Endangered species; Habitat conservation; Human impacts; Wildlife management;
This is a fact sheet describing safe harbor agreements with assurances for private landowners. It explains the purpose of the agreements and the process a landowner must follow in order to enter and maintain such an agreement.
This is a guide to help with data analysis of avian monitoring programs. It covers assessment of abundance and species composition using point counts, demographic monitoring via mist-nets and demographic monitoring via nest-monitoring. The guide...
This is a report on wetlands growth in the conterminous United States between 1998-2004. It offers information on growth only; wetland quality is not explored in this report.
Stephen Pyne oral history interview with Lisa Mighetto. Note that Mr. Pyne is not an employee with the Fish and Wildlife Service, but is one of the founders of the American Society of Environmental History (ASEH). A photo of Mr. Pyne is also...
This is a description of permits required regarding various ways of handling native endangered species. It lists illegal activities pertinent to native endangered species, as well as those activites for which permits may be obtained. Further, it...
Birds; Monitoring; Predators; Predator control; Species of concern; Statistics;
These are the results of the 2003 peregrine falcon monitoring plan. The plan was established after the species' de-listing from the endangered species list, and takes place every three years. The report includes a description of methodology as...
This publication is designed to introduce visitors to the plants and animals that can be found at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Plants, mammal, birds, amphibians and reptiles, various...
North American Waterfowl Management Plan Oral history interviews with Harvey Nelson, Rollie Sparrowe, Dick Hopper, and George Finney. The first part of this transcript is individual interviews with Mr.s Nelson, Sparrowe, and Hopper, and are...
Endangered species; Mammals; Population control; Predator control; Predators; Reintroduction; Statistics;
This is the review of the efforts to reestablish Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area . The review is a direct result of an environmental impact statement concluded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1996. It includes various...
This is a report on the results of the National Wetland Inventory survey of Maine. It includes explaination of methodology and graphs of wetland information by county.
Birdwatching; Estuarine environments; Wetlands; Youth; Connecting people with nature; Wildlife refuges; Children;
A young birder gazes out over a marsh area on the Humboldt National Wildlife Refuge. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located on Humboldt Bay on the northwest California coast. The refuge has two main purposes: to protect and enhance...
Ponds; Fish hatcheries; Work of the Service; Equipment;
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to help to complete upgrades at Inks Dam National Fish hatchery. Upgrades will allow the hatchery to breed more fish, harvest the fish...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to help to complete upgrades at Inks Dam National Fish hatchery. Upgrades will allow the hatchery to breed more fish, harvest the fish...