A painted glass slide of Lower Klamath marsh dates from 1905.

A painted glass slide of Lower Klamath marsh dates from 1905.

Hand-painted glass slide of Lower Klamath marsh by William Finley from 1905 exploration of the area. This was one of many slides used to convince President Theodore Roosevelt to protect this vast wetland as the nation's first water bird preserve, which he did in 1908..
Image
Photo By/Credit
William Finley/USFWS
Ecosystem
Wetland
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Subject tags
History
Marshes
Water birds
Water conservation
Wetlands
Wildlife refuges