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- Trumpeter Swan
- Scenics; Wildlife refuges; Birds;
- Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge has often been called the most beautiful national wildlife refuge in the United States. The rugged Centennial Mountains, rising more than 9,000 feet above the Centennial Valley wetlands, provide a dramatic...
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- Docent led birding hike on Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Birds; Birdwatching; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Hiking; Youth;
- Throughout the fall to spring, several special docent or staff led hikes are available to the public. On April 24, 2010, visitors took a short 2 mile hike to a wildlife viewing platform overlooking managed wetlands hosting various spring migrants...
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- Drawing a duck and practicing for the Junior Duck Stamp Contest
- Youth; Wildlife refuges; Waterfowl; Art;
- A child draws a duck while visiting the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
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- Birding on Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge during a docent led hike open to the public.
- Hiking; Birds; Birdwatching; Youth; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing;
- Throughout the fall to spring, several special docent or staff led hikes are available to the public. On April 24, 2010, visitors took a short 2 mile hike to a wildlife viewing platform overlooking managed wetlands hosting various spring migrants...
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- Blue Heron Trail at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Tourism; Wildlife refuges; Visitor services;
- This trail was built with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2010. Currently, public access is limited to scheduled guided tours. The Refuge is working on providing regular public access at the headquarters unit Blue Heron...
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- Blue Heron Trail at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Tourism; Wildlife refuges; Visitor services;
- This trail was built with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2010. Currently, public access is limited to scheduled guided tours. The Refuge is working on providing regular public access at the headquarters unit Blue Heron...
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- Collecting data on a swan nest
- Work of the Service; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; YFNWR; Wildlife management; Habitat; Lakes; Species; Birds; Waterfowl
- Biological Technician Kate Soetaert enters nest data of a swan nest at Scoter Camp Lakes.
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- Technicians count waterfowl from the shore
- Work of the Service; Wildlife management; Habitat; Lakes; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; YFNWR; Species; Birds
- Biological Technicians Scott Freeman and Corey VanStratt count waterfowl using a scope on Scoter Camp Lakes in Yukon Flats NWR.
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- Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
- Buildings, facilities and structures; Wildlife refuges;
- Interior view of the visitor center.
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- Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
- Buildings, facilities and structures; Signs; Wildlife refuges;
- Exterior view of refuge building and sign.
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- "Scuppernong River Interpretive Boardwalk Pocosin Lakes NWR Partnership for the Sounds"
- 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...
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- Gulf Coast Recovery Act Project
- Coastal environments; Aquatic environments; Scenics; Partnerships; Lakes;
- Southward from the north shore of Campbell Lake. It is one of last and largest undeveloped coastal dune lakes left on the entire Gulf Coast.
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- Kenai Refuge Lakes
- Aerial photography photography; Wildlife refuges; Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; Scenics; Lakes; Landscapes; Alaska Slide Show; Alaska
- The lake in the foreground with the island is Fish Lake. In the background to the right with an island is Waterfowl Lake. The little slivers of lake in the background is Canoe Lake. Canoe Lake is part of the Kenai, pronounced (KEEN EYE) canoe...
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- Yukon Delta Lakes
- Scenics; Lakes; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- Landscapes; Habitat;
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- r3-mn-dlr-air tanker drops on wildfire
- Fire; Wildfire; Air Oil tankers; Retardant; MN; Detroit Lakes; Mud Lake Fire
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- WUI FPA Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Local fire departments help Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge with Prescribed burnings in the WUI. Working with other agencies is tracked by FPA.
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- Mountains and Glacial Valley
- Aerial photography photography; Physical Geography; Glaciers; Mountains; Valleys; Lakes; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska
- Rugged mountain tops and U-shaped valley carved by retreating glacier. Also seen are a hanging valley, horn, cirque, arete ridge and glacial lakes.
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- Emergent vegetation - bulrush
- Habitat; Lakes; Ponds; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; YFNWR; Scenics; Landscapes; Species; Vegetation; Plants
- Bulrush commonly grows in the lakes found in Yukon Flats NWR.
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- WO4937 Ducks and Geese on Farm - Playa Lakes
- Wetlands; Wetlands; Waterfowl; Lakes;
- Farms; Ducks; Geese;
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- Warning sign for poisoned lakes
- Environmental Sciences; Contaminants;Environmental quality;Pollutants;Pollution, Water;Scientific personnel (USFWS);Sampling
- Warning sign saying "No Hunting Ducks or Geese - Lakes Poisoned By Selenium."
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