We work with the national wildlife refuge national wildlife refuge
A national wildlife refuge is typically a contiguous area of land and water managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation and, where appropriate, restoration of fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
Learn more about national wildlife refuge (NWR) system through its Inventory and Monitoring Program to fill information gaps and needs for threatened, endangered, and at-risk species that occur on national wildlife refuges. Past projects include:
Mussel community assessments at Pond Creek, Felsenthal, and Big Lake NWRs in Arkansas.
Colorless (or Peppered) Shiner surveys at Pond Creek NWR.
Frosted Elfin surveys at Felsenthal NWR
Acoustic bat monitoring at Pond Creek, Cache River, and White River NWRs.
Fern Cave bioinventory and gray bat monitoring.