Carolina Sandhills NWR; Endangered species Research; FWS Employees (USFWS); South Carolina
A FWS biologist tags a Red-cockaded woodpecker. These woodpeckers are endangered because open forests with big, old pine trees have been replaced by forests with younger, smaller pines. Periodic natural fires needed to control the brushy...
Cessna floatplane (amphibs) parked at the Old Chevak field site on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; aircraft used by the Division of Migratory Bird Management for waterfowl monitoring and research.
This is an example of a logging method known as clear-cutting. In clear-cutting, all the trees are taken from a specific area, as opposed to a select cut, in which only certain trees are taken from an area, thereby leaving some habitat remaining....
Sport Fishing; Rainbow Trout; Outdoors; Recreation; Family; Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
A four year old Alaska youth poses with his first fish. The 17 inch rainbow give him quite a time as it made several long runs, jumped a foot or more into the air many times and then dove for the bottom. The youngster still talks of the fish and...
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...
Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge; KNWR; Recreation; Tourism; Landscapes; Wildlife viewing; Tundra; Rivers and streams; Scenics; Aerial photography photography
Located near the western border of the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, these two villages are found at the confluence of the Alatna and Koyukuk Rivers. Photo taken in August, 2006
