Work of the Service; History; Climate change; Connecting People with Nature
This booklet describes the mission and work of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and includes historical information and goals and objectives of all Bureau programs.
Fishing; Recreation; Education; Children; Connecting people with nature;
This brochure is a beginner's guide to fishing. Content includes the following: Getting Started -- What Tackle Can I Use? -- The Palomar Knot -- The Improved Clinch Knot --Spincasting -- Spinning -- Hook, Line and Sinker -- What about Accessories...
This is a booklet that describes various migratory birds that are familiar in the United States. The species covered include the American robin, the American goldfinch, the Ruby-throated hummingbird, the eastern bluebird, the barn swallow, the gray...
Birds; Grasslands; Migratory birds; Perching birds; Research; Species of concern;
This is a description of the molt and aging criteria for four grassland passerines. The species covered are Sprague's Pipit, Grasshopper sparrow, Baird's sparrows, and Chestnut-collared Longspurs. Molt information is important for determining...
This is a fact sheet about the caribou. It gives a physical description of the animal, as well its breeding habits and range. It briefly explains the status of caribou populations in the United States.
Birds; Birds of prey; Endangered species; Migratory birds; Raptors;
This is a fact sheet describing the peregrine falcon in North America. It outlines the history of the bird, its decline in the mid-twentieth century due to DDT, and its successful recovery in the years since.
This is a report that identifies migratory and non-migratory birds species that represent the highest conservation priorities to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
This is a status assessment of the double-crested cormorant in North America as of 2001. It includes general information on the bird, biological information and area-specific population information for throughout North America.
Birdwatching; Fishing; Game birds; Game management; Hunting; Recreation; Sport fishing; Statistics;
This is the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation for 2006. It has tables describing data pertinent to fishing and hunting, and wildlife-watching, including number of participants and expenditure. It also has...
This publication is is the result of a Fish and Wildlife Countermeasures Coordination Project undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The goals of the project include the development of national “best practices” using...
Connecting people with nature; Environmental education; Recreation
This special edition of Fish & Wildlife News provides a glimpse of what Service employees from coast to coast are already doing to reconnect children with nature. From the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, where...
William Finley and friends coming ashore at Three Arch Rocks during the summer of 1912. William Finley's friend Dalla Lore Sharp, at the time an English professor at Boston University, visited Finley in Oregon for the summer with his son, Dallas Jr.
