USFWS National Digital Library

- Northern Goshawk
- Raptors; Birds;
- Close-up view of a Northern Goshawk in hand.
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- Sunset at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge
- Employees (USFWS); Wildlife refuges;
- Refuge employee observes sunset at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Bottomland at Sunset
- Wildlife refuges;
- Receded waters leaves exposed mud at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Service employee at work clearing a path.
- Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Logo; Employees (USFWS);
- Service employee using a leaf blower to clear a path at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Flood debris at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge
- Employees (USFWS); Habitat restoration; Logo; Resource management; Rivers and streams;
- Rising waters and floods create debris fields at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge
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- Cloudy day at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge
- Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- Calm waters and cloudy day at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge.
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- River scene near Jameson Island, Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge
- Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- 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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- Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge sign
- 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...
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- Students observing field work
- Children; Connecting people with nature; Education outreach; Employees (USFWS); Environmental education; Service patch; Uniforms; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- Columbia, Missouri Douglas High students. Education program with University of Missouri and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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- Walmart Volunteers
- Volunteers; Wildlife refuges;
- Walmart flood debris clean-up
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- Sediment covered trail.
- Erosion;
- Sediment deposited on trail by Missouri River flooding.
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- Limestone cliffs across the Big Muddy
- Cliffs; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Scenics
- Sunlit limestone cliffs on far side of the Missouri River viewed through silhouetted trees on near shore.
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- Limestone cliffs and autumn trees on the Big Muddy
- Cliffs; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Scenics
- Cliffs at edge of the Missouri River.
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- Limestone cliffs on Big Muddy
- Cliffs; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Scenics
- Low limestone cliffs at edge of the Missouri River; note caves in cliffs.
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- Information kiosk at Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge
- Environmental education; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges;
- Large kiosk with information about the Big Muddy Refuge, its history, wildlife, ecology and visitor rules.
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- Aerial of Jameson Island in the Big Muddy
- Aerial photography; Habitat restoration; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- Aerial view of Jameson Island in the Missouri River from C. Bittner, looking south; muddy red river twisting through floodplain.
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- Jameson Island and Lisbon Bottom in the Big Muddy
- Aerial photography; Habitat restoration; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- Aerial view of Jameson Island and Lisbon Bottom in the Missouri River from C. Bittner, looking south; muddy red river twisting through floodplain.
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- Mud flat at sunset on the Big Muddy
- Rivers and streams; Weather impacts; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- Sun setting on mud flat scared with deep cracks from water evaporation; Missouri River in background.
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- Sand dune at edge of Missouri River
- Erosion; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- Large gray sand dune at shoreline of the Big Muddy.
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- Sunset over the Big Muddy
- Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- Missouri River reflecting a hazy setting sun.
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