Sweetwater Marsh NWR, Imperial Beach, California: This bit of salt-marsh habitat, just 315 acres, is all that's left of the huge salt marshes surrounding San Diego Bay. The refuge was developed as a result of a court-ordered settlement over a...
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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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Environmental Defense, a nonprofit organization, was
the key in reaching out to Long and provided funding
for biologists to conduct population surveys for the
toad on his property. Long is helping Environmental
Defense and the Service promote...
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Karner Blue – A Butterfly Captivates Wisconsin
“ Instead of hearing, ‘ I don’t have that butterfly on
my property,’ I hear, ‘ How can I get some of that wild
lupine seed?’ ‘ You should see the lupine patch
I have going!’ or...
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Private Stewardship
Grants
What are the benefits?
For the landowner: Allows private landowners
to submit project proposals directly to the Fish
and Wildlife Service and offers a low cost- share
ratio to assist landowners in...
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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...
Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth; Fire...
The students learn a valuable part of protecting the environment while having fun at the same time.
Fort Yukon. Hudson Bay Company grave - Eric Wards. Wooden tombstone reads: "Sacred to the memory of Eric Wards HB Co. Ser. who was drowned on the 18th May 1867 age 21 years."
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; biology; work of the refuge; Aleutians; Aleutian Islands;
The Cougar Ace, a 654-foot Singapore flagged car carrier, sailed from Japan on July 22 with a load of 4,813 cars. The vessel was traveling along a great circle route to two ports on the West Coast of Canada and the United States. The vessel...
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; biology; work of the refuge; Aleutians; Aleutian Islands; Alaska Peninsula
Summer 2006, Forage fish research was conducted from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research Vessel, Tiglax. This was a joint effort of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USGS
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; biology; work of the refuge; Aleutians; Aleutian Islands; Alaska Peninsula; Marine birds
Summer 2006, Forage fish research was conducted from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research Vessel, Tiglax. This was a joint effort of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USGS
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; biology; work of the refuge; Aleutians; Aleutian Islands; Alaska Peninsula; seasbirds
Summer 2006, Forage fish research was conducted from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research Vessel, Tiglax. This was a joint effort of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USGS
