USFWS National Digital Library

- A conversation with Randy Olson
- Marine ecology; Climate change; Climate effects; Podcast; Public Lecture;
- Randy Olson was a professor of marine biology at the University of New Hampshire. Despite his Harvard Ph.D., four years of post-doctoral research in Australia and Florida, and years of diving around the world from the Great Barrier Reef to...
- Audio
- A conversation with Stephen Potter
- Education; Historic sites; History; Native Americans; Rivers and streams; Podcast; Public Lecture;
- Stephen discusses his presentation "Aboriginal America and the Potomac Frontier, 1607-1676"
- Audio
- A Handbook for Outreach March 2001
- Document
- outreach_handbook01pdf.pdf
- Documents
- A History of the National Conservation Training Center and surrounding area
- History; Training;
- The following is a time line of significant events that have affected the land and ownership of the property now comprising the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), with an emphasis on the period from early European settlement until...
- Documents
- A talk with Nancy Langston
- Biological control; Biologists (USFWS); Diseases; Environmental education; Farms and farming; Podcast; Public Lecture;
- In 1941 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first synthetic chemical to be marketed as an estrogen and one of the first to be identified as a hormone disruptor—a chemical that mimics hormones. Its...
- Audio
- Adaptive Harvest Management 2000 duck hunting season
- Document; Birds;
- adapt_harvest_ducks00.pdf
- Documents
- Adult Laysan Albatross Trapped Was Later Rescued
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- This adult Laysan albatross was trapped in naupaka branches after tsunami wave. The tsunami, generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan, struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. On...
- Images
- Alaska pioneers oral history transcript
- History; Biography; Employees (USFWS);
- Oral history interview with Jim King; Cal Lensink; Hank Hansen; Jerry Lawhorn; Tom Wardleigh; Brina Kessel.
- Documents
- American Alligator
- Document
- alligat08.pdf
- Documents
- American alligator: alligator mississippiensis
- Endangered species; Reptiles;
- This is a wildlife fact sheet describing the American alligator. It explains some biological information on the animal, and describes briefly its move from endangered status to full recovery.
- Documents
- Angee Reeler oral history transcript
- History; Employees (USFWS); Personnel; Training;
- Oral history interview with Angee Reeler as interviewed by Mark Madison.
- Documents
- Anore Jones oral history transcript
- History; Biography; Work of the Service; Wildlife refuges; Farms and farming; Fishes; Fishing; Hunting; Employees (USFWS);
- Oral history interview with Anore Jones. Roger Kaye as interviewer.
- Documents
- Ave Thayer oral history transcript
- History; Biography; Personnel; Wildlife refuges; Management; Aircraft; Aviation
- Ave Thayer oral history interview with Roger Kaye.
- Documents
- Bald Eagle
- Document
- baldeagle07.pdf
- Documents
- Black Bass and Trout Fishing in the United States Addendum to the 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Report 2001-10
- Document
- Black_Bass_Report_2001-10.pdf
- Documents
- Black bass and trout fishing in the United States: addendum to the 2001 national survey of fishing, hunting, and wildlife-associated recreation
- Fishing; Recreation; Sport fishing; Statistics;
- This report is an addendum to the National and State Reports for the 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. It includes information on anglers who fish for black bass and trout, and includes sections on...
- Documents
- Black-footed Albatross chick and Short-tailed Albatross Chick Survive Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Birds; Coastal environments; Marine birds; Weather impacts;
- Black-footed albatross chick and short-tailed albatross chick next to short-tailed albatross decoy on Eastern Island. A tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and...
- Images
- Black-tailed jackrabbit
- Mammals;
- The black-tail has distinctive long ears, and the long, powerful rear legs characteristic of hares
- Images
- Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan
- Document;Wildlife refuges; Planning
- Blockisland_final02.pdf
- Documents
- Boat Dock Damaged by Tsunami
- Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Weather impacts;
- Boat dock damage in Midway Atoll harbor after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. Fortunately, Midway residents received...
- Images