Index An assemblage of a wide range of information that relates to the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Northern Prairie Science Center Checklists Comprehensive source of more than 300 local bird checklists. Banff National Park Located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains about 80 miles west of Calgary.
Website has wealth of information about the park, directions, visitors' services, facilities.
A 1700 acre nature preserve comprised almost entirely of salt marsh and tidal wetlands. The preserve is also a popular stopover on the Pacific flyway. More than 150 bird species can be observed here. Elkhorn Slough One of California's largest and last remaining coastal wetlands, located right off Highway 1, midway between Monterey and Santa Cruz, at the mouth to the Monterey Bay Canyon. The slough provides a haven for a tremendous variety of plants and animals, including several vanishing species.