Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region·Just nowOwl Bet You Didn’t KnowLearning from the Woman Who Wrote Washington State’s First Habitat Conservation Plan Thirty Years Ago — By Amanda Smith, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Blogger’s note: People power conservation, and this series shines a spotlight on some of the folks working hard to protect the nature of America. Kim Flotlin, a wildlife biologist in our Washington Fish and Wildlife…Science7 min read
Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region·17 hours agoSalmon…A Pacific Northwest IconBy Cheri Anderson and Sean Connolly, Fish and Aquatic Conservation staff in the Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Salmon. What do they mean to us? What significance do they have in the ecosystem? What role do they play in Native American cultures? Salmon have been around…6 min read
Jun 14Fieldwork Fun: Day one — No Bull (Trout) HereAdventures of a USFWS Summer Intern — by Hallie Morris School’s out for the summer! For many of us, that means lazy, hot days relaxing in the shade or adventurous travel, but this year, for me, it means embarking on a summer internship for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). I wasn’t really sure what to expect, except that…Usfws4 min read
Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region·Jun 8Guardians of the Oceans: A Superhero’s Guide to Defeating the Heat Blob and Saving SeabirdsBy Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The heat blob. It sounds like a comic book villain: a hot, angry, foaming bubble that slowly and methodically wrecks everything in its path. Unfortunately, the heat blob is indeed a hot, angry foaming bubble…Seabirds4 min read
Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region·May 9Excitement Returns as Students, Staff Celebrate at Salmon SummitBy Cheri Anderson, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.4 min read
May 6Making an Impact: The Fish and Wildlife Service Leads by Example to Reduce Bird CollisionsBy Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Robins and cedar waxwings love hawthorn berries. The glossy, scarlet berries emerge in the fall and hang out through the winter, providing nutrition to songbirds after the summer berry season has passed. When the berries…Birds3 min read
Apr 25Swift Conservation: Roberta Swift Works with Partners to Protect SeabirdsBy Lev Levy, public affairs officer, and Roberta Swift, seabird coordinator, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Roberta Swift has the perfect name for working with birds. As the Pacific Region’s seabird coordinator in the Migratory Birds program, she gets to help conserve seabirds everywhere from Midway…Seabirds4 min read
Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region·Apr 13Restoration and Robots: Boise State Student Eden Ravecca Tracks Prairie Falcons to Inform Conservation EffortsBy Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7 min read
Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region·Apr 7Mini Nature Moments with KidsBy Juliette Fernandez, refuge manager at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex. As we walked down the sidewalk in front of our house I picked up a pinecone and handed it to my 4-year old son. “Look,” I said, “Douglas is waving at you from inside this pinecone!” My son looked…4 min read
Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region·Apr 7Weathering the Pandemic: Makah Hatchery Staff Comes Together During Extreme IsolationBy Brent Lawrence, public affairs officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Region. Kristin Bates thought she knew what the future would bring when she started working at Makah National Fish Hatchery in December 2019. As the hatchery’s new project leader, Bates expected they would do what they’ve…8 min read
