USFWS National Digital Library

- Jerry L. Wilson oral history transcript
- Biography; Biological control; Conservation; Employees (USFWS); History; Lakes; Maintenance; Management; Military; Fishing; Public attitudes; Public access; Realty; Wetlands; Birds; Prescribed burning; Wildlife refuges;
- Jerry L. Wilson oral history interview as conducted by Denny Holland.
- Documents
- Ohio River Islands NWR
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Structures; Rivers and streams;
- An aerial view of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge with the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant in the distance.
- Images
- Ohio River Islands NWR
- Wildlife refuges; Rivers and streams; Islands;
- An aerial view of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Showing Size of Tree
- Employees (USFWS); Trees; Wildlife refuges; history; uniforms; service patch;
- A Fish and Wildlife Service employee stretches her arms out to show the size of a tree at the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Helicopter
- Employees (USFWS); Wildlife refuges; Uniforms; Logo; Service patch;
- A helicopter pilot hands a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee a bottled water after an aerial photography shoot over the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Freshwater Mussel Life Cycle
- Videography;
- The general life cycle of freshwater mussels is presented in this short video shot on location at the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. This video shows some of the unique reproductive strategies.
- Videos
- Ohio River National Wildlife Refuge
- Videography;u.s. fish and wildlife service;wildlife refuges;
- Scattered along 362 miles of the Ohio River, the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge restores and protects habitat for wildlife in one of our nation's busiest inland waterways.
- Videos
- Pink Mucket Pearly Mussel Habitat
- Aquatic environments;Coastal environments;Endangered species;Mollusks;Wildlife refuges
- Ohio River Islands Refuge habitat of the Pink Mucket Pearly mussel (Endangered).
- Images
- National Wildlife Refuge System Coloring Book
- Document
- NWRScoloringbook.pdf
- Documents
- Mussels Research
- Ohio River Island NWR; West Virginia; mollusks; FWS Employees (USFWS); National Wildlife Refuge
- FRESHWATER MUSSELS RESEARCH. FWS biologists inspect freshwater mussels at the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. Freshwater mussels are filter feeders, taking their nutrients directly from the current where they are...
- Images
- Barge on the Ohio River
- Aerial photography; Buildings, facilities and structures; Islands; Roads; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Boats;
- An aerial view of a barge being pushed on the Ohio River with roads and development at the river's edge.
- Images
- Mussel research by Fish and Wildlife Service employees
- Environmental Sciences; Aquatic environments; Boats; Employees (USFWS); Endangered species; Environmental quality; Equipment; Mollusks; Rivers and streams; Transportation;
- Fish and Wildlife Service employees in motorboat on Ohio River, preparing for mussel research project.
- Images
- Freshwater mussel research
- Environmental Sciences; Aquatic animals; Aquatic environments; Boats; Employees (USFWS); Endangered species; Environmental quality; Indigenous populations; Islands; Mollusks; Riverbeds; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- Fish and Wildlife Service employees at gravel island in the Ohio River studying samples of freshwater mussel shells. Motorboat transportation beached in background.
- Images
- Nuclear Power Plant
- Wildlife refuges; Rivers and streams;
- A river front view of a Nuclear Power Plant smoke stack from a boat on the Ohio River.
- Images
- Nuclear Power Plant
- Wildlife refuges; Rivers and streams;
- A river front view of two Nuclear Power Plant smoke stacks from the Ohio River.
- Images
- 1999 Volunteer Report Volunteers conserve and interpret fish and wildlife and their habitat for present and future generations
- Document
- Volunteer1999.pdf
- Documents
- Two Scuba Divers
- Wildlife refuges; Rivers and streams; Scuba diving;
- Two scuba divers discuss their underwater research before diving in.
- Images
- FWS Employee Displays Large Old Growth Tree
- Ohio River NWR; West Virginia; timber; Forests preservation; Resource management
- Northeastern refuges include wetland, upland, and coastal habitats that are managed to benefit wildlife species. For example, the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia harbors virgin sycamores and silver maple woods, home...
- Images
- Fish and Wildlife Service employee investigates sediment layers
- Environmental Sciences; Employees (USFWS); Environments (Natural); Erosion; Islands; Riverbeds; Rivers and streams;
- Fish and Wildlife Service employee at eroded river bank pointing out deposit layer of shells.
- Images
- Fanshell mussel
- Endangered species; Mollusks;
- A closeup view of a fanshell mussel found in the Ohio River near Williamstown, WV. On June 21, 1990 the fanshell was designated as endangered throughout its entire range in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West...
- Images