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...
Water management; Sampling; Education outreach; Partnerships; Water conservation;
In a series of three workshops in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, the Asheville Field Office got area teachers into the field to explore water quality and stream monitoring. During each of the one-day workshops the teachers tested...
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...
Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;
The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...
This picture, taken May 9, is looking Northeast on Hwy. 1 as it runs through the White River National Wildlife Refuge between the Mississippi River and DeWitt, Arkansas.
Close view of young girl looking in net while standing in knee-deep water among cattails.
This image was used in the "Children and Nature" Conference at the National Conservation Training Center.
Young girl standing in water with cattails behind her, looking in net at aquatic life she captured.
This image was used in the "Children and Nature" Conference at the National Conservation Training Center.
Bear standing on hind legs and looking directly at the photographer. Second bear in image is looking alertly in the same direction.
Resource Links:
http://kodiak.fws.gov/
Birds; Oil spills; Employees (USFWS); Oil spills; Uniforms; Service patch;
Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Biologist and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Biologist James Harris survey the nesting birds on Breton Island National Wildlife Refuge looking for any sign of oil impacted birds or nests.
Plants; Endangered species; Employees (USFWS); Partnerships; Work of the Service;
Southern Appalachian bogs are one of the rarest natural communities in North America and are often home to rare plant and animal species. The conservation of these habitats and the species found there is a high priority for the Service and many of...
