This picture, taken May 9, is looking Northeast on Hwy. 1 as it runs through the White River National Wildlife Refuge between the Mississippi River and DeWitt, Arkansas.
Prescribed burning; Fires; Roads; Buildings, facilities and structures; Equipment
Prescribed fires conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on National Wildlife Refuge lands that are located near communities lessen the chance wildfires will cause major damage to private property and structures.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crews routinely burn overgrown brush (hazardous fuels) to lessen the chance of catastrophic fire. Prescribed fire mimics historic fire regimes.
Fires; Fire management; Roads; Buildings, facilities and structures; Prescribed burning; Aerial photography
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prescribed fires are used to reduce hazardous fuel loads, especially in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas. Cambridge1
Innoko National Wildlife refuge, McGrath, Alaska: As with most national wildlife refuges in Alaska, there are no roads into or out of the 6,000-square-mile Innoko National Wildlife Refuge. Access is by bush plane or boat--kayak, canoe, or...
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.
Short's goldenrod is a rhizomatous perennial generally 2 to 2 and one-half feet tall, with alternately arranged narrow leaves about 2 to 4 inches long and O.2 to O.6 of an inch wide. The largest leaves occur near the middle of the stem. Yellow...
Short's goldenrod is a rhizomatous perennial generally 2 to 2 and one-half feet tall, with alternately arranged narrow leaves about 2 to 4 inches long and O.2 to O.6 of an inch wide. The largest leaves occur near the middle of the stem. Yellow...