USFWS National Digital Library

- Bald cypress tree beside boardwalk
- Trees; Public access; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- Bald cypress tree growing close to boardwalk over duckweed covered water.
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- Sunset over the Big Muddy
- Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- Missouri River reflecting a hazy setting sun.
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- Bald eagle perched in tree
- Birds of prey; Raptors; Threatened species;
- Bald eagle viewed from the rear and looking over its shoulder while it sits surrounded by limbs in a tree.
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- Bald eagle perched near its nest in tree
- Birds of prey; Raptors; Threatened species;
- Bald eagle sitting on large limb near its nest, viewed from rear while looking over its shoulder.
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- Barn owl
- Birds; Birds of prey; Migratory birds;
- Close-up of face and upper body of owl, viewed from side with bird looking over shoulder.
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- Double-crested cormorant
- Birds; Migratory birds; Shorebirds;
- Close view from rear of bird standing on dead branch over water.
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- Northern shoveler
- Birds; Migratory birds; Waterfowl;
- Close view from rear of bird standing in tall vegetation and looking over shoulder.
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- Bald eagle
- Birds; Birds of prey; Migratory birds; Raptors;
- Close-up view from rear side of bird looking over shoulder while calling.
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- American White Pelican
- History; Birds; Wildlife refuges; Photography; Migratory birds; Marine birds;
- A pair of White Pelican watching over their young in thier nest site within Klamath Marsh, 1905, as Finley and Bohlman capture the scene in a hand painted glass slide.
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- William Finley
- Birds; History; Wildlife refuges; Wetlands; Wilderness; Photography;
- William Finley at Klamath Marsh, 1905. Due to Finley and Bohlman's photography of the area in 1905, Klamath was named a bird refuge in 1908. "Here lay the land of my dreams. After nearly 20 years of waiting, I was looking out over this place...
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- Atlantic salmon smolts
- Fisheries; Aquaculture; Anadromous species; Endangered species; Fishes; Fisheries management;
- Atlantic salmon spend the first two years of life in the fresh water habitats of their native stream (occasionally three, depending upon food availability). At two years of age, the fish undergo the process of smoltification, resulting in changes...
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- Bunchberry
- Flowering plants; Plants;
- White flower with black and yellow center over green leaves. For more information about wildflowers visit the National Plants Database Additional Resources: National Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/.
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- Gumbo Lily
- Flowering plants; Plants;
- An image of a white flower among red rock. Western North Dakota is the easternmost limit of the range of the beautiful gumbo lily. The plant occurs in nearly all of our western states. This short, tufted plant is a nearly stemless perennial from...
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- Gumbo Lily
- Flowering plants; Plants;
- A white flower among gray rocks.An image of a white flower among red rock. Western North Dakota is the easternmost limit of the range of the beautiful gumbo lily. The plant occurs in nearly all of our western states. This short, tufted plant is...
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- Family Fishing
- Fishing; Recreation;
- Daughter catches trout, while father and son look over her shoulder at local pond.
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- Aerial of the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC)
- Education; Training; Buildings, facilities and structures;
- Aerial of the campus of the National Conservation Training Center, with clouds over the Potomac River.
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- People walking on the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) campus
- Education outreach; Training;
- People walking over the bridge and toward Instructional West during the Conservation in Action Summit at the National Conservation Training Center.
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- A Texas Rancher Who Became a Believer
- 6 A Texas Cattle Rancher Who “ Became a Believer” “ We’re just ‘ wildlifing’ it all over the place, and we’re happy to do it,” Bob Long said. Long is enhancing habitat on his 550- acre property to benefit the Houston toad, an...
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- Safe Harbor Agreements
- 7 Environmental Defense, a nonprofit organization, was the key in reaching out to Long and provided funding for biologists to conduct population surveys for the toad on his property. Long is helping Environmental Defense and the Service promote...
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- Partners for Fish and Wildlife Programs
- 21 Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Who can participate? Any privately owned land is potentially eligible for restoration. Most applicants are individual landowners. For the purposes of this program, “ privately owned” means lands not...
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