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.
Duck stamp contest artist Adam Grimm at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge celebrating the Centennial of the Refuge system and International Migratory Bird Day.
2000 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge; Maryland; Law enforcement; Resource management
EASTERN NECK NWR HUNTER CHECK IN. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official checks in a hunter at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. The 1997 National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act gives priority to certain...
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge; Florida; Environmental education;Wildlife refuges
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: CHILDREN BEFORE A WETLAND AT LAKE WOODRUFF NWR. Recreation and education are important functions of the Refuge System. This environmental education program at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge in Florida is one of...
Grass carp is an Asian fish species that was imported into the United States in the 1960s. Because many conservationists wanted to reduce human dependencies on use of toxic chemicals, This introduction was considered to be an alternative to...
KEY DEER REFUGE FWS EMPLOYEE WITH CONCH SHELLS. Service employees work to protect the National Wildlife Refuge System, a unique and diverse network of over 91 million acres of lands and waters in the United States. This System spans the continent...
Lake Woodruff NWR; Florida; Environmental education; FWS Employees (USFWS)
LAKE WOODRUFF NWR, FLORIDA,REFUGE MANAGER WITH KIDS. Recreation and education are important functions of the Refuge System. Refuge employees frequently work with school groups, like this one visiting Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge in...
Klamath National Wildlife Refuge; California; Resource management; Prescribed burning
Many of the refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge system use prescribed fire to achieve desired habitat conditions. Fire is often used to replace the naturally occurring wildfires that once played a major role in the development and maintenance...
One of several rivers that pass under the Dalton Highway, these rivers are gateways for invasive plants to move down the river system into refuges like the Kanuti, and Koyukuk NWR; Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge; KNWR; Recreation; Tourism;...
