visitors to the beauty of the coastal sounds of...
Image of Administrative Office at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge demonstrating the use of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The marshes and woodlands of Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge occupy part of the area of a huge prehistoric glacial lake that was larger than the Great Lakes. The abundant wildlife here include the only gray wolf pack on a refuge outside of...
Alamosa and Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuges are adjacent refuges in southern Colorado. Alamosa is on the upper end of the Rio Grande while Monte Vista is just west of there. They share some interesting features and wildlife. From an...
Alaska Maritme NWR biologists utilized 3 border collies trained by Rob Lewis of Corvallis Oregon in their recovery effort of Aleutian Cackling geese populations which were listed as endangered in 1973, upgraded to threatened in 1991, and...
Onion Bayou Prairie prescribed burn at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas - Pictured from left to right: Prescribed Fire Specialist Paul C. Charland, Assistant Fire Management Officer Craig Crenshaw, Range Technician Doug Head.
Ankeny NWR, Dallas, Oregon: Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge is one of three northwest Oregon refuges set aside in the mid-1960s to protect the declining population of dusky Canada geese. The entire population of duskies winter here and at the other...
Antioch Dunes NWR, Mare Island, California: Located in northeast San Pablo Bay, Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge was the first refuge established for an endangered insect and two endangered plants. The insect is Lange's metalmark butterfly...
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge sits in a glacial bowl at 8,300 feet elevation--the highest refuge outside of Alaska. Here birds migrate seasonally not north and south but up and down the mountains. Visitors are almost certain to see the...
Birds; Birds;Tennesee; Raptors; Birds of prey; Wildlife refuges
Reelfoot NWR, Union City, Tennessee: Legend has it that Chief Tecumseh became so angry over an injustice that he stamped his foot, causing the great earthquakes of 1811-1812 that created Reelfoot Lake. The floodplain fell 35-40 feet...
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...
