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Osprey perched on a leafless branch.
Osprey in Tree
Great blue heron in the Everglades at Shark Valley Visitor Center.
Great blue heron
Perennial native plants like the bee balm (Monarda didyma) are recommended for rain gardens, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The red color attracts hummingbirds and pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies.
Bee balm (Monarda didyma)
Perennial native plants like coneflowers (Echinecea) are recommended for rain gardens, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. They attract birds and pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies.
Coneflowers (Echinecea) and bee
Invasive multiflora with Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) among planted Red Cedars (Juniperus virginiana), in Maryland.
Invasive multiflora with Russian olive (Elaeagnus…
Invasive multiflora with wild grape (Vitis spp.) among planted Red Cedars (Juniperus virginiana), in Maryland.
Invasive multiflora with wild grape (Vitis spp.)
Invasive Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in Maryland.
Invasive Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
Illustration of wildfire.
Climate change: wildfire
Highbush blueberry is one of the most important plants in the blueberry family. It is found around wetlands, in woodland clearings, and open meadows, and provides food for many birds and a few mammals.
Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush blueberry)
Trash has built up over time on the shoreline of the Pipe Creek Wildlife Area. This trash comes from people throwing it off of boats as well as people leaving it on the small beach. Sandusky, Ohio.
Glass and trash on Pipe Creek Shoreline
Trash has built up over time on the shoreline of the Pipe Creek Wildlife Area. This trash comes from people throwing it off of boats as well as people leaving it on the small beach. Sandusky, Ohio.
Glass and trash on Pipe Creek Shoreline
Pipe Creek opens up into an estuary area which is mostly kept open for boating. Some lily pads and cattails can be seen in the shallower portions. Sandusky, Ohio.
Pipe Creek Wildlife Area
Pipe Creek opens up into an estuary area which is mostly kept open for boating. Some lily pads and cattails can be seen in the shallower portions. Sandusky, Ohio.
Pipe Creek Wildlife Area
A freshwater forest on Assateague Island, Maryland
Freshwater forest
A freshwater forest on Assateague Island, Maryland
Freshwater forest
Views of wetlands along the boardwalk in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Nutria (Myocaster coypus) are an introduced semi-aquatic rodent species originally brought to Maryland for fur in the 1940s, but are since considered to be nuisance species, destroying large areas of marshland, particularly around the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
Nutria (Myocaster coypus)
Illustration of fire management crew member with drip torch
Fire management: crew member with drip torch 1
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is home to many wading birds.
Wading at Blackwater
Views of wetlands along the boardwalk in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Natural Resource Managers at Shenandoah National Park workshop to conceptualize the park's key features, major threats, and vital monitorinig programs.
Conceptual Diagram workshop with National Park…
A solitary locust munching on marsh grass.
Locust
Nutria (Myocaster coypus) are an introduced semi-aquatic rodent species originally brought to Maryland for fur in the 1940s, but are since considered to be nuisance species, destroying large areas of marshland, particularly around the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
Nutria (Myocaster coypus)
Marsh and forest at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
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