Mother Nature Network offers a brief interview with Noreen Clough, who is the former Southeast Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and former president of the Blue Goose Alliance. Noreen discusses the interesting yet controversial topic of forming a National Wildlife Refuge “Service.”

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National Wildlife Refuge System, Blue Goose Alliance

St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge is in Franklin County, Florida, and is an undeveloped barrier island just offshore from the mouth of the Apalachicola River in the Gulf of Mexico. The island is a haven for endangered and threatened species, including bald eagles, sea turtles, indigo snakes, gopher tortoises, and wood storks. In addition, the [...]

In honor of the upcoming fall bird migration that will be witnessed at many wildlife refuges around the country, our featured video today includes beautiful migration scenes (featuring Canada geese, snow geese, and sandhill cranes) from Arizona’s Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, which is located in the floodplain of the lower Colorado River and surrounded by [...]

In this entry of Video Monday, we offer a wonderful overview of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, which is just north of Boston, Massachusetts. The refuge occupies in part, the southern three-fourths of Plum Island, an 8-mile barrier island, and offers excellent wildlife-oriented recreational and educational opportunities, as well as visitor facilities and programs. The [...]

In past blog entries (April 1, 2009 and June 29, 2008), Refuge Watch has reported on the impact of the border wall that is being built along the Unites States-Mexico border, with special emphasis on its impact at Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
In the video below, Krista Schlyer — who is [...]

In today’s featured video, the conservation staff at Ducks Unlimited discuss the impact of climate change on waterfowl protection. Also in the video, the DU staff discuss how they are working on methods of dealing with changing sea levels and how they’re reaching out to the agricultural community to find ways to compensate for habitat [...]

The National Wildlife Refuge Association has started a new feature called “Refuge TV.” In one of the first videos offered, the NWRA takes a look at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex in southern Nevada and its many interesting species.

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National Wildlife Refuge System, Desert NWR, Nevada

Today the blog offers two videos that give a wonderful look at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. The Bosque has the reputation of being one of the most beautiful and impressive areas in the Refuge System.
The refuge includes 57,191 acres located along the Rio Grande near Socorro, New Mexico and is [...]

Today’s video offers an interesting look at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, which is an urban refuge that is located within sight of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The video opens by showing a reenactment of the Lenape Indians using the marsh; the Lenapes called the area “Tinicum” or “the islands in the marsh.” The video also provides [...]

Since many of the folks who are reading this blog are buried under piles of snow at the moment, today’s featured video is of the warm and tropical refuges that form the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The complex is comprised of nine refuges in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Jamaica [...]

Today’s featured video is of Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, which includes 48,000 acres of prime habitat located in east-central Mississippi. The refuge is an important area for migratory birds and for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. In addition to wildlife habitat, Noxubee offers hunting, fishing, numerous trails, and environmental education opportunities.
The Noxubee NWR video below was [...]

Today’s featured video is of Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, which is located in south central Indiana and includes 7,802 acres near Seymour and a 78-acre parcel, known as the Restle Unit, near Bloomington.
The refuge offers eight hiking trails, a four-mile auto-tour route, hunting and fishing, excellent birding, and environmental education opportunities. Also, the refuge [...]