Images

Jason Baker and Scott McLean pulling a beach seine in a side channel of the Yukon River

Alaska mountain range.

Alaska mountain range.

Scenic view of Alaskan lake and mountains.

Polar bear mother and two cubs on the Beaufort Sea ice.

Looking upstream from mid channel of the John Wild River. Near Anaktuvuk, Alaska.

A polar bear den

Aerial landscape of Teshekpuk Lake located in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. Teshekpuk Lake and the surrounding area provide important habitat for migratory birds. This was one of many study site locations of waterbird-oriented ecosystem studies in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska from 1974-1992.

Overflight photo of East Long Lake, Alaska.  East Long Lake is in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Management Area of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This area provides important habitat for migratory birds.

Photo of overflight 10 of East Long Lake, Alaska. East Long Lake is in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Management Area of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This area provides important habitat for migratory birds.

Overflight 19 of East Long Lake, Alaska. East Long Lake is in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Management Area of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This area provides important habitat for migratory birds.

Surface pools on the edge of West Long Lake in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Use Area of Alaska’s North Slope. These pools are formed by permafrost. During the summer months, snow and ice melt and the water remains pooled on the surface, resulting in thousands of pools and lakes that support wildlife. 

This simplified diagram of the Nesbett Courthouse shows how the building, completed in 1996, is meant to respond to ground movement that might occur below and beside it during an earthquake.

Tule white-fronted goose in the Kahiltna Valley, Alaska, in 1984.

Landscape photo of Icy Cape Alaska that is part of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This was one of many study site locations of waterbird-oriented ecosystem studies in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska from 1974-1992.

1980 photo of biologist sitting on land at Icy Cape Alaska. Icy Cape is part of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This was one of many study site locations of waterbird-oriented ecosystem studies in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska from 1974-1992.

Waterfowl flying over the water at Icy Cape, Alaska. Icy Cape is part of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This was one of many study site locations of waterbird-oriented ecosystem studies in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska from 1974-1992.

Biologist measuring long-tailed Jaeger chick at study site at Icy Cape Alaska. Icy Cape is part of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This was one of many study site locations of waterbird-oriented ecosystem studies in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska from 1974-1992.

Long-tailed Jaeger chick, Alaska. Photo taken at Icy Cape study site. Icy Cape is part of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This was one of many study site locations of waterbird-oriented ecosystem studies in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska from 1974-1992.

Biologist holding lemming. Photo taken at Icy Cape study site. Icy Cape is part of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This was one of many study site locations of waterbird-oriented ecosystem studies in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska from 1974-1992.

Black Brant Flock. Photo taken at Icy Cape study site. Icy Cape is part of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) on the Arctic Coastal Plain. This was one of many study site locations of waterbird-oriented ecosystem studies in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska from 1974-1992.