Roads flooded on the Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge near the Mississippi River in Northeast Arkansas. About 85% of the Refuge is underwater, but was reopened for boating and fishing on Monday, May 23.
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Heavy rains in late December 2010 left many of the roads in nearly impassable condition due to washouts and debris in the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Visitors were advised to avoid the damaged roads. If deciding to travel through the...
Sand Island is the largest of the three islands at Midway Atoll. This picture shows a flooded ares in the aftermath of the tsunami at sunrise. A tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on...
With the waters still rising on May 16, a rabbit, pictured on the bottom left sitting on the backhoe, found safety from the floodwaters on Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City, Mississippi.
This photo was taken atop a bridge at White River National Wildlife Refuge in St. Charles, Arkansas. White River was 95% flooded as of this posting date (May 31, 2011.)
Pine savannas are open, nearly treeless, fire-dependent plant communities dominated by well-developed ground cover and some low-growing shrubs with only scattered trees. The refuge is approx. 5216 acres pine savanna.
The original presettlement...
Pine savannas are open, nearly treeless, fire-dependent plant communities dominated by well-developed ground cover and some low-growing shrubs with only scattered trees. The refuge is approx. 5216 acres pine savanna.
The original presettlement...
Pine savannas are open, nearly treeless, fire-dependent plant communities dominated by well-developed ground cover and some low-growing shrubs with only scattered trees. The refuge is approx. 5216 acres pine savanna.
The original presettlement...
Pine savannas are open, nearly treeless, fire-dependent plant communities dominated by well-developed ground cover and some low-growing shrubs with only scattered trees. The refuge is approx. 5216 acres pine savanna.
The original presettlement...
Pine savannas are open, nearly treeless, fire-dependent plant communities dominated by well-developed ground cover and some low-growing shrubs with only scattered trees. The refuge is approx. 5216 acres pine savanna.
The original presettlement...
Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge; Louisiana; Resource management
LACASSINE NWR, LOUISIANA, EMPLOYEE ON AIRBOAT. National wildlife refuge employees care for lands that provide virtually every type of habitat needed for the survival of fish and wildlife. Navigating the bayous, flooded bottomland hardwood areas,...
White River NWR, DeWitt, Arkansas: White River National Wildlife Refuge lies along 90 miles of Arkansas' White River near its confluence with the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers. Seasonal flooding of these three mighty waterways creates a...
