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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

10,000 Birds

In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Fish and Wildlife Service : The stylized blue goose logo of the FWS is well-known to birders, as FWS manages more than 575 national wildlife refuges.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

10,000 Birds

After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Fish and wildlife Service has a legal mandate to manage national wildlife refuges for “the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.” Fish and Wildlife Service signs, usually in English, are also in Spanish. Indeed, The U.S.

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