Paul Schmidt oral history interview with Norm Olson as interviewer. The interview was conducted during the Fish and Wildlife Service Retirees’ Reunion at the MCM Elegant Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Note: Mr, Schmidt was, at the time of...
Military; Biography; History; Employees (USFWS); Youth; Recreation; Management; Hiking; Wilderness; Work of the Service; Wildlife refuges; Public access; Planning;
John Kurtz oral history transcript as conducted by Norman Olson. John Kurtz also spent time in the Phoenix Area Office in charge of refuges in Arizona and New Mexico. He also worked as supervisor for the northern refuges in Alaska.
Rocky cliffs line the southwestern coast of Togiak Refuge providing nesting areas for up to 1.5 million seabirds and protecting isolated beaches ideal for marine mammal haulouts.
Work of the Service; Wilderness Areas; Wildlife refuges; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Togiak Gallery
Togiak Refuge has the second largest contiguous Wilderness Area in the National Wildlife Refuge System with 2.3 million acres set aside in the Togiak Wilderness.
Videography;u.s. fish and wildlife service;fishes;wildlife refuges;
Set amidst towering mountains adorned with glaciers and rocky cliffs rising majestically from the Bering Sea...all wrapped in a colorful blanket of spruce forest, wildflowers and wild open tundra....
Transportation; Aircraft; Aircraft; Work of the Service; Wildlife refuges; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Togiak Gallery
Togiak Refuge uses aircraft as an essential tool to accomplish our goals. Radio telemetry, aerial surveys, law enforcement patrols, and field crew support are some important uses.
Wildlife Viewing is becoming increasingly popular. Here, Dillingham Boy Scouts observe Pacific Walrus as part of an environmental education camp sponsored by Togiak NWR.
Vegetation; Wildflowers; Wildlife refuges; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Togiak Gallery
Wildflowers are found on mountainsides, stream banks, tundra plains, and even gravel bars, as seen here. Over 500 species of vascular plants have been identified at Togiak Refuge.
Togiak NWR, Dillingham, Alaska: It's hard to tell top from bottom in this view of the Ahklun Mountains reflected in mirror-smooth Upper Togiak Lake. The Ahklun Mountains cover about 80 percent of Togiak National Wildlife Refuge's 4.2 million...
Animals; Mammals; Wildlife refuges; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Togiak Gallery
Red foxes are one of the many furbearing mammals that make their homes in Togiak Refuge. They can be very curious and often approach people but are still wild animals.
Marine mammals; Wildlife refuges; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Togiak Gallery
Pacific Walrus utilize beaches around Cape Peirce as haulout areas on which to rest between feeding forays. These beaches are surrounded by sheer cliffs affording the walrus protection from predators.
Birds; Raptors; Wildlife refuges; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Togiak Gallery
Sightings of these Northern Hawk Owl chicks helped confirm for the first time that the species of bird will breed in this area. This picture was taken in the summer of 2001 in the Dillingham area.
