The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is located near Willows, CA and is one of California's premier waterfowl refuges. Waterfowl are present from September through March. View hundreds of thousands of geese and ducks from November through...
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is one of California's premier waterfowl refuges. Waterfowl are present from September through March. View hundreds of thousands of geese and ducks from November through January. Many other birds and mammals...
Fish hatcheries; Fisheries management; Fishes; Signs;
This is an image of the Abernathy FishTechnology Center entrance sign. The mission of the Abernathy Fish Technology Center is to provide leadership in the scientifically based management of national fishery resources through development of new...
Logs with root wads still attached are being stockpiled for later use. The logs will be placed in tidal channels to provide large woody debris habitat used by juvenile anadromous fish such as coho salmon.
Grass carp is an Asian fish species that was imported into the United States in the 1960s. Because many conservationists wanted to reduce human dependencies on use of toxic chemicals, This introduction was considered to be an alternative to...
Animals; aves; Birds; Birds; exotic; invasive ;New Jersey
Mute swans are among the most beautiful of the seven swan species in the world. They have little or no fear of humans, they are easily observable and provide opportunities for people to come in close contact with wildlife. The young have a dusky...
Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge; Louisiana; Resource management
LACASSINE NWR, LOUISIANA, EMPLOYEE ON AIRBOAT. National wildlife refuge employees care for lands that provide virtually every type of habitat needed for the survival of fish and wildlife. Navigating the bayous, flooded bottomland hardwood areas,...
Georgia; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge; Resource management
BROMELIAD, OKEFENOKEE NWR. Employees at national wildlife refuges work to maintain and preserve lands which provide virtually every type of habitat needed for the survival of fish and wildlife. Southern refuges, like Georgia's Okefenokee,...
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...
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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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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“ Conservation districts have long
advocated that natural resources
conservation must come from
voluntary, incentive- based approaches.
For species conservation, it is clear
that success lies in flexible tools and
incentives that promote...
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A Texas Cattle Rancher Who “ Became a Believer”
“ We’re just ‘ wildlifing’ it all over the place, and we’re
happy to do it,” Bob Long said. Long is enhancing
habitat on his 550- acre property to benefit the Houston
toad, an...
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Conserving the Elusive Louisiana Pine Snake:
Partners Take Action
Candidate
Conservation
Agreements
What are CCAs?
Agreements between
one or more parties that
address the conservation
needs of candidate or
at- risk species. Both
Federal and non-...
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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...
