USFWS National Digital Library

- Volunteers planting marsh grass
- Connecting people with nature; Habitat restoration; Plants; Volunteers;
- Young woman plants marsh grass in the mud at Big Branch National Wildlife 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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- Water, water, everywhere
- Connecting people with nature; Work of the Service; Boats; Invasive species;
- Mike Rowe, the popular host of the Discovery Channel series "Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe," brings his show to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in April 2010. Mike Rowe, seated with...
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- We just love this place!
- Aquatic environments; Aquatic birds; Birds; Birdwatching; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Emblems; Environments (Natural); Icons; Interpretation; Islands; Leisure activities; Logo; Marine environments; Panoramics; Personnel;...
- Two of the many happy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteers waiting to welcome you to the refuge and share the fun.
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- What is that?
- Adults; Aquatic environments; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Leisure activities; Marine environments; Public access; Recreation; Recreation sites; Tourism; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Children;
- A family wonders what is passing by underneath them while a Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge employee stands by.
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- What is the name of that bird?
- Birds; Birdwatching; Children; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Leisure activities; Public access; Tourism; Trees; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Adults;
- Father and son enjoy a leisurely afternoon of birdwatching.
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- What you can do to help wildlife and plants
- Endangered species; Education outreach; Human impacts; Connecting people with nature
- This is a fact sheet describing the many courses of action people of all ages may take in order to preserve and help species in local areas flourish.
- Documents
- Where is that turtle?
- Artifacts; Automobiles; Connecting people with nature; Emblems; Equipment; Icons; Personnel; Amphibians; Service patch; Uniforms; Volunteers; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteer holds empty turtle shell.
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- Wildflower plantings
- Plants; Vegetation; Volunteers; Connecting people with nature; Employees (USFWS); Logo; Work of the Service; Wildflowers; Service patch; Resource management; Reintroduction;
- FWS employee Molly Monroe assists volunteers planting wildflowers.
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- Wildlife classroom
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Banks; Birds; Children; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Environmental education; Environments (Natural);...
- Classroom of children enjoy an educational nature walk.
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- Wildlife Drive observation tower.
- Aquatic environments; Birdwatching; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Leisure activities; Marine environments; Panoramics; Places (Human-made); Ponds; Public access;...
- This observation tower located on Wildlife Drive offers visitors a grand view of the impoundment areas of the refuge, where most of the birds feed daily.
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- Wildlife viewing
- Wildlife refuges; Children; Connecting people with nature; Wildlife viewing;
- A family views wildlife via a refuge telescope
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- Wildlife viewing
- Birdwatching; Connecting people with nature; Leisure activities; Recreation; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing;
- Refuge visitor takes in the sights.
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- Wildlife viewing at Alaska Zoo
- Connecting people with nature; Wildlife viewing
- Group of people look through binoculars at the Alaska Zoo, Anchorage, Alaska.
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- Wildlife viewing at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
- Recreation; Environmental education; Birdwatching; Wildlife viewing; Connecting people with nature
- Three people view wildlife (birdwatching?) with a birding scope and binoculars at the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland.
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- Wildlife Viewing on Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Youth; Connecting people with nature;
- Two children and a man view wildlife on the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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- Woman and girl hike on Flattop Mountain
- Connecting people with nature; Recreation; Hiking; Children
- Woman and girl hike Flattop Mountain, Anchorage, Alaska.
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- Wonder how big this gator was?
- Connecting people with nature; Environmental education; Youth; Children; Wildlife refuges;
- Learn about nature at your local National Wildlife Refuge by participating in their educational activities.
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- Yellow Canoe
- Aquatic environments; Boating; Boats; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Leisure activities; Recreation; Wildlife refuges;
- Canoers paddle close to shore.
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- You can't catch me!
- Children; Connecting people with nature; Coastal environments; Recreation;
- Young boy runs from the surf.
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