Atlantic salmon spend the first two years of life in the fresh water habitats of their native stream (occasionally three, depending upon food availability). At two years of age, the fish undergo the process of smoltification, resulting in changes...
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...
Throughout the fall to spring, several special docent or staff led hikes are available to the public. On April 24, 2010, visitors took a short 2 mile hike to a wildlife viewing platform overlooking managed wetlands hosting various spring migrants...
One of several rivers that pass under the Dalton Highway, these rivers are gateways for invasive plants to move down the river system into refuges like the Kanuti, and Koyukuk NWR; Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge; KNWR; Recreation; Tourism;...
Image captured by Finley and Bohlman during a 1905 trip to Klamath Marsh of Caspian Terns in the middle of a dispute, opponents will often try to grip each other by bill and hold for several seconds, occasionally fly up, and then quickly separate.
Close-up of several of these endangered mussels from Hawkins Creek in West Virginia.For more information about endangered mussels visit
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/clams/mussels.html
The Colorado butterfly plant is a member of the evening primrose family and is a short-lived perennial herb with one to several reddish, pubescent stems that are 50–80 centimeters (cm) (2–3 feet) tall. The lower leaves are lance-shaped with...
Several species of birds can be found at feeding time on the refuge, including Roseate spoonbills. This is a feeding frenzy for the lucky visitor, where all the birds frolic about trying to get a meal at once.
Throughout the fall to spring, several special docent or staff led hikes are available to the public. On April 24, 2010, visitors took a short 2 mile hike to a wildlife viewing platform overlooking managed wetlands hosting various spring migrants...
Both the Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria congesta or Lesquerella congesta) and the Dudley Bluffs twinpod (Physaria obcordata) are rare members of the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. Dudley Bluffs bladderpod is an extremely small cushion plant...
Both the Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria congesta or Lesquerella congesta) and the Dudley Bluffs twinpod (Physaria obcordata) are rare members of the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. Dudley Bluffs bladderpod is an extremely small cushion plant...
Both the Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria congesta or Lesquerella congesta) and the Dudley Bluffs twinpod (Physaria obcordata) are rare members of the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. Dudley Bluffs bladderpod is an extremely small cushion plant...
Both the Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria congesta or Lesquerella congesta) and the Dudley Bluffs twinpod (Physaria obcordata) are rare members of the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. Dudley Bluffs bladderpod is an extremely small cushion plant...
Both the Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria congesta or Lesquerella congesta) and the Dudley Bluffs twinpod (Physaria obcordata) are rare members of the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. Dudley Bluffs bladderpod is an extremely small cushion plant...
Both the Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria congesta or Lesquerella congesta) and the Dudley Bluffs twinpod (Physaria obcordata) are rare members of the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. Dudley Bluffs bladderpod is an extremely small cushion plant...
Both the Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria congesta or Lesquerella congesta) and the Dudley Bluffs twinpod (Physaria obcordata) are rare members of the Brassicaceae (mustard) family. Dudley Bluffs bladderpod is an extremely small cushion plant...
