USFWS National Digital Library

- Learning About Birding
- Connecting people with nature; Youth; Work of the Service; Education; Education outreach; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS);
- A USFWS employee engages students from a local school while teaching them about birding on the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Visitor Satisfaction Survey At William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Visitor services; Connecting people with nature; volunteers; signs;
- A USFWS employee performs a satisfaction survey with visitors to the Willaim L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Visitor Satisfaction Survey At William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Visitor services; Connecting people with nature; volunteers; signs;
- A USFWS employee performs a satisfaction survey with visitors to the Willaim L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Visitor Satisfaction Survey At William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Visitor services; Connecting people with nature; volunteers;
- A USFWS employee performs a satisfaction survey with visitors to the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Visitor Satisfaction Survey At William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Visitor services; Connecting people with nature; volunteers;
- A USFWS employee performs a satisfaction survey with visitors to the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Fishing at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
- Adults; Aquatic environments; Connecting people with nature; Fishes; Fishing; Freshwater fishes; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites; Rivers and streams; Tourism; Visitor services; Water sports; Wildlife refuges;...
- A very happy visitor caught this beautiful Red Drum fish, first thing in the morning on the refuge.
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- Water level.
- Boating; Boats; Aquatic environments; Birdwatching; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Education; Environmental education; Environments (Natural); Leisure activities; Marine birds; Marine environments; Public access; Recreation;...
- A view from the kayak.
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- Visitor Participates in Activity on Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Connecting people with nature; Employees (USFWS); Wildlife refuges; Visitor services;
- A visitor to the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge examines a specimen up close with a refuge employee.
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- Sandcastle building
- Aquatic environments; Banks; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites; Tourism; Wildlife refuges;
- A woman and boy play in the sand by the river.
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- Refuge visitors at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Children; Connecting people with nature; Wildlife viewing; Diversity;
- A woman and two children enjoy the sights from a refuge viewing area.
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- Healing Waters
- Fishes; Fishing; Recreation; Wildlife refuges; connecting people with nature;
- A wounded soldier prepares to go canoeing on Cash Lake at the Patuxent Research Refuge.
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- Sam's first rainbow trout
- Children; Fishing; Connecting people with nature;
- A young Alaskan and his grandfather went out for a day of fishing near Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The grandson caught his first fish. It is a rainbow trout, 18 1/2 inches long and 11 1/2 inches around.
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- Steady now!
- Archery; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Environmental education; Interpretation; Law enforcement; Leisure activities; Personnel; Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites;...
- A young archer takes aim on adventure at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Two Year Old Birder at Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Birdwatching; Estuarine environments; Wetlands; Youth; Connecting people with nature; Wildlife refuges; Children;
- A young birder gazes out over a marsh area on the Humboldt National Wildlife Refuge. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located on Humboldt Bay on the northwest California coast. The refuge has two main purposes: to protect and enhance...
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- Tree planted. Feet planted!
- Connecting people with nature; Ecosystem recovery; Employees (USFWS); Environmental quality; Environments (Natural); Flowering plants; Habitat conservation; Habitat restoration; Landscape conservation; Places (Human-made); Plants; Public access;...
- A young boy helps his sister, mother and the Girl Scouts plant trees on the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Fishing with Dad
- Fishing; Youth; Connecting people with nature;
- A young boy lifts his catch of the day out of the water.
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- No more fire after this dousing.
- 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...
- A young girl finally gets her chance to extinguish the wall of fire, depicted by streamers and balloons.
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- Take a closer look
- Children; Connecting people with nature; Youth; Flowering plants;
- A young girl takes a closer look at foxglove flowers.
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- Learning to garden
- Children; Connecting people with nature; Youth; Flowering plants;
- A young girl uses a trowel to dig a hole for plants in the pollinator garden at NCTC.
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- Learning to garden
- Children; Connecting people with nature; Youth; Flowering plants; Plants;
- A young girl uses a trowel to pat down the soil around a plant.
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