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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An Egretta Heron, also known as a Tricolored Heron, wades through water just north of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, habitat to more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fish and 65 amphibians and reptiles. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-1030

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Three male and one female hooded mergansers swim in the quicksilver water of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with Kennedy Space Center. Usually found from Alaska and Canada south to Nebraska, Oregon and Tennessee, hooded mergansers winter south to Mexico and the Gulf Coast, including KSC. The open water of the refuge provides wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds. The 92,000-acre refuge is also habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A snowy egret perches on dead limbs in the Indian River near Kennedy Space Center. A type of heron, the snowy egret inhabits salt marshes, ponds, rice fields and shallow coastal bays ranging from Maine to southern South America on the east coast. It can also be found in California and Oklahoma to the Gulf of Mexico. KSC shares a boundary with the Merritt Island Wildlife Nature Refuge. The refuge is a habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles. In addition, the Refuge supports 19 endangered or threatened wildlife species on Federal or State lists, more than any other single refuge in the U.S. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-07pd0876

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Northern pintail ducks fill a pond at Black Point Wildlife Drive, part of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. NASA's Kennedy Space Center shares a boundary with the refuge, consisting of 140,000 acres. The Refuge provides a wide variety of habitats: coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks that provide habitat for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including about 331 species of birds. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-8383

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Two ducks are reflected in the waters of the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy Space Center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. The marshes and open water of the refuge provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds, as well as a variety of insects. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/alligators/kscovr.html Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-6474

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Two ducks are reflected in the waters of the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy Space Center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. The marshes and open water of the refuge provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds, as well as a variety of insects. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/alligators/kscovr.html Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-6469

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A mud hen wades in the shallows of the water's edge at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, consisting of 140,000 acres. The refuge provides a wide variety of habitats -- coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks -- that provide sanctuary for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including about 331 species of birds. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-8343

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A duck is reflected in the waters of the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy Space Center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. The marshes and open water of the refuge provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds, as well as a variety of insects. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/alligators/kscovr.html Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-6478

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Two ducks are reflected in the waters of the Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy Space Center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. The marshes and open water of the refuge provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds, as well as a variety of insects. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/alligators/kscovr.html Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-6468

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A glossy ibis searches for food beneath the algae-covered surface of a pond at Black Point Wildlife Drive, part of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. NASA's Kennedy Space Center shares a boundary with the refuge, consisting of 140,000 acres. The Refuge provides a wide variety of habitats: coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks that provide habitat for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including about 331 species of birds. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-8380

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A pied-billed grebe creates a small ring of ripples as it swims in a pond at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, consisting of 140,000 acres. The refuge provides a wide variety of habitats -- coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks -- that provide sanctuary for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including about 331 species of birds. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-8336

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a little blue heron wades in the shallows at water's edge. The center shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, consisting of 140,000 acres. The refuge provides a wide variety of habitats -- coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks -- that provide sanctuary for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including about 331 species of birds. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-8340

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A pair of northern pintail ducks rest on marsh grass in a pond at Black Point Wildlife Drive, part of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. NASA's Kennedy Space Center shares a boundary with the refuge, consisting of 140,000 acres. The Refuge provides a wide variety of habitats: coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks that provide habitat for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including about 331 species of birds. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-8384

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A pair of northern pintail ducks rest on marsh grass in a pond at Black Point Wildlife Drive, part of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. NASA's Kennedy Space Center shares a boundary with the refuge, consisting of 140,000 acres. The Refuge provides a wide variety of habitats: coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks that provide habitat for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including about 331 species of birds. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Deslisle, Miss. , February 19, 2009 --A wetland area in Deslisle is shown free from debris and marsh grass has begun to regrow. This contrasts with the scene from an October 2007 photo that showed the wooded area littered with debris. FEMA funded the restoration of the area. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck] Activities at the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest at BIG Arts in Sanibel, Florida, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the Interior officials on hand to announce the winning entry, a depiction of a pair of pintail ducks by wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota.] [48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck_IOD_5145.JPG]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Aquatic biologists Eric Reyier, left, and Doug Scheidt with Innovative Health Applications, or IHA, prepare for a field-guided boat tour of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the center's first-ever Innovation Expo, the tour, called "Living Outdoor Laboratory for Environmental Sustainability," is giving employees the opportunity to see the unique estuarine ecosystems that are protected from development by the presence of Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The diverse and healthy area encompassing about 140,000 acres of central Florida's east coast has been closed to the public for 50 years, allowing the coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks to provide habitats for more than 1,000 species of plants and animals. Innovation Expo is showcasing the innovative work taking place throughout the center's facilities and labs to encourage employees to work together to solve future challenges. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy. Photo credit: NASA KSC-2012-4845

[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck] Activities at the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest at BIG Arts in Sanibel, Florida, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the Interior officials on hand to announce the winning entry, a depiction of a pair of pintail ducks by wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota.] [48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck_IOD_5133.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck] Activities at the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest at BIG Arts in Sanibel, Florida, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the Interior officials on hand to announce the winning entry, a depiction of a pair of pintail ducks by wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota.] [48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck_IOD_5134.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck] Activities at the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest at BIG Arts in Sanibel, Florida, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the Interior officials on hand to announce the winning entry, a depiction of a pair of pintail ducks by wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota.] [48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck_IOD_5172.JPG]

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[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck] Activities at the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest at BIG Arts in Sanibel, Florida, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the Interior officials on hand to announce the winning entry, a depiction of a pair of pintail ducks by wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota.] [48-DPA-10-13-07_SOI_K_FWS_Duck_IOD_5195.JPG]

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