USFWS National Digital Library

- Sunset at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Waterfowl; Birds;
- Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is one of California's premier waterfowl refuges. Waterfowl are present from September through March. View hundreds of thousands of geese and ducks from November through January. Many other birds and mammals...
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- Female Valley elderberry longhorn beetle (VELB)
- Wildlife refuges; Threatened species; Insects;
- VELB female chewing exit hole in blue elderberry stem
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- Female Valley elderberry longhorn beetle
- Wildlife refuges; Threatened species; Insects;
- VELB female eating a leaf.
- Images
- Male Valley elderberry longhorn beetle
- Wildlife refuges; Threatened species; Insects;
- VELB male feeding
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- Valley elderberry longhorn beetles (VELB)
- Wildlife refuges; Threatened species; Insects;
- A pair of VELB mate
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- Valley elderberry longhorn beetle reseacher
- Wildlife refuges; Threatened species; Insects;
- VELB Reseacher Meghan Gilbart CSU Chico collects data from Sacramento River NWR restoration site.
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- Conserving the future: wildlife refuges and the next generation
- Wildlife refuges; Planning; Management
- For the past 18 months, the National Wildlife Refuge System has worked to create a vision that will guide the management of the Refuge System during the next decade and beyond. Conserving the Future is built on the foundation and inspiration of...
- Documents
- New Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Shop Building
- Wildlife refuges; Buildings, facilities and structures;
- The new shop building on the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge was built with American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds.
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- Waterfowl at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife refuges; Birds; Waterfowl; Lakes;
- Waterfowl flying over water at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
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- Sandhill Crane
- Wildlife refuges; Birds;
- Sandhill Crane from the Observation deck, Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge, Dayton, CA
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- Sanford R. "Sandy" Wilbur oral history transcript
- Wildlife refuges; Biography; Employees (USFWS); History;
- A brief oral history by Sandy Wilbur himself describing the start of his Fish and Wildlife Service career.
- Documents
- North American Wetlands Conservation Act Progress Report 2006-2007
- Wetlands; Habitat conservation; Habitat restoration;
- This document fulfills the requirements of Section 10 and 16 of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989. It is a biennial assessment of (A) the estimated number of acres of wetlands and habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds...
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- Wetlands, Ricefields, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
- Wetlands; Aerial photography photography; California
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- City of Sacramento Intake on Sacramento River
- Water management; Urban environments; Rivers and streams;
- Intake for the pumping station on the Sacramento River at the city of Sacramento
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- Monitoring Station at Knights Landing in the Sacramento River
- Water management; Rivers and streams;
- Surface water monitoring station at Knights Landing on the the Sacramento River. The station provides the Department of Water Resources with stage data.
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- Yolo Bypass
- Water management; Rivers and streams;
- The Yolo Bypass serves as part of a system to prevent flooding in the Sacramento Valley. Weirs connect the bypass to the Sacramento River. The water is eventually drained into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
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- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
- Water management; Rivers and streams;
- The Yolo Bypass wildlife area is located between Davis and Sacramento, California. It serves as a a flood bypass for the Sacramento River.
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- Monitoring Station at Knights Landing in the Sacramento River
- Water management; Monitoring; Rivers and streams; Aquatic environments;
- Surface water monitoring station at Knights Landing on the the Sacramento River. The station provides the Department of Water Resources with stage data.
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- Student works at USFWS for new media projects
- Videography; Youth; Connecting people with nature;
- Student Kanisha Allen is working at the Pacific Southwest Regional Office headquarters in Sacramento, California, creating products for the region's new media web sites.
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- Sacramento Valley Refuges
- Videography;u.s. fish and wildlife service;wildlife refuges;
- Unfinished Symphony. This video underscores the critical role people perform to ensure the perpetual maintenance of rare places in the Sacramento Valley where truly, wildlife comes first.
- Videos