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FWS | 2012
Vegetation mapping of the public access side of Desert National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) began in fiscal year 2011 and will be completed at the end of fiscal year 2012. The vegetation mapping is…
FWS | 2012
St. Matthew and Hall Islands are located within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge led a research cruise to these islands for the first time in over 5 years. While there,…
FWS | 2012
As part of a soils survey for the Rose Atoll, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Photo Science to collect lidar data for…
FWS | 2012
The Eastern Population (EP) of Sandhill cranes is rapidly expanding in size and geographic range. The core of their breeding range is in Wisconsin, Michigan, and southern Ontario; however, the…
FWS | 2012
The Migratory Bird Program within USFWS is currently undertaking multiple research projects to evaluate the effects of climate change on migratory bird populations in North America. The goal is…
FWS | 2012
The 3.4 million acres of the Rainwater Basin wetland complex in south-central Nebraska serves as critical stopover habitat for migratory birds in the central flyway. The Rainwater Basin Joint…
FWS | 2012
Conservation planners associated with the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks (GCPO) and Gulf Coast Prairie (GCP) Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) require contemporary data on the distribution…
FWS | 2012
To address important information gaps about sea ducks, particularly in the face of increasing demands for hunting and increased interest in offshore energy development, the Sea Duck Joint Venture…
FWS | 2012
Historically, abundances of migratory birds have been estimated by skilled pilots and observers in fixed-wing aircraft who identify and count birds using ocular estimation techniques. However,…
FWS | 2012
To monitor waterbird use and abundance, ground surveys of migrating waterbirds are conducted in the spring and fall on the Upper Mississippi River and Trempealeau National Fish and Wildlife Refuges (…
FWS | 2012
Malheur Lake at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, is the largest freshwater marsh in the western United States and historically one of the most productive migratory waterbird…