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Prescribed burning management in a Florida Forest
Prescribed burning management in a Florida Forest
Prescribed burning management in a Florida Forest
Prescribed burning management in a Florida Forest

A prescribed burn at Tall Timbers Research Station, Florida. Dr. Terando is working with researchers at Tall Timbers to understand how climate change could affect fire management in the Southeast. 

A prescribed burn at Tall Timbers Research Station, Florida. Dr. Terando is working with researchers at Tall Timbers to understand how climate change could affect fire management in the Southeast. 

Prescribed fire management in a Florida forest
Prescribed Burning in Florida
Prescribed Burning in Florida
Prescribed Burning in Florida

A prescribed burn being monitored by an aerial drone. Dr. Terando is working with researchers at Tall Timbers to understand how climate change could affect fire management in the Southeast. 

A prescribed burn being monitored by an aerial drone. Dr. Terando is working with researchers at Tall Timbers to understand how climate change could affect fire management in the Southeast. 

Six USGS Scientists hold up a poster they presented in front of the U.S. Capitol.
USGS Scientists at Capitol Hill Roundtable on Extreme Events
USGS Scientists at Capitol Hill Roundtable on Extreme Events
USGS Scientists at Capitol Hill Roundtable on Extreme Events

On April 12, the USGS, together with the American Fisheries Society (AFS), hosted a roundtable discussion with congressional staff centered on the impacts of extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods, droughts, and wildfires on inland fish. Scientists with the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) are investigating how climate-relate

On April 12, the USGS, together with the American Fisheries Society (AFS), hosted a roundtable discussion with congressional staff centered on the impacts of extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods, droughts, and wildfires on inland fish. Scientists with the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) are investigating how climate-relate

‘InFish’ voluntary professional network.
Abby Lynch Scientist Spotlight
Abby Lynch Scientist Spotlight
Abby Lynch Scientist Spotlight

‘InFish’ (http://infish.org/) is a voluntary professional network that seeks to address challenges facing inland fish through novel approaches and international collaborations.

‘InFish’ (http://infish.org/) is a voluntary professional network that seeks to address challenges facing inland fish through novel approaches and international collaborations.

Brian Miller presenting
Scenario planning workshop with Devils Tower National Monument
Scenario planning workshop with Devils Tower National Monument
Scenario planning workshop with Devils Tower National Monument

Miller presenting historical climate information during a scenario planning workshop with Devils Tower National Monument.

Miller presenting historical climate information during a scenario planning workshop with Devils Tower National Monument.

Devils Tower
Devils Tower
Devils Tower
Devils Tower

Devils Tower National Monument.

Devils Tower National Monument.

Glacier off Sargent Icefield
Glacier off Sargent Icefield
Glacier off Sargent Icefield
Glacier off Sargent Icefield

Landscape view of an un-named glacier off the Sargent Icefield, directly across from Wolverine Glacier, above the Nellie Juan River, in Alaska. Taken during a visit to a wolverine glacier field site as part of a study to examine how alpine areas are changing as temperatures rise in Alaska. 

Landscape view of an un-named glacier off the Sargent Icefield, directly across from Wolverine Glacier, above the Nellie Juan River, in Alaska. Taken during a visit to a wolverine glacier field site as part of a study to examine how alpine areas are changing as temperatures rise in Alaska. 

A boreal bog surrounded by grasses and plants with the sun setting in the background
Boreal bog in the Adirondack Park, New York
Boreal bog in the Adirondack Park, New York
Boreal bog in the Adirondack Park, New York

Boreal bog in the Adirondack Park, New York

Sonoran desert scene, complete with prickly pear, saguaro, and cholla cactus species.
Sonoran Desert Cactus Guild
Sonoran Desert Cactus Guild
Sonoran Desert Cactus Guild

The iconic Sonoran Desert is home to many species of cactus, vascular plants, and wildlife, including the giant saguaro, cholla, and prickley pear cacti seen here. Plants and animals have adapted to living in such a harsh dry environment.

The iconic Sonoran Desert is home to many species of cactus, vascular plants, and wildlife, including the giant saguaro, cholla, and prickley pear cacti seen here. Plants and animals have adapted to living in such a harsh dry environment.

Inland fish are found in city waterways as in Hanoi, Vietnam. 
Abby Lynch Scientist Spotlight
Abby Lynch Scientist Spotlight
Abby Lynch Scientist Spotlight

Inland fish are found in city waterways as in Hanoi, Vietnam. 

Inland fish are found in city waterways as in Hanoi, Vietnam. 

Toni Lyn Morelli and Mary Ratnaswamy Hold a Squirrel Trap in the Woods
Toni Lyn Morelli and Mary Ratnaswamy Trapping Squirrels
Toni Lyn Morelli and Mary Ratnaswamy Trapping Squirrels
Toni Lyn Morelli and Mary Ratnaswamy Trapping Squirrels

Toni Lyn Morelli (left) and Mary Ratnaswamy (right); White Mountain National Forest, NH; trapping red squirrels

Toni Lyn Morelli (left) and Mary Ratnaswamy (right); White Mountain National Forest, NH; trapping red squirrels

A cisco
A cisco
A cisco
A cisco

A cisco

Annual tern census on Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
Annual tern census on Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Annual tern census on Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Annual tern census on Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

Annual tern census on Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.

Adult alewife spring spawning migration at Stony Brook River in Brewster, Massachusetts.
Adult alewife spring spawning migration at Stony Brook River, MA
Adult alewife spring spawning migration at Stony Brook River, MA
Adult alewife spring spawning migration at Stony Brook River, MA

Adult alewife spring spawning migration at Stony Brook River in Brewster, Massachusetts. Credit: Michelle Staudinger

Adult alewife spring spawning migration at Stony Brook River in Brewster, Massachusetts. Credit: Michelle Staudinger

A dry forest in Guanica, Puerto Rico
Dry Forest in Guanica
Dry Forest in Guanica
Dry Forest in Guanica

Dry Forest in southern Puerto Rico (Guánica municipality). Climate change is projected to make dry landscapes such as these even drier.

Dry Forest in southern Puerto Rico (Guánica municipality). Climate change is projected to make dry landscapes such as these even drier.

a person standing on a bluff overlooking the ocean
A USGS researcher gathers elevation data from an eroding coastal bluff in Arctic Alaska
A USGS researcher gathers elevation data from an eroding coastal bluff in Arctic Alaska
Presenters at the American Geophysical Union during the Fall of 2016
Adam Terando - American Geophysical Union, Fall 2016
Adam Terando - American Geophysical Union, Fall 2016
Adam Terando - American Geophysical Union, Fall 2016

Adam Terando (right) and his colleagues from left to right, Dr. Azad Henareh, Dr. Jared Bowden, Ms. Sarah Grade, at the American Geophysical Union conference in the Fall of 2016.

Adam Terando (right) and his colleagues from left to right, Dr. Azad Henareh, Dr. Jared Bowden, Ms. Sarah Grade, at the American Geophysical Union conference in the Fall of 2016.

Staudinger and UMass Amherst undergraduate honors student (Gabrielle (Mila) Calandrino) at the New England Aquarium.
Michelle Staudinger at the New England Aquarium
Michelle Staudinger at the New England Aquarium
Michelle Staudinger at the New England Aquarium

Staudinger and UMass Amherst undergraduate honors student (Gabrielle (Mila) Calandrino) at the New England Aquarium sea turtle rehabilitation center. 

Staudinger and UMass Amherst undergraduate honors student (Gabrielle (Mila) Calandrino) at the New England Aquarium sea turtle rehabilitation center. 

Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam
Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam
Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam
Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam

Snowy road on the way to Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam (08286500)

Snowy road on the way to Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam (08286500)

Shepaug River Peter's Dam gage pool
Shepaug River Peter's Dam gage pool
Shepaug River Peter's Dam gage pool
Shepaug River Peter's Dam gage pool

Autumnal reflection in the Shepaug River Peter's Dam gage pool looking upstream at the dam with the gage in view (site 01202501 at Woodville, CT). The blue sky and Autumn leaves cast a reflection in the gage pool.

Autumnal reflection in the Shepaug River Peter's Dam gage pool looking upstream at the dam with the gage in view (site 01202501 at Woodville, CT). The blue sky and Autumn leaves cast a reflection in the gage pool.

Doug Beard standing at a podium in front of a large powerpoint screen
NCASC Chief Doug Beard at IUCN Event
NCASC Chief Doug Beard at IUCN Event
NCASC Chief Doug Beard at IUCN Event

NCASC Chief Doug Beard presentingon sea level rise work at DOI CASCs at the US Pavilion at an IUCN event in Honolulu

NCASC Chief Doug Beard presentingon sea level rise work at DOI CASCs at the US Pavilion at an IUCN event in Honolulu