Becharof NWR, King Salmon, Alaska: Tundra, mountains, and still-smoldering volcanoes, part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire," fill the senses as far as the eye can see at Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. Mt. Paulik volcano, seen here, is...
Siletz Bay NWR, Newport, Oregon: Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge is the only one of the Oregon Coastal Refuges truly accessible by car. U.S. Highway 101, which parallels the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Canada, traverses the wetlands of ...
Alaska; Islands; Research; Coastal environments; Scenics; Work of the Service; Employees (USFWS)
Close-up view of Chagulak Island field crew in 1990 in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge with gear and a view of the mountains and birds in the sky.
AMNWR; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutian Island Unit; Steller's Sea Lions; Marine mammals; Wildlife viewing; Endangered species species
Biologist Dean Kildaw's work for Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge included weighing and banding Red-legged Kittiwakes. These images are from St. George Island in the Pribilofs of Alaska's Bering Sea.
AMNWR; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Bering Sea Unit; Stewardship Camp; Biology; Birds; Birding; Research; Pribilofs; St. Matthew; Alaska
Students in Environmental Education Stewardship Camp asst AMNWR Biologist ARt Sowls with a Least Auklet to see if it has brood patches. St. Matthew Island, Pribilofs, 1984
AMNWR biologists worked over an extended period to recover the population of aleutian Cackling goose from endangered to its delisting in 2001. This album pictures the landscape, some of the hardships and activities of these hardy biologists
Aquatic animals; Aquatic environments; Biological control; Habitat conservation; Invasive species; Population control; Work of the Service;
This is a plan to prevent zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species from spreading westward. This document includes background on the issue, including the current and potential impacts, ecological, economic and otherwise, the spread of these...