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·15 hours ago

Salmon…A Pacific Northwest Icon

By 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…

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Salmon…A Pacific Northwest Icon
Salmon…A Pacific Northwest Icon

Jun 14

Fieldwork Fun: Day one — No Bull (Trout) Here

Adventures 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…

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Fieldwork Fun: Day one — No Bull (Trout) Here
Fieldwork Fun: Day one — No Bull (Trout) Here

Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region

·Jun 8

Guardians of the Oceans: A Superhero’s Guide to Defeating the Heat Blob and Saving Seabirds

By 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…

Seabirds

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Guardians of the Oceans: A Superhero’s Guide to Defeating the Heat Blob and Saving Seabirds
Guardians of the Oceans: A Superhero’s Guide to Defeating the Heat Blob and Saving Seabirds

Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region

·May 9

Excitement Returns as Students, Staff Celebrate at Salmon Summit

By Cheri Anderson, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Excitement Returns as Students, Staff Celebrate at Salmon Summit
Excitement Returns as Students, Staff Celebrate at Salmon Summit

May 6

Making an Impact: The Fish and Wildlife Service Leads by Example to Reduce Bird Collisions

By 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…

Birds

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Making an Impact: The Fish and Wildlife Service Leads by Example to Reduce Bird Collisions
Making an Impact: The Fish and Wildlife Service Leads by Example to Reduce Bird Collisions

Apr 25

Swift Conservation: Roberta Swift Works with Partners to Protect Seabirds

By 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…

Seabirds

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Swift Conservation: Roberta Swift Works with Partners to Protect Seabirds
Swift Conservation: Roberta Swift Works with Partners to Protect Seabirds

Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region

·Apr 13

Restoration and Robots: Boise State Student Eden Ravecca Tracks Prairie Falcons to Inform Conservation Efforts

By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Restoration and Robots: Boise State Student Eden Ravecca Tracks Prairie Falcons to Inform…
Restoration and Robots: Boise State Student Eden Ravecca Tracks Prairie Falcons to Inform…

Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region

·Apr 7

Mini Nature Moments with Kids

By 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…

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Mini Nature Moments with Kids
Mini Nature Moments with Kids

Published in USFWS Pacific NW Region

·Apr 7

Weathering the Pandemic: Makah Hatchery Staff Comes Together During Extreme Isolation

By 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…

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Weathering the Pandemic: Makah Hatchery Staff Comes Together During Extreme Isolation
Weathering the Pandemic: Makah Hatchery Staff Comes Together During Extreme Isolation

Mar 31

Light Pollution Got You Hazy? We’re Here to Clear the Smog

By Lev Levy, public affairs officer, Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Light pollution: That hazy, yellow fog that hangs over cities and towns, obscuring our views and preventing us from seeing our favorite constellations. It’s annoying, sure, but can it really be dangerous? Yes. Light pollution…

Lights Out

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Light Pollution Got You Hazy? We’re Here to Clear the Smog
Light Pollution Got You Hazy? We’re Here to Clear the Smog
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