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JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. He has visited more than 40 National Wildlife Refuges in 20 states and frequently visits NWRs in his travels, most recently Buenos Aires NWR in southern Arizona. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and they are located in every state as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S.

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Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

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JULY 14, 2020

I recently drove from my home in Portland to Conboy Lake NWR in southern Washington for a birding day-trip. Fish and Wildlife Service cannot effectively restore the lake or other natural hydrology. Located on the eastern slope of the Cascades near the base of Mt. There are also private land inholdings, so the U.S.

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Washington Portland Birds Deer 159

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MARCH 13, 2011

All of the shots in this post were taken on 1 March 2011 at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s West Pond as the sun was going down. One place I’ve seen them is in southeast Portland. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Mar 14th, 2011 at 8:50 am [.]

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2011 Ducks Deer New York 150

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AUGUST 22, 2016

Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who love to share thought-provoking pieces with 10,000 Birds readers. To learn more about one’s favorite National Wildlife Refuge, the first steps are to visit the refuge and its website (and its Friends group website, if any). According to the U.S.

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Wildlife Oregon Endangered Species Portland 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Indeed, The U.S. Indeed, The U.S. A key part of Donald J.

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Texas United States Mexico Campaign 186

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JANUARY 1, 2019

There is a small resident population in Polk County, Florida, in the middle of the peninsula, mostly on protected land, and once in a while they show up in a place where they can be easily observed. It took me a while to realize that Portland, Maine is not far away. An eBird mystery. I also noted that the U.S. Did this happen?

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