June 23, 2010: Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Manager Jereme Phillips explains the value of this refuge, the immediate impacts of the oil, and actions his staff took to prepare. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
July 1, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Most marsh areas are protected by boom. Since the spill began, Bon Secour Maintenance worker Jerry Dunn routinely checks the shoreline/boom three times a week. Photo by Bonnie Strawser.
July 1, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Maintenance worker Jerry Dunn routinely checks the shoreline three times a week. Here, he explains the difficulty of cleaning oil from a marsh. Photo by Bonnie Strawser.
Gulf Shores, Ala - July 19, 2010: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service boat captain Bob Quarles accepts keys to the shallow water attention terminal (SWAT) boat from Friends of Bon Secour President, Ralph Gilges while Jimbo Meador of Dragonfly Boatworks...
scenics; Grasses; Work of the Service; Wildlife refuges;
Lying along a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay, the six units of Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge consists of varied coastal habitat including changing sand dunes. Here one can find such interesting species as the...
