Wildlife filmmakers interested in exploring feature film opportunities
on refuges have no shortage of spectacles to choose from. This list, drawn
from less than 10 percent of refuges nationwide, suggests the range of
possibilities.
Note: Some of these areas or activities are normally closed to
the public. Journalists are encouraged to call
ahead to make arrangements.
All Year
A
Pacific Paradise... with a Past (Midway Atoll)
Where
The Buffalo Still Roam (Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma)
"Galapagos
of the Caribbean" (Caribbean Island)
A
Darling Spot Anytime (Florida)
January
Wintering
White Pelicans (California)
Gentle
Giants in Crystal Clear Waters (Florida)
A
Real Life Jurassic Park (Georgia)
"Million
Mallards" at White River (Arkansas)
March
Spring
Songbird Serenade (Minnesota)
Seabird,
Shark & Seal Colony (California)
A
Blizzard of Geese (South Dakota)
Muskox
in Winter (Alaska)
Take
a Voyage on the M/V Tiglax (Alaska)
Peek
Below the Prairie Grass, (Montana)
April
Shore
Bird Migration (Washington)
Wading
Bird Migration and Nesting (Nevada)
Plethora
of Pelicans (North Dakota)
White
Pelican Nesting Colony (Nevada)
Crane
and Swan Migration (Alaska)
Mingled
Migrations & More! (Texas)
May
Long
March of the Arctic Caribou (Alaska)
An
Initimate Encounter with Eagles (Minnesota)
Nesting
Sandhill Cranes (Idaho)
Courtship
of the Sprague's Pipit (North Dakota)
Spring
Shorebird Crab Feast (New Jersey)
Pounding
Wings, Surf, Hooves (Virginia)
Offshore
Seabird Sanctuary (Maine)
Clouds
of Shorebirds (Kansas)
June
Sonoran
Summer Spectacle Series (Arizona)
Great
Blue Heron Nesting Colony (Vermont)
Bighorn
Sheep Belly Up to the Bar (Arizona)
Tourists
and Turtles Hit the Beach (Florida)
July
Nesting
of the White-faced Ibis (Utah)
Giant
Bears Snack on Salmon (Alaska)
August
Clouds
of Shorebirds (Kansas)
American
Avocet Migration (Utah)
Wading
Bird Migration and Nesting (Nevada)
September
Primordial
Paradise in Izembek Lagoon (Alaska)
A
Feast Before the Journey (Alaska)
Going
Once, Going Twice! (Oklahoma)
Crane
and Swan Migration (Alaska)
Fall
Colors in Northern Minnesota (Minnesota)
October
Aerial
Desert Bighorn Sheep Survey (Arizona)
Largest
Wintering Elk Herd (Wyoming)
Mighty
Moose Rut (Alaska)
Montana's
Valley of the Swans (Montana)
Canada
Goose Eruption (Wisconsin)
Thousands
of Sandhill Cranes (Kansas)
Waterfowl
Concentration (California)
Fall
Waterfowl Migration (New Jersey)
Whoopers
Arrive at Aransas (Texas)
November
Snow
Geese, Past and Present (Iowa)
A
Pacific Paradise...with a Past
(Midway Atoll)
Festival
of the Cranes at Bosque del Apache(New Mexico)
Rafts
of Canvasback Ducks (Wisconsin & Iowa)
December
Wintering
Bald Eagles (California)
Flooded
Trees and Cypress Knees (Missouri)
Cranes,
Cranes Everywhere! (Texas)
This list is drawn from less than 10 percent of national wildlife
refuges nationwide -- it's just the tip of the iceberg. To get started,
learn more, or request a copy of the National Wildlife Refuge System video,
call (202) 208-5634 or write refuges100@fws.gov
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