Archived: USFWS Pacific Southwest Region

The US Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region works to address the unique natural resource challenges facing California, Nevada and the Klamath Basin.

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We’ve joined forces with our national account to bring you even more of the great content you’ve come to expect. Make sure you're following @USFWS to stay up to date!

Photo of a desert tortoise by USFWS

[Bureau of Reclamation - California-Great Basin @ReclamationCGB]

After the biggest single wildfire🔥 in California history, how are scientists predicting flows & protecting newly returned spring-run Chinook salmon in the San Joaquin River?

Find out here! https://t.co/Be0maMJbOu

#SJRRP

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The 2021 Kendra Chan Conservation Fellow will support conservation and out planting efforts for several federally protected plant species that live on the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. Learn more: https://t.co/vNEknPXByP

Photo by Kendra Chan/USFWS

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The Directorate Fellows Program (DFP) is an 11-week fellowship where students work on projects that support our mission. This year we're honored to share an opportunity inspired by a dear friend and colleague, Kendra Chan, who joined @usfws through the DFP in 2016. Photo by USFWS

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#SavingSpeciesTogether is back and airing TODAY on:

KVIE Sacramento at 7:00 PM PST

KQED San Francisco at 11:00 PM PST

This half-hour program highlights four feature stories. Please check your local listings for other upcoming airings.

📷Kevin White/Full Frame Productions

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Careers @USFWSCareers]

Fire Management Specialist #fedjob in:
Fairbanks & Soldotna, AK Starting $85K/Yr https://t.co/xJb0BMHZFb
Burbank, WA $64K/Yr https://t.co/KoO2JkICsm
Sacramento, CA $117K/Yr https://t.co/mmm1zR1QL1
@DOICareers @USFWSPacific @USFWS_PSW

Photo Credit: USFWS

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@USFWSNews

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We're improving @USFWSRefuges across America with Great American Outdoors Act dollars to benefit people and wildlife! Tule Lake #NationalWildlifeRefuge is going to improve waterfowl hunting areas & recreational access. For more information: https://t.co/1LYswckUIo

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We're improving @USFWSRefuges across America with Land and Water Conservation Fund (#LWCF) dollars to benefit people and wildlife! At Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, @USFWS will acquire leases for water rights for five years. More: https://t.co/xD3cL66fi9

Photo: USFWS

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

New details released on more than a billion dollars of projects to improve our national parks, refuges and public lands through the Great American Outdoors Act, enhancing conservation and recreation across the country! https://t.co/GVcissvQkO

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#SavingSpeciesTogether is back and airing on KVCR (San Bernardino), November 18, 2020 at 6:30PM PST.

This half-hour program highlights four feature stories. Please check your local listings for other upcoming airings.

Photos by Kevin White/Full Frame Productions

[USFWS History @USFWSHistory]

This Day in Environmental History: November 5, 1937 Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada established. The Hastings Cutoff Trail, passes through the refuge and continues west by way of Overland Pass was followed by the ill-fated Donner Party.
Photo: Fishing at refuge/USFWS.

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Check out CA Rice's Ingrained podcast, Episode 14: Refuge, to learn more about your Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in California. #thread

Photo courtesy of Hazel Holby @USFWSRefuges @USFWSNews

[Archived: USFWS Pacific Southwest Region @USFWS_PSW]

"This is the heart of the Pacific Flyway. Coming through in the fall, we have a tremendous number of birds. Millions and millions of birds rely on the refuge complex," said Paul Souza, Regional Director of the @usfws, California Great Basin. #thread

Photo courtesy of Hazel Holby

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“Continued collaboration is paramount for successful recovery of this endangered species. Working together, we can accomplish a great deal for the future of this species." - Paul Souza, regional director of the California Great Basin Region for @USFWS

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700 winter-run Chinook salmon return to Battle Creek in California!

These returns are higher than expected, as there was an anticipation to see 500-600 adult fish return this year.

More: https://t.co/B0wjJnF6Gq

📷Jacie Knight/USFWS #WorldFishMigrationDay

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We’re launching a new electronic permitting system (“ePermits”) to better serve the American people & achieve our conservation mission: https://t.co/Y4I1HRoKOP #DOIDelivers

Photo: Bald eagle by Lisa Hupp/USFWS

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Careers @USFWSCareers]

Supervisory Land Surveyor #fedjob in Sacramento, CA; Bloomington, MN & Albuquerque, NM $91K/Yr @DOICareers @USFWS_PSW @USFWSMidwest @USFWSSouthwest Regions.
Merit/VEOA - https://t.co/W0HU4tnoIo
All Citizens - https://t.co/rBg5WSoKyq

Photo Credit - BLM

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🚨Good news alert!🚨

About 10–15 adult California least tern pairs, along with their 10 offspring, were observed at San Dieguito Lagoon in CA this past spring, marking the first ever nesting success at two human-made sites!🎉

More: https://t.co/w9iNSsYHjO

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The proximity of this refuge to agricultural fields also provides an ideal lunch break for farmworkers. Some of the members share their firsthand experiences in this story: https://t.co/GeGy424aJN

📷Dunes and a Smith's blue butterfly by USFWS

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We're on the tail end of #HispanicHeritageMonth & #NationalWildlifeRefugeWeek! The Salinas River National #WildlifeRefuge in CA provides an oasis for the local community and offers recreational activities like birdwatching, surf fishing, hiking, waterfowl hunting & more!

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