USFWS National Digital Library

- Red Knot
- Aquatic birds; Birds; Coastal environments;
- Red knot standing in water, Mispillion Harbor.
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- Horseshoe Crabs
- Coastal environments; Crustaceans;
- Two horseshoe crabs in the water, Mispillion Harbor.
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- 2010 Wilderness Camp
- Camping; Children; Education outreach; Events; Hiking; Recreation sites; Snow; Partnerships;
- Campers participate in the Spring Break Wilderness Camp. Image taken after children finished their Home Depot-sponsored activity building planters.
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- Sallie Gentry and Visitor
- Birdwatching; Children; Connecting people with nature; Employees (USFWS); Environmental education; Leisure activities; Personnel; Service patch; Uniforms; Wildlife viewing; Wildlife refuges;
- Fish and Wildlife Service employee Sallie Gentry gives hands-on instruction in wildlife viewing to a young visitor at William L. Finley NWR.
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- Sallie Gentry and volunteer
- Birdwatching; Children; Connecting people with nature; Employees (USFWS); Environmental education; Leisure activities; Personnel; Service patch; Uniforms; Wildlife viewing; Wildlife refuges;
- Fish and Wildlife Service employee Sallie Gentry gives a lesson in wildlife viewing.
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- Camas
- Wildflowers; Wildlife refuges;
- A row of purple camas in bloom at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Moving Bison
- Fort Niobrara NWR; Nebraska; FWS Employees (USFWS); Resource management; National Wildlife Refuge
- MOVING BISON TO SUMMER PASTURE. Grazing is an effective management tool that can benefit a variety of species when it is properly applied. It may also be used in wetland habitats to open choked vegetation and restore plant vigor. Even at refuges...
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- Camas
- Wildflowers; Wildlife refuges;
- A row of purple camas in bloom at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Camas
- Wildflowers; Wildlife refuges;
- A row of purple camas in bloom at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Camas
- Wildflowers; Wildlife refuges;
- A row of purple camas in bloom at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Great Horned Owl and Chick
- Birds of prey; Raptors;
- Great Horned Owl and Chick perched in a tree
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- Great Blue Heron
- Wading birds; Wildlife refuges;
- A great blue heron wades in still waters.
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- Bird banding
- Bird banding; Employees (USFWS); Partnerships; Work of the Service; Wildlife refuges;
- Fish and Wildlife Service employee Molly Monroe (R) and USGS employee Joan Hagar, participate in a songbird banding project at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
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- Flower walk
- Wildflowers; Connecting people with nature; Wildlife viewing; Wildlife refuges; Prairies;
- Visitors to the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge enjoy the flowers located in the prairie.
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- San Bruno Mountain summit
- Insects; Endangered species;
- The moon rises over San Bruno Mountain summit in California. This location is known habitat for the San Bruno Elfin butterfly.
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- Lange's Metalmark butterfly
- Endangered species; Insects;
- The endangered Lange's Metalmark butterfly blends in with the surrounding plant life.
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- Boating on the Porcupine River
- Boating; recreation; Aerial photography; Aquatic environments;
- Aerial view of boat on the Porcupine River in AlaskaAerial photography photography; Scenics; Landscapes; Rivers and streams; Recreation; Boating; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; Spencer Collection; Alaska
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- 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.
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- Touching the sky.
- Aquatic environments; Aquatic plants; Conifers; Environments (Natural); Forests; Panoramics; Scenics; Trees; Vegetation; Wilderness; Banks;
- You almost get the feeling of being in a storybook land from long ago as you float down the lazy water.
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- Happy just to see my shadow.
- Children; Connecting people with nature; Leisure activities; Panoramics; Places (Human-made); Plants; Public access; Recreation; Trees; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Youth;
- A child finds joy in strolling down the path of the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.
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