USFWS National Digital Library

- Oiled marsh
- Grasses; Oil spills;
- A picture of an marsh partly covered in oil from the oil spill in the Gulf Coast in Barataria Bay off Grand Isle, LA.
- Images
- Aransas Matagorda Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Videography;u.s. fish and wildlife service;coastal environments;wildlife refuges;aquatic environments;estuarine environments;
- A Place for Nature. The Aransas and Matagorda Island Refuges were established to protect a variety of vanishing coastal Texas wildlife, including many types of birds, as well as mammals and reptiles.
- Videos
- View of Coastal Oregon
- Parks; Scenics; Marine environments; Coastal environments;
- A scenic view of the Oregon coast.
- Images
- National River Bass Tournament
- Fishes; Fishing; Events; Boats; Recreation; Children;
- A speedboat takes off at the 2011 National River Bass Tournament.
- Images
- Jetbead seed removal
- Plants; Invasive species; Habitat restoration; Training; Vegetation; Work of the Service;
- A student enrolled in WLD2139 Invasive Plant Management, a course offered at the USFWS National Conservation Training Center collects seeds from the invasive, exotic shrub jetbead that have been hanging on the twigs over the winter. Careful seed...
- Images
- Environmental Education
- Youth; Environmental education;
- A student shows off the crab claw he caught in his net at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge located in Virginia.
- Images
- Laysan Island Encampment Destroyed
- Coastal environments; Marine birds; Migratory birds; Tropical environments; Weather impacts; Wildlife refuges; Islands;
- A tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck Laysan island late on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours into the early morning hours of March 11th.All staff are safe. This work site was vacated as...
- Images
- Measuring Surface Runoff
- Erosion; Water conservation; Water management; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS); uniforms; service patch;
- A USFWS employee measures the depth of runoff by the side of a road on the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Measuring Surface Runoff
- Erosion; Water conservation; Water management; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS); uniforms; service patch;
- A USFWS employee measures the depth of runoff on the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Science summary in support of manatee protection area (MPA) design in Puerto Rico [with results of an independently-funded model component, Sheltered Coastal Waters of Puerto Rico]
- Marine mammals; Endangered species;
- Abstract: The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus, hereafter manatee), inhabiting Puerto Rico’s coastal waters, is a subspecies of the endangered West Indian manatee (Federal Register, July 22, 1985. Vol. 50(140):29900-29909). Habitat...
- Documents
- Adaptive harvest management 2001 duck hunting season
- Document; Birds;
- adapt_harvest_ducks01.pdf
- Documents
- Atomic Energy Commission on Amchitka Island
- Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; ARLIS; Alaska
- Aerial winter photo Atomic Energy Commission installation at the western end of Amchitka Island. Roads to the east end are cut off during winter snows. Strong winds cause much drifting.
- Images
- Al Trout and Larry Shanks oral history transcript
- Restoration; Employees (USFWS); History; Wildlife refuges; Wetlands; Wildlife management; Water management;
- Al Trout and Larry Shanks oral history transcript as conducted by John Cornely; Al and Larry talk about Bear River Refuge and its restoration.
- Documents
- Alamosa - Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge Complex Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment
- Document;Wildlife refuges; Planning
- index.cpd
- Documents
- Alamosa - Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge Complex Colorado Comprehensive Conservation Plan
- Document;Wildlife refuges; Planning
- index.cpd
- Documents
- Alan Eusden oral history transcript
- History; Biography; Mountains; Climbing; Camping; Hiking; Maintenance;
- Alan Eusden oral history interview as conducted by Steve Chase. Alan talks about his time with the Randolph Mountain Club located in the White Mountains National Forest in New Hampshire.
- Documents
- Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges
- Document;Wildlife refuges; Planning
- alaskapen_bech_rev06.pdf
- Documents
- Stuck Albatross and Chicks are Found and Released
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Albatross adult and two chicks uncovered alive in the tsunami aftermath. The tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On March 15,...
- Images
- Albert Novara oral history transcript
- History; Biography; Aircraft; Biologists (USFWS); Waterfowl; Surveying; Photography; Wetland restoration; Employees (USFWS);
- Albert Novara oral history interview as conducted by Mark Madison. Albert Novara joined the federal government as a flyways biologist conducting aerial surveys. He flew in Canada, Mexico, North Dakota and the Arctic.
- Documents
- Jim Pfitzer discusses his new one-man play: "Aldo Leopold--A Standard of Change."
- Wildlife management; Podcast; Public Lecture;
- Aldo Leopold - A Standard of Change” is a one-man play written by and starring storyteller Jim Pfitzer, Storyteller, writer, and actor Jim Pfitzer has worked as a naturalist and river guide, lived in Redwood National Park, and traveled the...
- Audio