Working together: tools for helping imperiled wildlife on private lands

Working Together Tools for Helping Imperiled Wildlife on Private Lands
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A woman, with her back to the camera, surveys an enormous green expanse of marsh. Small hills and a cluster of trees are visible on the horizon.
Located along the northeast coast of Massachusetts in an area of dense and expanding human development, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge has special significance and value to migratory birds, other wildlife, and people. The refuge also provides high-quality opportunities for nature-based...
A large flock of ducks take off from the marsh.
The Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is truly a haven for wildlife. Its diverse habitats of wetland, grassland, shrubland and forest give food, shelter, water and space to many of Central New York’s wildlife species. Waterfowl and other migratory birds depend on the Refuge as nesting, feeding,...
A picture of Ringneck Marsh in the summer featuring a cloudy/sunny sky, water, green trees and shrubs, with a swallow in flight
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System, a network of lands set aside for the benefit of native wildlife and plants. Established in 1958, the refuge protects habitat mainly for migratory birds, but also other benefitting...
Wetland at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located only 26 miles west of New York City’s Times Square. It is a 12-square-mile natural oasis in an area that is mostly suburban, making the refuge an outstanding area for migrating waterfowl to stop, rest and feed on their migration. Points of interest...
Sea lavender (Limonium carolinianum) growing on the salt marsh.
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge protects more than 48,000 acres of southern New Jersey coastal habitats. More than 82 percent of Forsythe refuge is wetlands, of which 78 percent is salt marsh, interspersed with shallow coves and bays. The refuge’s location in one of the Atlantic Flyway’...
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Wildlife refuges
Waterfowl
Surveying
Military
Law enforcement
History
Habitat restoration
Habitat conservation
Fires
Farms and farming systems
Employees (USFWS)
Bird banding
Biologists (USFWS)