United States Fish And Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region

A pair of California Condors soar above Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge near Maricopa in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Condors usually mate for life, raising one chic More

Chinook salmon on the Lower Stanislaus River in Central Valley of California. The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is an anadromous fish that is the largest species in the salmon family. Chinook salm More

Prior to the lagoon breach, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service went out to survey for the endangered Tidewater goby in California. Photo Credit SarahSwenty/USFWS

Prior to the lagoon breach, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service went out to survey for the endangered Tidewater goby in California. Photo Credit: SarahSwenty/USFWS

Prior to the lagoon breach, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service went out to survey for the endangered Tidewater goby, California. Photo Credit: SarahSwenty/USFWS

The "Share the Shore" project in partnership with Audubon California made these wonderful signs possible to be posted on the Tijuana Slough NWR coastal dune habitat. The original refuge boundary signs were van More

FWS Environmental Education Specialist gives an orientation on the Tijuana Estuary, and discusses why plants are so specialized there (Lisa Cox/USFWS).

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and environmental contaminants staff are actively documenting wildlife and natural resource impacts at the #RefugioOilResponse by surveying the beaches and surrounding More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and environmental contaminants staff are actively documenting impacts at the #RefugioOilResponse on wildlife by surveying the beaches and surrounding areas as part of t More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and environmental contaminants staff are actively documenting wildlife and natural resource impacts at the #RefugioOilResponse by surveying the beaches and surrounding More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Colleen Draguesku is a member of the Shoreline Clean Up Assessment Teams, multi-agency teams charged with systematically document the spill's impacts on affected shoreli More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist Colleen Draguesku conducts a Shoreline Clean Up Assessment Team briefing at the Incident Command station on May 24, 2015. Photo by USFWS.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and environmental contaminants staff are actively documenting wildlife and natural resource impacts at the #RefugioOilResponse by surveying the beaches and surrounding More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and environmental contaminants staff are actively documenting wildlife and natural resource impacts at the #RefugioOilResponse by surveying the beaches and surrounding More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and environmental contaminants staff are actively documenting wildlife and natural resource impacts at the #RefugioOilResponse by surveying the beaches and surrounding More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and environmental contaminants staff are actively documenting wildlife and natural resource impacts at the #RefugioOilResponse by surveying the beaches and surrounding More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist Lena Chang monitors mallards at Arroyo Hondo Preserve near Goleta, California after the Refugio Oil Spill. Photo by USFWS.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Lena Chang documents oil during wildlife recovery operations at Gaviota State Beach. Photo by USFWS.

Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service observes birds at Arroyo Hondo Preserve to determined whether they are oiled. Photo by USFWS.

Wildlife operations crews work to protect Western snowy plover nests at Coal Oil Point Reserve. Partners from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of California Santa Barbara and California Department of More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Bill Standley talks about wildlife operations on June 12, 2015. Video by Ashley Spratt/USFWS.

Live sea hare documented by Shoreline Clean Up Assessment teams in Goleta on May 25, 2015. Photo by Lena Chang/USFWS.

Oiled brown pelican found in Santa Barbara harbor by wildlife operations crews on May 21, 2015. Photo by Lena Chang/USFWS.

Wildlife operations crew responds to report of oiled bird west of Refugio State Beach on May 20, 2015. Photo courtesy of Ben Castellano/EPA START.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Chris Dellith responds to report of dead bird along rocky area near Ventura Pier on June 12, 2015. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS.

Bill Standley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, inspects dead bird for signs of oil at San Buenaventura State Beach in Ventura, California on June 12, 2015. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Lena Chang responds to report of oiled brown pelican near Refugio State Beach on May 20, 2015. Photo courtesy of Ben Castellano/EPA START.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists survey San Buenaventura State Beach for wildlife impacted by oil spill on June 12, 2015. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS.

California sea lion pup rescued on June 7, 2015 by wildlife operations crews. Photo by Lena Chang/USFWS.

Wildlife operations team cares for harbor seal pup rescued by field crews on June 6, 2015. Photo by Lena Chang/USFWS.

Chris Dellith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, part of Refugio Incident wildlife operations at San Buenaventura State Beach on June 12, 2015. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS.

Wildlife operations crews from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency and California Department of Fish and Wildlife respond to an oiled wildlife report west of Refugio State Beach More

PASADENA, Calif. - A mother and daughter at the Dia de los Muertos Monarch Butterfly Festival in Pasadena on October 28, 2017. The festival is hosted by the City of Pasadena, Friends of Washington Park, and U. More

Title: Fish and Wildlife Biologist Duty station: Palm Springs Fish and Wildlife Office Who is your Female Conservation Hero or Mentor? Of course the classics – Rachel Carson and Mardy Murie – but here in the FW More

02-18-2016_604_NSealFaith (1) Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Jeff Mogavero (Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Service) and Brock Phillips (Klamath Falls Bureau of Reclamation) Jeff Mogavero (CLM Intern) and Brock Phillips (Fish Biologist) Lake Ewauna in Klamath Falls "Wat More

Project manager, Glen Vita, reads the manutfacturer's label from a 100-year old induction motor. The nearly century old water intake on the river north of Sacramento is being replaced, making way for a new int More

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Refuge biologist leads a nature hike during the big event (Photo: Earl Stuart Cryer)

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located on Humboldt Bay on the northwest California coast. The refuge has two main purposes: to protect and enhance wetlands and bay habitats for migratory birds, especi More

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2010 Junior Duck Stamp Best of Show in California, Fulvous Whistling Ducks by David Zhou, 14 years old. The next judging will be March 25, 2011 at Cornerstone Gardens. The new best of show will go on to compe More

The 2010-2011 Federal Duck Stamp by Robert Bealle of Waldorf, Maryland. - - - - - - - The Pacific Southwest Region and its conservation partners will host the 2010 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest October 15-16 More

Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Field Supervisor Steve Henry. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

President of the Institute for Wildlife Studies David Garcelon (award recipient) with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Robert McMorran and field supervisor Steve Henry. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Field Supervisor Steve Henry commends the 2015 Recovery Champion Awardees from the National Park Service, Institute for Wildlife Studies, and The Nature Conservancy. Photo by Ashl More

Scott Morrison of The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Robert McMorran. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau and U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist Robert McMorran. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

The Nature Conservancy biologist Christina Boser and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Robert McMorran. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Lotus Vermeer of The Nature Conservancy and U.S> Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Robert McMorran. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Lotus Vermeer of The Nature Conservancy and U.S> Fish and Wildlife Service Field Supervisor Steve Henry. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Scott Morrison of The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Field Supervisor Steve Henry. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

President of the Institute for Wildlife Studies David Garcelon and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Field Supervisor Steve Henry. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Eamon O'Byrne of The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Field Supervisor Steve Henry. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

The Nature Conservancy biologist Christina Boser and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Field Supervisor Steve Henry. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Former Chief of Natural Resources for Channel Islands National Park Kate Faulkner and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Robert McMorran. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Former island fox biologist for Channel Islands National Park Tim Coonan and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Robert McMorran. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Eamon O'Byrne of The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Robert McMorran. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Aug. 18, 2016 USFWS Photo/Steve Martarano Public domain photograph of quarry workers, mining, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aug. 18, 2016 USFWS Photo/Steve Martarano Public domain photograph of quarry workers, mining, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aug. 18, 2016 USFWS Photo/Steve Martarano

Aug. 18, 2016 USFWS Photo/Steve Martarano Public domain photograph of excavation, bulldozer, land management, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Simi Valley Adventist School is proud to partner with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a Schoolyard Habitat that will serve as a haven for native plant and animal species. Through a $5,700 grant pro More

60LakesCollection - with Larissa Perez, NPS

A Banded Adult Bald Eagle

Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff peer through binoculars as two western snowy plover chicks are released back into the wild at Coal Oil Point Reserve in Santa Barbara, California. Photo by U.S. Fish and Wil More

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Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

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Partners for Fish and Wildlife project in San Diego County Photo credit: USFWS/J.Snapp-Cook

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Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

Girl Scouts and FWS public affairs officer Ashley Spratt use wooden planks to safely cross the muddy lagoons at Navy Base Ventura County. Photo by Mary Root/USFWS.

It takes a lot of work to walk around on the sticky bay mud, so this little chick is taking a break, while also hiding from predators (Lisa Cox/USFWS).

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A Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) posts alongside a public road intersecting the Modoc National Wildlife Refuge. Photo submitted by Mary McGuire, an administrative office and R8 Uniform Coordinator with t More

Photo by Joshua Allen Ray/USFWS.

Spreading navarretia is a vernal pool plant that comes alive after the vernal pool dries up. Spreading navarretia generally range along the California coast from the border of Mexico to San Luis Obispo County. More

Vernal pools support endangered San Diego fairy shrimp in San Diego County. Photo by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS.

Secretary Jewell admires the history of the island. She signs the guest book at Santa Cruz Island. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS/

Photo by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS.

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Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS

OXNARD, Calif. (May 1, 2017) - A sign advises beachgoers to avoid disturbing marine wildlife after an unusual number of ill or deceased marine wildlife washed up on Ventura and Santa Barbara county beaches. Bio More

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Photo by Hazel Rodriguez/USFWS.

Coreopsis in bloom in the foreground on Santa Cruz Island, as fourth grade students make their way back to the dock to board the boat for home after a day of island fox spotting on the island. Photo by Ashley S More

This plant make look a little sad, but its roots are extremely healthy and happy from 2016-17 rains in San Diego County. Photo by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A typical western snowy plover nest. For the first time in nearly 70 years, western snowy plovers are nesting on Los Angeles County beaches. Photo by K. Kughan/USFWS.

Lena Chang, USFWS biologist, takes a photo of Firstbloom campers from the top of Puppy Dome in Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park. Campers with the Bishop Paiute Tribe were treated to an afternoon of rock More

MALIBU, Calif. (April 29, 2017) A western snowy plover atop a nest inside a mini-exclosure on Malibu Lagoon State Beach. For the first time in nearly 70 years, western snowy plovers are nesting on Los Angeles More

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 27, 2017) A western snowy plover atop a nest inside a mini-exclosure on Santa Monica State Beach. For the first time in nearly 70 years, western snowy plovers are nesting on Los Ange More

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 27, 2017) A western snowy plover near a mini-exclosure on Santa Monica State Beach. For the first time in nearly 70 years, western snowy plovers are nesting on Los Angeles County bea More

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 27, 2017) A western snowy plover nest and eggs on Santa Monica State Beach. For the first time in nearly 70 years, western snowy plovers are nesting on Los Angeles County beaches. Ph More

Photo by Hazel Rodriguez/USFWS.

This young third grader was among more than 130 kids from Bernice Curren School who helped plant native plants as part of the Schoolyard Habitat Program. Photo by Ashley Spratt/USFWS.