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We all know that our National Wildlife Refuge system provides some of the finest opportunities for viewing wildlife and the plants and other biodiversity that make up their habitats, but I would argue that it can be a serious mistake to head home prematurely after a day of hunting, birdwatching, or photographing, as refuges also provide some of the best sunset watching opportunities anywhere.
This is a question that was asked by many supporters of the National Wildlife Refuge System. We too wanted to know the answer. We checked in with national wildlife refuges along the Atlantic coast from Florida to North Carolina and the answer was similar. Refuges were spared the brunt of this storm and damage was minimal.
Invasive plant species threaten ecosystems across the US and, if left uncontrolled, can quickly degrade wildlife habitat. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has adopted various strategies for better addressing this threat and recently held several weed prioritization workshops across the Mid-Columbia River and Central Washington national wildlife refuge complexes.
This month, the Bureau of Land Management released their Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program--the plan to drill in the irreplaceable wilderness of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. BLM has selected the most aggressive of their four options, meaning they have chosen to not exclude some areas in order to protect biological and ecological resources. Ironically, this proposal was released the same day as the Senate released their wilderness bill, and a day before the House voted to restrict drilling in the Refuge completely.
Your Senators are members of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. And the Senate Interior Appropriations funding bill is being marked up next week, and we have the perfect opportunity to protect the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
Call your Senator TODAY and ask them to put language in the Interior appropriations bill that PROHIBITS the transfer of lands at the Cabeza Prieta NWR.
In an outrageous move, the Trump Administration announced last night that the Interior Department is planning on transferring 560 acres of federal land to the military for border wall construction. At least one wildlife refuge is impacted, but up to three could ultimately face a handover to the U.S. Army.
National Wildlife Refuges are some of the best places for wildlife photography thanks to their abundance of wildlife.
Nature photography offers a chance to be still, be silent, be patient, and ultimately to become engrossed in the challenge of capturing rare glimpses of nature’s mysteries; or to capture new views of the common but cool.
