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 - 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.
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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...
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Manager Jereme Phillips contacts the Unified Incident Command on Friday, June 11, 2010 to report oil on a refuge beach.
"On 6/25/10, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Biologist Jackie Isaacs explained the importance of habitat for foraging shorebirds and pointed out proactive measures taken by refuge staff soon after the spill began. Across Ivan Cut,...
June 28, 2010: Sea turtle nest relocation on Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Deputy Refuge Manager Eva Kristofik digs as interns Megan Creegan and Meredith Wilson and biologist Jackie Isaacs look on. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.
June 28, 2010: Sea turtle nest relocation on Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Law Enforcement Officer Mike Canada assisted with marking the new nest location. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS.