Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge protects wetland habitats that support migratory bird populations and aquatic ecosystems within the Intermountain West. Seasonal water levels create environments suitable for nesting and feeding species traveling along major migration corridors. Wetlands illustrate how water availability shapes ecological relationships across arid regions. The refuge provides […]
Craters of the Moon National Monument Craters of the Moon preserves a volcanic landscape formed by repeated lava flows over the past fifteen thousand years. Basaltic lava created hardened surfaces, cinder cones, lava tubes, and fissures that illustrate volcanic processes associated with the movement of magma beneath the earth’s crust. The terrain resembles lunar landscapes […]
City of Rocks National Reserve City of Rocks National Reserve preserves a landscape of granite spires formed through tectonic uplift and erosion associated with the Basin and Range geological province. The rock formations developed over millions of years as fractures in granite bedrock gradually widened through weathering and erosion. The resulting landscape contains tall monoliths, […]