The News and Observer in North Carolina recently published a good article about how Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is dealing with the massive lightning-induced fire that burned approximately 25,000 of the 110,000-acre refuge and which this blog reported on back in June.

Even now, fire smolders underground in the carbon-rich peat soil in remote parts [...]

Lee County Transit has been awarded a $750,000 grant through the Federal Transit Administration under the Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program to help the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge manage its crowds. The goal of the ATPPL program is to enhance habitat protection and visitor enjoyment, while attempting to better manage [...]

As this blog reported back on July 25, the Delta National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana was in danger of being exposed to oil from the recent spill on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. The chief concern was that the oil could kill plants that serve as food for migratory birds that frequent the refuge.
On July [...]

As I discussed in this blog on July 23, offshore oil drilling will bring oil infrastructure onshore that could lead to accidents that affect coastal national wildlife refuges. Unfortunately, just as I was writing that, an oil spill occurred in southern Louisiana that is now threatening Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
Early Wednesday, a tanker and barge [...]

On February 18, this blog reported that NASA was considering building a Commercial Vertical Launch Complex on federal property that would impact 200 acres of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Florida.
Audubon of Florida reported that in addition to the proposed use of Merritt Island NWR, NASA was also considering another site that [...]

On October 4, 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt designated the Breton and the Chandeleur Islands in coastal Louisiana a national wildlife refuge, making Breton National Wildlife Refuge the second refuge in America. But recently, storms and sea level rise have taken a horrible toll on the islands.
On July 15, 2008, the Associated Press issued an article [...]

The Associated Press and WAVY TV is reporting that 250 firefighters are working to contain a fire that is in the Virginia portion of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, which has portions in both Virginia and North Carolina.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that as of this weekend, the fire has [...]

On Friday, the Virginian-Pilot published an interesting article about the wildlife species that are being affected by the massive fire burning in North Carolina and particularly at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (see blog post on June 8).
According to the Pilot, local citizens have been spotting wildlife — including bears — fleeing the flames:

Bears sometimes [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Fire Management Program is reporting the latest news on the Evans Road Fire that is burning at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina:

Persistent high temperatures coupled with dry conditions continue to create an extreme fire situation on the Evans Road Fire burning on the Pocosin Lakes National [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently reported that this is shaping up to be a good year for endangered red wolves in eastern North Carolina:

April and May are very exciting months for red wolves - both in the wild and in captivity. It’s pup season! This annual occurrence finds Red Wolf Recovery Program, USFWS, [...]