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...
Okefenokee NWR, Folkston, Georgia: To enter Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is to step into another world. There is an ethereal, other-worldly quality to this "Land of the Trembling Earth," where a heavy step can set great trees to...
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...
Seney NWR, Seney, Michigan: The dense carpets of ferns in deep woods stand as silent testimony to the restorative powers of the earth. The area that is now Seney Refuge was once nearly stripped of its pine forests, then the land was burned so...
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...
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...
Each summer, birds use the Arctic Refuge to nest, raise young, feed, or rest. They then migrate to destinations in the States and beyond. This map shows some birds that may visit the 50 states of the US.
Species of concern; Habitat restoration; Wildlife management; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Birds;
A burrowing owl swoops in to land on the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge has created artificial homes for the burrowing owl which the birds readily accept.
Species of concern; Birds; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Habitat restoration;
A burrowing owl swoops in to land on the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge has created artificial homes for the burrowing owl which the birds readily accept.
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...
San Francisco Bay NWR, Newark, California: Hikers and bikers can get close-up looks at a variety of birds and other wildlife from the 30+ miles of trails at San Francisco Bay Refuge. This refuge has more land below water than above it and is...
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...
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...
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...
