Moose is resting in the woods outside the USGS Alaska Science Center's Glenn Olds Hall.
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Moose resting in the woods outside USGS Alaska Science Center
Moose is resting in the woods outside the USGS Alaska Science Center's Glenn Olds Hall.
Black and white images show damage caused by the 1964 earthquake and tsunami in Valdez, Alaska
Black and white images show damage caused by the 1964 earthquake and tsunami in Valdez, Alaska.
Black and white images show damage caused by the 1964 earthquake and tsunami in Valdez, Alaska.
Argos Wildlife Tracking Long-billed Curlews animation
Illustrates where Long-billed Curlews were tracked using Argos Wildlife Tracking.
Illustrates where Long-billed Curlews were tracked using Argos Wildlife Tracking.
Argos Wildlife Tracking Buff-breasted Sandpipers animation
Illustrates where Buff-breasted Sandpipers were tracked using Argos Wildlife Tracking
Illustrates where Buff-breasted Sandpipers were tracked using Argos Wildlife Tracking
Ric Wilson at a "Black in Alaska" event
Ric Wilson, a doctorate in geology and USGS research geologist at the Alaska Science Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
Ric Wilson, a doctorate in geology and USGS research geologist at the Alaska Science Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
USGS booth at the Alaska Forum on the Environment Conference
The Alaska Forum on the Environment Forum is held each February in Anchorage, Alaska providing an opportunity for State, local, Federal, military, private, Native leaders and professionals to come together and discuss the latest projects, processes, and issues that affect Alaska.
The Alaska Forum on the Environment Forum is held each February in Anchorage, Alaska providing an opportunity for State, local, Federal, military, private, Native leaders and professionals to come together and discuss the latest projects, processes, and issues that affect Alaska.
Capelin flyer
Capelin, a small forage fish, are spawning on beaches around Alaska and your observations can contribute to our understanding of beach spawning behavior and the health of marine ecosystems.
Capelin, a small forage fish, are spawning on beaches around Alaska and your observations can contribute to our understanding of beach spawning behavior and the health of marine ecosystems.
Pacific walrus research cruise 2024
Map of area where USGS and USFWS may observe Pacific walrus during marine cruises of the RV Norseman II starting in summer of 2024. Crosshatching in the map shows the general area where the Norseman II may sail to observe walruses in the summer of 2024, as part of a USGS and USFWS project to study Pacific walrus population dynamics.
Map of area where USGS and USFWS may observe Pacific walrus during marine cruises of the RV Norseman II starting in summer of 2024. Crosshatching in the map shows the general area where the Norseman II may sail to observe walruses in the summer of 2024, as part of a USGS and USFWS project to study Pacific walrus population dynamics.
USGS Alaska Science Center legacy data
The term “legacy data” refers to project data that are complete, or may be resurrected in the future, that were previously stored in old or obsolete formats and thus, difficult to access. These data are an important record of past ecosystem status and part of the USGS commitment to deliver actionable information relevant to decision makers.
The term “legacy data” refers to project data that are complete, or may be resurrected in the future, that were previously stored in old or obsolete formats and thus, difficult to access. These data are an important record of past ecosystem status and part of the USGS commitment to deliver actionable information relevant to decision makers.
Alaska locations of placer tailings sampling sites
Map showing locations of placer mines in the Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF, red crosses), primary mineral districts that contain targeted critical minerals (black boxes) and locations that were sampled by the USGS in 2022 and 2023 (yellow stars).
Map showing locations of placer mines in the Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF, red crosses), primary mineral districts that contain targeted critical minerals (black boxes) and locations that were sampled by the USGS in 2022 and 2023 (yellow stars).
Uhler Creek
Scientist sieving a sample of gold placer tailings to analyze for critical mineral contents in Uhler Creek, a tributary to the South Fork of the Forty Mile River in east central Alaska.
Scientist sieving a sample of gold placer tailings to analyze for critical mineral contents in Uhler Creek, a tributary to the South Fork of the Forty Mile River in east central Alaska.
Critical mineral veins
A fluorite-lepidolite-wolframite vein intersected in drill core from the Lost River Sn-W mine, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Lepidolite is a lithium-bearing mica, and wolframite an ore of tungsten.
A fluorite-lepidolite-wolframite vein intersected in drill core from the Lost River Sn-W mine, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Lepidolite is a lithium-bearing mica, and wolframite an ore of tungsten.
Critical mineral veins
A fluorite-lepidolite-wolframite vein intersected in drill core from the Lost River Sn-W mine, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Lepidolite is a lithium-bearing mica, and wolframite an ore of tungsten.
A fluorite-lepidolite-wolframite vein intersected in drill core from the Lost River Sn-W mine, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Lepidolite is a lithium-bearing mica, and wolframite an ore of tungsten.
Panorama of Iceberg Lake
Research scientists overlooking Iceberg Lake in Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska.
Research scientists overlooking Iceberg Lake in Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska.
Sample Collection, Kanuti, Alaska
USGS researcher collecting samples in Kanuti, Alaska. The samples collected in this location were more resistant to weathering than the surrounding rock indicating a change in lithology.
USGS researcher collecting samples in Kanuti, Alaska. The samples collected in this location were more resistant to weathering than the surrounding rock indicating a change in lithology.
Recording observations on the outcrop of the Kanuti Ophiolite
USGS researcher making observations and recording information on the outcrop of the Kanuti Ophiolite in Alaska. The Kanuti ophiolite is a mafic-ultramafic thrust sheet of probable Jurassic age, formerly considered to be the upper part of the Yukon-Koyukuk ophiolite (Angayucham terrane).
USGS researcher making observations and recording information on the outcrop of the Kanuti Ophiolite in Alaska. The Kanuti ophiolite is a mafic-ultramafic thrust sheet of probable Jurassic age, formerly considered to be the upper part of the Yukon-Koyukuk ophiolite (Angayucham terrane).
Leave no stone unturned
USGS researcher collecting one more sample while waiting for the helicopter in Kanuti, Alaska. The Kanuti ophiolite is a mafic-ultramafic thrust sheet of probable Jurassic age, formerly considered to be the upper part of the Yukon-Koyukuk ophiolite (Angayucham terrane).
USGS researcher collecting one more sample while waiting for the helicopter in Kanuti, Alaska. The Kanuti ophiolite is a mafic-ultramafic thrust sheet of probable Jurassic age, formerly considered to be the upper part of the Yukon-Koyukuk ophiolite (Angayucham terrane).
Demonstration of multibeam echosounder technology, Knik River near Palmer, Alaska
Mike Knapp, hydraulic engineer with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (far right) introduces USGS hydrologist Taylor Dudunake (back to camera) for a demonstration of multibeam echosounder technology on the Knik River near Palmer, Alaska, July 27, 2023.
Mike Knapp, hydraulic engineer with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (far right) introduces USGS hydrologist Taylor Dudunake (back to camera) for a demonstration of multibeam echosounder technology on the Knik River near Palmer, Alaska, July 27, 2023.
Timelapse imagery from Wolverine Glacier, Alaska (2012 - 2022)
The timelapse imagery provided here shows the lower half of Wolverine Glacier from 2012 to 2022. This imagery gives an intuitive view of the scale of change happening at glaciers across Alaska.
The timelapse imagery provided here shows the lower half of Wolverine Glacier from 2012 to 2022. This imagery gives an intuitive view of the scale of change happening at glaciers across Alaska.
Pacific walrus research cruise 2023
RV Norseman II ship track for the Pacific walrus research cruise in 2023. In collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USGS conducted a research cruise to study Pacific walrus population dynamics. The ship departed Nome, AK on June 5, 2023, and returned to Nome on July 2, 2023.
RV Norseman II ship track for the Pacific walrus research cruise in 2023. In collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USGS conducted a research cruise to study Pacific walrus population dynamics. The ship departed Nome, AK on June 5, 2023, and returned to Nome on July 2, 2023.
Cassiterite Creek
Scientist sieving a sample of tin placer tailings in Cassiterite Creek on the western Seward Peninsula.
Scientist sieving a sample of tin placer tailings in Cassiterite Creek on the western Seward Peninsula.