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Laurel Smith, smiling in uniform, at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii. Photo Credit: Angela Iwai-Pineda
Our People
FWS Behind the Lens Laurel Smith
May 10, 2023
Jake Bonello is the assistant refuge manager at Julia Butler Hansen Refuge. In this photo he is holding a female hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). Photo Credit: Tyler Dolin
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FWS Behind the Lens Jake Bonello
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Poster for America’s Wild Read Spring 2023 with head and shoulders image of author and image of book cover for Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place. Graphics: Richard DeVries/USFWS
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Eric Dunton is a wildlife biologist at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Michigan and the USFWS Library’s latest FWS scholar. 
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Poster for America’s Wild Read Fall 2022 with head and shoulders image of author and image of book cover for Immersion. Graphics: Richard DeVries/USFWS
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NCTC Prescribed Burn
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Laurel Smith, smiling in uniform, at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii. Photo Credit: Angela Iwai-Pineda
Our People
FWS Behind the Lens Laurel Smith
May 10, 2023
Jake Bonello is the assistant refuge manager at Julia Butler Hansen Refuge. In this photo he is holding a female hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). Photo Credit: Tyler Dolin
Our People
FWS Behind the Lens Jake Bonello
May 10, 2023
Poster for America’s Wild Read Spring 2023 with head and shoulders image of author and image of book cover for Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place. Graphics: Richard DeVries/USFWS
Get Involved
Discussion Questions for Refuge
Apr 26, 2023
adult eagle feeding 1 day old eaglet in nest
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First Eaglet Hatched at NCTC for 2023! 
Mar 27, 2023
Sara Vacek, FWS Scholar and wildlife biologist at Morris Wetland Management District in Minnesota. Photo Credit: Melissa Ahlering
Our People
FWS Scholar Sara Vacek
Mar 1, 2023
Fire crew setting fire to the field for a prescribed fire
Wildlife Management
2023 NCTC Prescribed Burn
Feb 24, 2023
eagle landing on eagle nest
Migratory Species
2023 NCTC Eagle Update
Feb 22, 2023
Eric Dunton is a wildlife biologist at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Michigan and the USFWS Library’s latest FWS scholar. 
Habitat Restoration
FWS Scholar Eric Dunton
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up close image of man holding wooden spear with fall leaves in background
History and Culture
Traditional Eníkahkʷak (spear) on Display at the NCTC Museum
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Poster for America’s Wild Read Fall 2022 with head and shoulders image of author and image of book cover for Immersion. Graphics: Richard DeVries/USFWS
Discussion Questions for Immersion
Oct 19, 2022
totem pole displayed in front of wood carved steps
The Sacred Sites Totem Pole
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Scott Covington holding a fresh caught fish in his hands while out fishing.
Climate Change
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A young hunter in a camouflage cap crouching in talk grass next to a body of water
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Hunters as Conservationists
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firefighter walking in front of flames during a prescribed burn
NCTC Prescribed Burn
Mar 3, 2022
Thoughts from home icon
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NCTC's New Podcast Channel: Thoughts from Home
Feb 9, 2022
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For Friends
Jan 14, 2022
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