http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:20:24 -0700 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:20:24 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7387/buddyicons/54430347@N04.jpg?1369093276#54430347@N04 http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8694274176/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8694274176/" title="Webber Ivesia"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8538/8694274176_35b75e622a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Webber Ivesia" /></a></p> <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:20:24 -0700 2013-04-12T14:52:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8694274176 39.472491 -119.851592 39.472491 -119.851592 2480201 Webber Ivesia <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8693150959/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8693150959/" title="Webber Ivesia"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8534/8693150959_464f29e05a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Webber Ivesia" /></a></p> <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:20:26 -0700 2013-04-12T12:37:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8693150959 39.582241 -119.846506 39.582241 -119.846506 2478339 Webber Ivesia <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8694281402/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8694281402/" title="Webber ivesia. Photo Credit: S.Kulpla/USFWS"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8694281402_80bda75b73_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Webber ivesia. Photo Credit: S.Kulpla/USFWS" /></a></p> <p>Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:20:21 -0700 2013-04-12T10:27:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8694281402 39.653583 -119.750587 39.653583 -119.750587 23417692 Webber ivesia. Photo Credit: S.Kulpla/USFWS <p>Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8693153835/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8693153835/" title="Webber Ivesia"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8120/8693153835_210452381a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Webber Ivesia" /></a></p> <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:20:25 -0700 2013-04-12T12:35:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8693153835 39.582175 -119.847153 39.582175 -119.847153 2478339 Webber Ivesia <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8694277150/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8694277150/" title="Webber Ivesia"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8539/8694277150_55ebcc81e3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Webber Ivesia" /></a></p> <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:20:23 -0700 2013-04-12T11:12:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8694277150 39.655563 -119.748787 39.655563 -119.748787 23417692 Webber Ivesia <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8694279292/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8694279292/" title="Webber ivesia. Photo Credit: S.Kulpla/USFWS"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8120/8694279292_edfc61eae7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Webber ivesia. Photo Credit: S.Kulpla/USFWS" /></a></p> <p>Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:20:22 -0700 2013-04-12T10:28:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8694279292 39.653647 -119.750467 39.653647 -119.750467 23417692 Webber ivesia. Photo Credit: S.Kulpla/USFWS <p>Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8693148017/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8693148017/" title="Webber Ivesia"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8254/8693148017_5988ff9b9c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Webber Ivesia" /></a></p> <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:20:25 -0700 2013-04-12T14:53:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8693148017 39.472575 -119.85105 39.472575 -119.85105 2480201 Webber Ivesia <p>Photo Credit: Sarah Kulpla/USFWS Webber ivesia (Ivesia webberi) is a member of the rose family. It is a low spreading, perennial forb approximately ten inches across with greenish-gray foliage and dark red, wiry stems. The leaves are mostly clustered around the base of the stems, with four to eight pairs of leaflets crowded at the tip, and generally covered with long, silky grayish hairs. Flowering typically begins in May and extends through June. The small bright yellow flowers occur in groups. The whole plant becomes reddish-tinged late in the season. This plant occurs in Washoe and Douglas Counties in Nevada and in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties in California.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8159502027/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8159502027/" title="El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni)"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7132/8159502027_e50ecd2209_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni)" /></a></p> <p>A federally endangered species, the El Segundo blue butterfly depends on the coast buckwheat plant at each of its four life stages (egg, larva, pupa, and adult). It is found only along coastal dune habitat on the southeastern shores of Santa Monica Bay, Los Angeles County, California. Credit: Eric Porter/USFWS</p> Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:46:00 -0800 2012-06-28T11:08:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8159502027 33.741 -118.402334 33.741 -118.402334 55970464 El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) <p>A federally endangered species, the El Segundo blue butterfly depends on the coast buckwheat plant at each of its four life stages (egg, larva, pupa, and adult). It is found only along coastal dune habitat on the southeastern shores of Santa Monica Bay, Los Angeles County, California. Credit: Eric Porter/USFWS</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region california butterfly point verdes palos rancho vincente endangeredspecies losangelescounty euphilotes battoides allyni http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5709972851/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5709972851/" title="Pigeon guillemot on the Northern California coast"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3043/5709972851_02a5592c04_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Pigeon guillemot on the Northern California coast" /></a></p> <p>Scientific Name: Cepphus columba<br /> <br /> The pigeon guillemot is distinguished by its flashy orange feet, black plumage, and white wing patches. Pigeon guillemots breed and occasionally winter along the northern California coast. Most birds appear along the Klamath Basin coast in March and nest in crevices of offshore and coastal rocks. Adults eat mollusks and crustaceans but feed their young a diet of fish. Guillemots are gregarious birds and gather in large groups. (Photo: Tupper Ansel Blake)</p> Wed, 11 May 2011 08:38:52 -0700 2011-05-11T08:38:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5709972851 41.223988 -124.100189 41.223988 -124.100189 2347563 Pigeon guillemot on the Northern California coast <p>Scientific Name: Cepphus columba<br /> <br /> The pigeon guillemot is distinguished by its flashy orange feet, black plumage, and white wing patches. Pigeon guillemots breed and occasionally winter along the northern California coast. Most birds appear along the Klamath Basin coast in March and nest in crevices of offshore and coastal rocks. Adults eat mollusks and crustaceans but feed their young a diet of fish. Guillemots are gregarious birds and gather in large groups. (Photo: Tupper Ansel Blake)</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region california bird pigeon pigeonguillemot migratorybird http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5506271871/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5506271871/" title="Mt Charleston Blue Butterfly"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5259/5506271871_8a27409044_m.jpg" width="240" height="116" alt="Mt Charleston Blue Butterfly" /></a></p> <p>Mt. Charleston Blue butterfly photographed on August 4, 2010 by Corey Kallstrom, USFWS.</p> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:48:13 -0800 2010-08-04T15:01:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5506271871 36.257616 -115.679056 36.257616 -115.679056 2347587 Mt Charleston Blue Butterfly <p>Mt. Charleston Blue butterfly photographed on August 4, 2010 by Corey Kallstrom, USFWS.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region 2010 mtcharlestonbluebutterflyphotographedonaugust4 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8045252883/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8045252883/" title="Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8045252883_5be2abeed9_m.jpg" width="240" height="212" alt="Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)" /></a></p> <p>USFWS photo by Corey Kallstrom</p> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:13:30 -0700 2012-07-11T15:00:42-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8045252883 36.267138 -115.695856 36.267138 -115.695856 2454866 Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) <p>USFWS photo by Corey Kallstrom</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region usa nevada http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8045259696/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8045259696/" title="Spring Mountains dark blue early (Euphilotes ancilla purpura)"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8035/8045259696_6cebe50700_m.jpg" width="240" height="199" alt="Spring Mountains dark blue early (Euphilotes ancilla purpura)" /></a></p> <p>USFWS photo by Corey Kallstrom</p> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:13:30 -0700 2012-06-12T12:46:19-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8045259696 36.26668 -115.696656 36.26668 -115.696656 2454866 Spring Mountains dark blue early (Euphilotes ancilla purpura) <p>USFWS photo by Corey Kallstrom</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region usa nevada http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8045253913/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/8045253913/" title="Spring Mountains icarioides blue (Plebejus icarioides austinorum)"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8042/8045253913_24a5101e35_m.jpg" width="240" height="197" alt="Spring Mountains icarioides blue (Plebejus icarioides austinorum)" /></a></p> <p>USFWS photo by Corey Kallstrom</p> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:13:29 -0700 2012-06-05T13:47:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8045253913 36.26668 -115.69667 36.26668 -115.69667 2454866 Spring Mountains icarioides blue (Plebejus icarioides austinorum) <p>USFWS photo by Corey Kallstrom</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5709973357/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5709973357/" title="Sandhill crane at Klamath Marsh NWR, Oregon"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2689/5709973357_39b711422a_m.jpg" width="167" height="240" alt="Sandhill crane at Klamath Marsh NWR, Oregon" /></a></p> <p>Scientific Name: Grus canadensis<br /> <br /> Photo: Edward J. O’Neill</p> Wed, 11 May 2011 08:39:03 -0700 2011-05-11T08:39:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5709973357 42.484757 -121.948242 42.484757 -121.948242 2347596 Sandhill crane at Klamath Marsh NWR, Oregon <p>Scientific Name: Grus canadensis<br /> <br /> Photo: Edward J. O’Neill</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5614572626/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5614572626/" title="A Spring on Pahranagat NWR"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5027/5614572626_4f73a1a439_m.jpg" width="240" height="145" alt="A Spring on Pahranagat NWR" /></a></p> <p>One of the springs undergoing restoration on the Pahranagat NWR.</p> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:25:59 -0700 2010-10-22T10:11:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5614572626 37.244461 -115.114237 37.244461 -115.114237 12589240 A Spring on Pahranagat NWR <p>One of the springs undergoing restoration on the Pahranagat NWR.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5598416643/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5598416643/" title="Invitation to a Vision"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5030/5598416643_a75fd43ee2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Invitation to a Vision" /></a></p> <p>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific Southwest Region is inviting you to join us we begin to chart the future of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The National Wildlife Refuge System is creating a new vision for the future and the Service wants you to be part of the process. Our short video at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5598653148/">www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5598653148/</a> provides more information about the visioning initiative and your role in this exciting process. You can also go directly to <a href="http://americaswildlife.org" rel="nofollow">americaswildlife.org</a> for more information. We need your ideas &amp; comments by April 21. Please join us. Thanks!</p> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:56:17 -0700 2011-04-01T00:00:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5598416643 39.414181 -122.154922 39.414181 -122.154922 2460437 Invitation to a Vision <p>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific Southwest Region is inviting you to join us we begin to chart the future of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The National Wildlife Refuge System is creating a new vision for the future and the Service wants you to be part of the process. Our short video at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5598653148/">www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5598653148/</a> provides more information about the visioning initiative and your role in this exciting process. You can also go directly to <a href="http://americaswildlife.org" rel="nofollow">americaswildlife.org</a> for more information. We need your ideas &amp; comments by April 21. Please join us. Thanks!</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region future ideas comment usfws helpus joinus 2011 refuges nwrs visioningprocess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5506860744/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5506860744/" title="Mt Charleston Blue Butterfly"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5016/5506860744_850908dd08_m.jpg" width="240" height="211" alt="Mt Charleston Blue Butterfly" /></a></p> <p>Mt. Charleston Blue butterfly photographed on August 4, 2010 by Corey Kallstrom, USFWS.</p> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:45:05 -0800 2010-08-04T15:06:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5506860744 36.257652 -115.679045 36.257652 -115.679045 2347587 Mt Charleston Blue Butterfly <p>Mt. Charleston Blue butterfly photographed on August 4, 2010 by Corey Kallstrom, USFWS.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region 2010 mtcharlestonbluebutterflyphotographedonaugust4 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5506859460/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5506859460/" title="Mt Charleston Blue Butterfly"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5132/5506859460_c0369e858c_m.jpg" width="240" height="206" alt="Mt Charleston Blue Butterfly" /></a></p> <p>Mt. Charleston Blue butterfly photographed on August 4, 2010 by Corey Kallstrom, USFWS.</p> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:44:33 -0800 2010-08-04T15:01:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5506859460 36.257616 -115.679056 36.257616 -115.679056 2347587 Mt Charleston Blue Butterfly <p>Mt. Charleston Blue butterfly photographed on August 4, 2010 by Corey Kallstrom, USFWS.</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region 2010 mtcharlestonbluebutterflyphotographedonaugust4 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5456985064/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/usfws_pacificsw/">USFWS Pacific Southwest Region</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/5456985064/" title="chinook salmon"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5012/5456985064_a9611902d6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="chinook salmon" /></a></p> <p>On the Lower Stanislaus River in California's Central Valley. The chinook salmon is an anadromous fish that is the largest species in the salmon family. Chinook salmon range from San Francisco Bay in California to north of the Bering Strait in Alaska, and the waters of Canada and Russia. They are highly valued, mostly due to their relative scarcity, compared to other salmon along the Pacific Coast. Nine populations are listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act as either threatened or endangered, including the fall runs found in California's Bay-Delta.<br /> <br /> <br /> USFWS photo/Dan Cox</p> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:47:55 -0800 2008-11-07T12:27:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (USFWS Pacific Southwest Region) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5456985064 37.628915 -120.531005 37.628915 -120.531005 2347563 chinook salmon <p>On the Lower Stanislaus River in California's Central Valley. The chinook salmon is an anadromous fish that is the largest species in the salmon family. Chinook salmon range from San Francisco Bay in California to north of the Bering Strait in Alaska, and the waters of Canada and Russia. They are highly valued, mostly due to their relative scarcity, compared to other salmon along the Pacific Coast. Nine populations are listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act as either threatened or endangered, including the fall runs found in California's Bay-Delta.<br /> <br /> <br /> USFWS photo/Dan Cox</p> USFWS Pacific Southwest Region salmon http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en