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- Centuary at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Flowering plants; Desert plants; Deserts;
- Found "no where else on earth" --The spring-loving centaury, Centaurium namophilum, is considered to be endemic to the Ash Meadows area (meaning it is definitely found within the refuge borders but also in adjacent federal and private...
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- President Johnson Signs the Wilderness Act
- History; Forest conservation; Wilderness;
- President L.B. Johnson signs the Wilderness Act in the White House Rose Garden, September 1964. Mardy Murie, Alice Zahniser in the foreground with President Johson. Environmental Sciences;
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- Image of sunset over water on a National Wildlife Refuge
- Scenics;
- Sunset over water on a National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Southwest region
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- Scenic view at National Wildlife Refuge
- Scenics; Trees; Mountains;
- Scenic view of trees overlooking water and mountains
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- Fuel break separates Jamacha fire from community
- Fire management; Urban environments; Wildlife refuges;
- The fuel break maintained by the US Fish & Wildlife Service is easily seen between the burned area and the community. One home with wood shingle roofing was damaged by air-borne fire embers. The home was saved by the firefighters but the other...
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- Sandhill Crane
- Birds;
- Sandhill Crane flying
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- Northern Pintail
- Birds; Waterfowl;
- Northern Pintail on water
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- Sandhill Cranes
- Birds; Estuarine environments;
- Sandhill Cranes at Merced National Wildlife Refuge
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- Stocking Fallen Leaf Lake with cutthroat trout.
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Lakes; Threatened species;
- Approximately 8,000 Lahontan cutthroat trout were stocked into Fallen Leaf Lake on August 5, 2010, a mile south of Lake Tahoe, as part of the continuing effort to reintroduce the native species to the Tahoe Basin.
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- Lahontan National Fish Hatchery staff during stocking Fallen Leaf Lake with cutthroat trout.
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Lakes; Threatened species;
- Approximately 8,000 Lahontan cutthroat trout were stocked into Fallen Leaf Lake on August 5, 2010, a mile south of Lake Tahoe, as part of the continuing effort to reintroduce the native species to the Tahoe Basin.
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- Stocking Fallen Leaf Lake with Lahontan cutthroat trout.
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Lakes; Threatened species;
- Approximately 8,000 Lahontan cutthroat trout were stocked into Fallen Leaf Lake on August 5, 2010, a mile south of Lake Tahoe, as part of the continuing effort to reintroduce the native species to the Tahoe Basin.
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- Stocking Fallen Leaf Lake with cutthroat trout.
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Lakes; Threatened species;
- Approximately 8,000 Lahontan cutthroat trout were stocked into Fallen Leaf Lake on August 5, 2010, a mile south of Lake Tahoe, as part of the continuing effort to reintroduce the native species to the Tahoe Basin.
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- Stocking Fallen Leaf Lake with cutthroat trout.
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Lakes; Threatened species;
- Approximately 8,000 Lahontan cutthroat trout were stocked into Fallen Leaf Lake on August 5, 2010, a mile south of Lake Tahoe, as part of the continuing effort to reintroduce the native species to the Tahoe Basin.
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- Peterson Reservoir on Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Scenics; Mountains; Vegetation;
- View of the Peterson Reservoir on the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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- Sunrise on Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Mountains; Scenics;
- View of a sunrise over mountains in the Ash Meadows Wildlife Refuge
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- USFWS Hoselay to Combat Jamacha Fire
- Fires; Fire management; Wildlife impacts; Wildlife impacts; Wildlife refuges;
- US Fish & Wildlife Service Engine 58 supports a hoselay to protect the neighborhood adjacent to Jamacha Fire.
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- Cypress Tree Knees
- Wildlife refuges; Trees; Wetlands;
- Cypress Tree Knees on the Little River National Wildlife Refuge. Cypress knees are a distinctive feature of the root system of cypress trees, though their function is unknown.
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- Duck on Pond
- Birds; Waterfowl; Ponds;
- Image of a duck on a pond taken by a USFWS employee and then submitted to a 2009 Photo Contest.
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- Flowing River
- Rivers and streams;
- Image of a river taken by a USFWS employee and then submitted to a 2009 Photo Contest.
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- Sample Testing of Spawned Salmon
- Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Employees (USFWS); Biologists (USFWS); Work of the Service;
- Scale and genetic testing are performed on some of the fish after they have donated to the spawning process.
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