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- Fish and Wildlife Programs
- 5 Fish and Wildlife Programs More than one tool may describe the status of species on your property and meet your specific goals. To assist you in learning our language, a glossary of terms is on page 22. Question Your Needs and Concerns Tool Do...
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- Montana Endangered Species Grants Help Keep Big Sky Country Big
- 12 Montana: Endangered Species Grants Help Keep “ Big Sky Country” Big “ That’s one of the most productive bull trout streams in the country,” said Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Bob Lee of the headwaters of the Bull River in...
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- Safe Harbor Agreements
- 7 Environmental Defense, a nonprofit organization, was the key in reaching out to Long and provided funding for biologists to conduct population surveys for the toad on his property. Long is helping Environmental Defense and the Service promote...
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- More development.
- Aquatic environments; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Environmental quality; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat conservation; Land development; Marine environments; Public access; Wildlife refuges;
- Wider shot of land development next to the refuge.
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- Scenic view of farm land on costal plains in Florida
- Agriculture; Farms and farming; Scenics;
- Expansive view of farm land on coastal pains in Florida with crops in foreground.
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- President Jimmy Carter Signing ANILCA
- Land Conservation; Presidents; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
- In 1980, after years of congressional debate, President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, or ANILCA, into law. Often called the most significant land conservation measure in the history of our nation, the...
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- Jameson Island Welcome Sign
- Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS); Service patch;
- The Jameson Island unit occupies a large bend of the Missouri River floodplain in Saline County, below the historic community of Arrow Rock. The unit consists of 1,871 acres of bottom land forest of cottonwood, willow, box elder, and other...
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- River scene near Jameson Island, Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge
- Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- The Jameson Island unit occupies a large bend of the Missouri River floodplain in Saline County, below the historic community of Arrow Rock. The unit consists of 1,871 acres of bottom land forest of cottonwood, willow, box elder, and other...
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- From our Partners
- 2 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Private landowners, large and small, play a vital role conserving habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants. In fact, more than two- thirds of the nation’s threatened and endangered species use habitat found on...
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- A One-on-One Relationship with Private Landowners
- 20 A One- on- One Relationship with Private Landowners Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program What is the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program? Through voluntary agreements the Partners program provides expert technical assistance and cost- share...
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- Unspoiled land.
- Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Banks; Conifers; Environments (Natural); Foliage; Forests; Marine environments; Scenics; Trees; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Scenics;
- The expanse of the marsh habitat is far reaching.
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- Development by the refuge.
- Aquatic environments; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Environmental quality; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat conservation; Land development; Marine environments; Public access; Wildlife refuges;
- Development rising next to the refuge.
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- More houses and development.
- Aquatic environments; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Environmental quality; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat conservation; Land development; Marine environments; Public access; Wildlife refuges;
- Wide shot of development by the refuge.
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- Deep snow
- Snow;
- Deep snow covers antlers and a vast area of land.
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- Snow geese
- Birds;
- A group of snow geese prepare to land at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Fur seal
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges;
- Fur seal on land at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
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- Walrus
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges;
- Walrus on land at Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
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- Running wild horse
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges;
- A wild horse runs gleefully on refuge land
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- California Tiger Salamander
- Threatened species; Amphibians; Employees (USFWS);
- Image shows the size of the California Tiger Salamander in relation to the human hand. It was taken March 3, 2009 during a field trip with FWS staff and UC Davis grad students to the Jepson Prairie Reserve. The reserve is owned by the Solano Land...
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- Fish and Wildlife Service employee Carolyn Wells kneeling by flagged spreading avens
- Plants; Endangered species;
- Spreading avens is a federally-protected plant that grows on the tops of the highest mountains in the Eastern United States. Found only in a handful of places, it suffers from poaching, trampling, and an uncertain future in the face of climate...
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