View of shoreline south of camp looking north. Papahānumokuākea Marine National Monument and Laysan Island was struck by the tsunami on March 10 about 11:45 pm. The tsunami waves reached up into the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) camp...
A tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck Laysan island late on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours into the early morning hours of March 11th.All staff are safe. This work site was vacated as...
View looking north towards camp. A tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck Laysan island late on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours into the early morning hours of March 11th.All staff are...
Fortunately, Midway residents received approximately 4 hours of advanced warning and successfully implemented its tsunami emergency plan. All essentially infrastructure and equipment were secured.
A segment of the new meandering channel of Fahys Creek constructed through the Smith Tract. Large woody debris and gravel was placed all along the new stream channel to diversify habitat and stream substrate. Piles of gravel were placed along the...
Archaeologist Theresa Molino inspecting a newly constructed tidal channel for evidence of cultural resources. Byram Archaeological Consulting and the Coquille Indian Tribe are conducting extensive cultural resources monitoring of all construction...
View from the kitchen tent door. Papahanumokuakea Marine National Monument and Laysan Island was struck by the tsunami on March 10 about 11:45 pm. The tsunami waves reached up into the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) camp co-located with...
Wildflowers; Prairies; Vegetation; Valleys; Species of concern;
The peacock larkspur is found only in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Presently, the natural vegetation of the Willamette Valley is experiencing a threat not altogether different in magnitude from the Missoula Floods - human development. Since...
The Taylor's checkerspot was once found throughout grasslands in the Willamette Valley, Puget Sound, and south Vancouver Island. The historic range and abundance of the Taylor's checkerspot is not precisely known because exhaustive searches did not...
The FWS is currently monitoring the two populations of the Mountain Yellow-Legged frog; the endangered Southern California population found in California and Nevada and all the mountain yellow-legged frogs that occur north of the Tehachapi...
The FWS is currently monitoring the two populations of the Mountain Yellow-Legged frog; the endangered Southern California population found in California and Nevada and all the mountain yellow-legged frogs that occur north of the Tehachapi...
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge doesn't let the weather or lack of Visitor Services facilities stop them from getting kids outside to enjoy nature.
Refuge staff and Friends continue to provide environmental education programs to thousands of...
Ella Berge (right) takes a break from outdoor winter activities to pose with Tom Melius, Midwest regional director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at the 2011 Winterfest celebration at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota. The...
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After review of all...
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After review of all...
Native Americans revered the lake sturgeon as an important part of their culture that provided food, oil, leather and other staples. Over-harvesting, habitat loss, damming of tributaries and pollution all contributed to the population declines. ...
By the time this image was taken Pelican Island had endured many threats. Plume hunters had eliminated all nesting species but the brown pelican. Freezes and hurricanes had killed and removed most of the mangrove vegetation forcing the pelicans...
Oregon Islands NWR, Newport, Oregon: Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is made up of several rocky islands scattered along 300 miles of the Oregon coast from the north part of the state all the way to the California border. Most are...
This is an example of a logging method known as clear-cutting. In clear-cutting, all the trees are taken from a specific area, as opposed to a select cut, in which only certain trees are taken from an area, thereby leaving some habitat remaining....
