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- Americorps Volunteer
- Connecting people with nature; Children; Volunteers;
- Young man helps clear debris from refuge land.
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- Touching the sky.
- Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Conifers; Environments (Natural); Forests; Panoramics; Scenics; Trees; Vegetation; Wilderness; Banks;
- You almost get the feeling of being in a storybook land from long ago as you float down the lazy water.
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- Wood Bison
- Mammals; Endangered species;
- Wood bison are the largest native land mammals in the Western Hemisphere, 10 to 15% heavier than plains bison. Bulls are slightly larger than cows and average around 1,800 pounds, but can get up to 2,000 pounds. Both males and females have short...
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- William Finley
- Birds; History; Wildlife refuges; Wetlands; Wilderness; Photography;
- William Finley at Klamath Marsh, 1905. Due to Finley and Bohlman's photography of the area in 1905, Klamath was named a bird refuge in 1908. "Here lay the land of my dreams. After nearly 20 years of waiting, I was looking out over this place...
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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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- 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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- Whimbrel
- Shorebirds;
- Whimbrel poses on land.
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- Wetland habitat at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
- Wetlands;Wildlife refuges
- Wetland area of shallow water and land. For more information about Okefenokee visit http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41590
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- Walrus
- Mammals; Wildlife refuges;
- Walrus on land at Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
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- Wide shot of Buffle Grass, invasive species.
- Biological control; Coastal environments; Coastal restoration; Coastal zone management; Ecosystem recovery; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Grasses; Habitat conservation; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat restoration; Invasive species; Landscape...
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee inspects invasive species, Buffle Grass.
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- Close shot of Buffle Grass, invasive species.
- Biological control; Coastal environments; Coastal restoration; Coastal zone management; Ecosystem recovery; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Grasses; Habitat conservation; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat restoration; Invasive species; Landscape...
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee inspects invasive species, Buffle Grass.
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- Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Symbols
- Logo;
- These are the legally established symbols of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. These symbols are used by manufacturers and merchandisers to indicate products taxed under the respective WSFR grant...
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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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- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- The islets at Pearl and Hermes Atoll provide dry land for monk seals, green turtles, and a multitude of seabirds, with 16 species breeding here.
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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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- Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge sign
- Wetland restoration; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- The Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was created in September of 1994 ". . .for the development, advancement, management, conservation and protection of fish and wildlife resources ." The refuge has grown to over 10,000 acres...
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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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- Fish and Wildlife Service employee Carolyn Wells tagging 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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- Fish and Wildlife Service employee Troy Wilson on log taking notes
- 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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