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March 15-21 is National Wildlife Week. Held annually since 1938, National Wildlife Week is the National Wildlife Federation’s longest-running education program. This year’s theme is Be Out There At Home, School and Play, to bring children and their families together in nature, get schools involved in going green, and show children how the outdoors can be a favorite play space. The U.S. Government Printing Office makes available a number of informative publications and beautiful posters about wildlife and the natural world. Publications National Wildlife Refuge System: A Visitor's Guide Publisher: Interior Dept., Fish and Wildlife Service
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Contains a map showing national wildlife refuges that provide recreational and educational opportunities. Provides tips for visiting national wildlife refuges. Also lists refuges in all 50 States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with the best wildlife viewing season and the features of each refuge. Year/Pages: 2003: Folder. revised ed. Publisher: Interior Dept., Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Description: A 2008 Library Journal Notable Document. According to Library Journal, “The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, located in southeastern Oregon, is home to a multitude of birds and other wildlife. This book, richly illustrated with colorful pictures, both historical and current, outlines the history of the development of the refuge and documents the efforts by many groups to conserve its natural resources. The photographic quality is exceptional.” Year/Pages: 2008: 178 p.; ill. Apostle Islands: A Guide to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Handbook 141. Official National Park Handbook. Designed as a guide to the many facets of the islands. Recounts the history of the area, looks at the inland sea, and describes the geographical features and wildlife of the islands. Discusses what to see and do at the park. Year/Pages: 1988: 64 p.; ill. Everglades Wildguide: The Natural History of Everglades National Park, Florida Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: National Park Service Handbook 143. Illustrations by Betty Frazer. Presents the story of the Everglades National Park and its plants and animals, some of them found nowhere else in the United States. Includes checklists of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and trees and tree-like plants. Also contains a chapter on Indians of the Everglades. Year/Pages: 1988: 103 p.; ill. Posters Everglades: Everglades National Park, Florida Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: This poster presents an artist's conception of Everglades wildlife. Year/Pages: 1975: Poster, 42x28 in. Flat. Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Depicts, in color, the animal and plant life of the Atlantic Barrier Islands. On Poster: Shifting sands and tides, sunken forests, marine life, and birds, birds, birds...; Visit these wildlife-rich barrier islands: Fire Island, Assateague, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Cumberland Island, and Canaveral National Seashores and Biscayne National Park. Year/Pages: 1986: Poster, 24x17 in. Flat. Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Explore America's Southwestern parks, an enchanted landscape of colorful pinnacles, buttes, spires, mesas, and canyons teeming with wildlife. Year/Pages: 1990: Poster, 29x39 in. Flat. Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Depicts scenic park features and the 28- by 48-mile caldera, or basin, created by a massive volcanic eruption 600,000 years ago. Year/Pages: 1991: Poster, 29x39 in. Flat. Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Depicts a bald eagle on a tree and other wild plants and animals you might see in Olympic, Mount Rainier, and North Cascades National Parks. Year/Pages: 1994: Poster, 29x39 in. Flat [ Top ]
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