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- First annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
- Events; Shorebirds; Education; Environmental education; Connecting people with nature;
- Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival was started in 1993, when several concerned citizens decided that education was the key to protecting habitat important to migrating shorebirds.
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- First Catch of Stocked Gila Trout
- Threatened species; Fisheries management; Fishes; Fishing;
- John Marvin of Sierra Vista, Arizona caught the first Gila trout in Arizona just moments after the native fish were stocked in Frye Mesa Reservoir in the Pinaleno Mountains on Feb. 23, 2010. Marvin, a member of the San Pedro Fly Casters...
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- First Fish In The Net
- Recreation; Sport fishing; Fishing; Alaska; Children In The Outdoors; Trout; Rainbow; Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
- A youngster gleefully watches his first fish being netted, a fat 17 inch rainbow trout; as his father and grandfather celebrate with him. The family outing was on a small lake near the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Swan Lake Canoe System
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- First Short-tailed Albatross Chick to Hatch Outside Japan
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- The chick hatched during a major storm but the parent did an excellent job protecting it from the inclement weather. Establishing a new nesting colony is one of several important steps needed to continue the rare bird’s recovery because volcanic...
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- First year restoration in cornfield
- Wetlands; Habitat restoration;
- Wetlands restoration yields lush vegetation.
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- Fishing at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
- Adults; Aquatic environments; Connecting people with nature; Fishes; Fishing; Freshwater fishes; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites; Rivers and streams; Tourism; Visitor services; Water sports; Wildlife refuges;...
- A very happy visitor caught this beautiful Red Drum fish, first thing in the morning on the refuge.
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- Frank Beals at Wheel of Patrol Boat in Kodiak
- Wildlife refuges; Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge; Marine Vessels; Work of the Service; Personnel; ARLIS; Alaska
- Frank Beals, manager of Kodiak NWR at wheel of FWS patrol boat Shearwater II on first patrol at harbor in Kodiak.
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- FWS employee observes an alligator
- Aquatic environments; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Environments (Natural); Icons; Indigenous populations; Law enforcement; Personnel; Plants; Ponds; Reptiles; Resource management; Service patch; Uniforms; Vegetation; Wildlife management; Wildlife...
- An Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge employee approaches this alligator with caution, always thinking safety first.
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- Gila Trout Release
- Threatened species; Fisheries management; Fishes; Fishing;
- Arizona Game and Fish Department Fish Specialist Jason Kline releases native Gila trout into Frye Mesa Reservoir in the Pinaleno Mountains on Feb. 23, 2010. The project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, created the first Gila...
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- Gila Trout Transport
- Threatened species; Fisheries management; Fishes; Fishing;
- A Papillon helicopter carries a 55-gallon drum of native Gila trout up to Frye Creek on Feb. 23, 2011 in the Pinalenos Mountains of Arizona where the fish will be stocked. The project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, created...
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- Grandson and grandfather catch a rainbow trout
- Recreation; Sport Fishing; Fishes; Fishing; Connecting people with nature
- Fishing is a way to introduce children to the outdoors. A grandfather helps his grandson catch his first fish, a fat 17 inch rainbow trout.
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- Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Wetlands;Wildlife refuges
- Great Meadows NWR, Sudbury, Massachusetts: Great Meadows Refuge is a green oasis in the midst of highly populated eastern Massachusetts. Just 15 miles from downtown Boston, it is adjacent to Minuteman National Historical Park, where the first...
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- Gumbo Lily
- Flowering plants; Plants;
- An image of a white flower among red rock. Western North Dakota is the easternmost limit of the range of the beautiful gumbo lily. The plant occurs in nearly all of our western states. This short, tufted plant is a nearly stemless perennial from...
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- Gumbo Lily
- Flowering plants; Plants;
- A white flower among gray rocks.An image of a white flower among red rock. Western North Dakota is the easternmost limit of the range of the beautiful gumbo lily. The plant occurs in nearly all of our western states. This short, tufted plant is...
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- Hennepin Marsh South Coastline at Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
- Michigan; riverine habitat; Scenics;Wildlife refuges;Wetlands
- The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge was born of a vision shared by a group of local governments, corporations, and conservation organizations from the United States and Canada. North America's first International Wildlife Refuge became...
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- Historic Canon at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
- Birds; Historic sites; History; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- Remnant of the historic Battle of Midway, this canon found at Eastern Island at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, surrounded by nesting albatross. On September 13, 2000, the Secretary of the Interior designated the lands and waters of Midway...
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- House Finch
- Karney; Birds; Birds; Passerines; Finches
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- I've got one!
- Archery; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Environmental education; Interpretation; Law enforcement; Leisure activities; Personnel; Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites;...
- The excitement cannot be contained with this little girl, as she catches her first fish ever!
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- Isaiah's first silver
- Children; Fishing; Sport fishing; Recreation; Connecting people with nature; Fishes
- Six year old Alaskan youth with his first limit of silver salmon.
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- Joe MacKenzie's First Bass
- Joe MacKenzie catshes his first bass; Kids; children; Fishing; bass; outdoors; bass; lakes; Georgia; bobby brown state park; tackle; broad river; J. Strom Thurmon lake
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