USFWS National Digital Library

- Volunteer show children catfish from petting tank
- Fishing; Fisheries management; Volunteers; Education; Training; Education outreach; Electronic; Washington DC; Constitution Gardens
- Images
- NCTC Scores Bull's-Eye with Pilot Archery Course
- Videography;Archery;
- 18 Federal, state employees are now certified to teach archery at their field stations across the country.
- Videos
- Catalog of Oregon seabird colonies Biological Technical Publication BTP-R1009-2007
- Birds;
- R-1009
- Documents
- Karner Blue-A Butterfly Captivates Wisconsin
- 8 Karner Blue – A Butterfly Captivates Wisconsin “ Instead of hearing, ‘ I don’t have that butterfly on my property,’ I hear, ‘ How can I get some of that wild lupine seed?’ ‘ You should see the lupine patch I have going!’ or...
- Images
- Food from the sea: fish and shellfish of New England.
- History; Aquatic environments; Fishes; Fisheries management; Fishing; Commercial fishing; Overfishing;
- "In New England, the specific job is to spread consumption more uniformly over the nearly 80 species of fish and shellfish that are brought, into local ports each year. Production records 'of the fishing industry show a serious lack of...
- Documents
- 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
- Collar Tag for Nutria
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A collar tag to be put on a nutria. It's designed stretch so it can be put on snugly and a nutria will neither get a limb stuck inside nor have trouble breathing. Tagging the animals will help biologists to better understand the nutria's habits and...
- Images
- Fishing with Dad
- Fishing; Youth; Connecting people with nature;
- A father and son get their picture taken with fish in hand.
- Images
- Howling with the wolves!
- Adults; Artifacts; Captive breeding; Celebrations; Children; Connecting people with nature; Crafts; Education; Education outreach; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Endangered species; Environmental education; Habitat conservation; History;...
- A group of children and adults take part in the wolf howling at night presentation, where they get to actually howl with the wolves on the refuge.
- Images
- Just get a good grip!
- Aquatic environments; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Environmental education; Environments (Natural); Fishing; Icons; Interpretation; Law enforcement; Leisure activities;...
- A little girl tries her hand at fishing for the very first time, smiling all the way.
- Images
- Nesting Short-tailed Albatross Cover Midway Atoll
- Birds; Migratory birds; Endangered species; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A male short-tailed albatross protects his chick among other nesting birds. FWS Biologists keep a safe distance using telephoto lenses to get photos of the chick hatched by a Short-tailed albatross pair.
- Images
- Family enjoying the outdoors.
- environmental education; recreation; children; diversity;
- A mother and her children capture bugs with a net in order to get a closer look.
- Images
- Explore the world with shorebirds
- Birds; Shorebirds;
- A multidisciplinary education guide for grades 2-12 (with sections on "How to Adapt" for Preschool - 1st grade, home schools, youth groups, and nature centers)
- Documents
- Captured nutria awaits tagging
- Aquatic animals; Invasive species; Mammals; Rodents; Wildlife management; Trapping; Tagging;
- A nutria in a cage waits to get a tail tag. Tagging the animals will help biologists better understand the animal and prevent their spread.
- Images
- Alligator warning sign.
- Aquaculture; Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Biodiversity; Environments (Natural); Plants; Ponds; Trees; Vegetation; Reptiles; Signs; Wildlife refuges;
- A reminder not to get eaten is always helpful when viewing beautiful wetlands.
- Images
- Savannah Sparrow
- Birds; Birdwatching; Perching birds; Wildlife refuges;
- A Savannah Sparrow get's its portrait taken in the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge located in California.
- Images
- Jetbead removal
- Plants; Invasive species; Habitat restoration; Training; Vegetation; Work of the Service;
- A student enrolled in WLD2139 Invasive Plant Management, a course offered at the USFWS National Conservation Training Center removes jetbead, an invasive exotic shrub from Asia most likely spread from landscape plantings. This student tried to get...
- Images
- Al Trout and Larry Shanks oral history transcript
- Restoration; Employees (USFWS); History; Wildlife refuges; Wetlands; Wildlife management; Water management;
- Al Trout and Larry Shanks oral history transcript as conducted by John Cornely; Al and Larry talk about Bear River Refuge and its restoration.
- Documents
- Alamosa - Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge Complex Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment
- Document;Wildlife refuges; Planning
- index.cpd
- Documents
- Alan Eusden oral history transcript
- History; Biography; Mountains; Climbing; Camping; Hiking; Maintenance;
- Alan Eusden oral history interview as conducted by Steve Chase. Alan talks about his time with the Randolph Mountain Club located in the White Mountains National Forest in New Hampshire.
- Documents