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A raft with gear heading downstream into Marble Canyon on a Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC), Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) science field trip on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS, SBSC, GCMRC.
A raft with gear heading downstream into Marble Canyon on a Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC), Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) science field trip on the Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS, SBSC, GCMRC.
Testing of a Low Earth Orbit satellite receiver at 61-mile gaging station, located just upstream of the confluence with the Little Colorado River at River Mile 61 along the Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
Testing of a Low Earth Orbit satellite receiver at 61-mile gaging station, located just upstream of the confluence with the Little Colorado River at River Mile 61 along the Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
Testing of a Low Earth Orbit satellite receiver at 61-mile gaging station, located just upstream of the confluence with the Little Colorado River at River Mile 61 along Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
Testing of a Low Earth Orbit satellite receiver at 61-mile gaging station, located just upstream of the confluence with the Little Colorado River at River Mile 61 along Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
Testing of Low Earth Orbit satellite receiver at 61-mile gaging station, located just upstream of the confluence with the Little Colorado River at River Mile 61 along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
Testing of Low Earth Orbit satellite receiver at 61-mile gaging station, located just upstream of the confluence with the Little Colorado River at River Mile 61 along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
A Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite receiver is connected to a suspended sediment concentration sensor at the historic Grand Canyon gaging station. In the background is the South Kaibab Trail bridge and Boat Beach located at Phantom Ranch. Photo by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
A Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite receiver is connected to a suspended sediment concentration sensor at the historic Grand Canyon gaging station. In the background is the South Kaibab Trail bridge and Boat Beach located at Phantom Ranch. Photo by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
The historic Grand Canyon gage house as viewed from the river below, Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
The historic Grand Canyon gage house as viewed from the river below, Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
The historic Grand Canyon gage house as viewed from the river immediately below it, Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
The historic Grand Canyon gage house as viewed from the river immediately below it, Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
The historic Grand Canyon gage house as viewed from the river immediately below it, Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
The historic Grand Canyon gage house as viewed from the river immediately below it, Colorado River, Grand Canyon. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
A wide angle view of the historic Grand Canyon gage house, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
A wide angle view of the historic Grand Canyon gage house, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona. Photo taken February 2023 by Joe Thomas, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.
Diverse plants growing in a connectivity modified (ConMod) treatment in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Molly McCormick.
Diverse plants growing in a connectivity modified (ConMod) treatment in the Sonoran Desert. Photo by Molly McCormick.
Photograph of USGS RAMPS Coordinator Laura Shriver with a cactus landscape in the background.
Photograph of USGS RAMPS Coordinator Laura Shriver with a cactus landscape in the background.
In 2022, we piloted RestoreNet V2.0 testing soil inoculation from undegraded reference sites, seed balls (white balls in photo), and pitting treatments (small indentions). Soil inoculation with healthy soils is expected to increase beneficial microbes at the degraded restoration site. Soil microbes can help reduce water stress in plants. Photo by Hannah Farrell.
In 2022, we piloted RestoreNet V2.0 testing soil inoculation from undegraded reference sites, seed balls (white balls in photo), and pitting treatments (small indentions). Soil inoculation with healthy soils is expected to increase beneficial microbes at the degraded restoration site. Soil microbes can help reduce water stress in plants. Photo by Hannah Farrell.
Profile photo of Anya Metcalfe, an ecologist at Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
Profile photo of Anya Metcalfe, an ecologist at Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
A map from a USGS paper titled "Restoration research actions to address rapid change in drylands: Insights from the Colorado Plateau," that illustrates the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Native Plant Program land management boundaries on the Colorado Plateau with call-out photos that identify different reg
A map from a USGS paper titled "Restoration research actions to address rapid change in drylands: Insights from the Colorado Plateau," that illustrates the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Native Plant Program land management boundaries on the Colorado Plateau with call-out photos that identify different reg
Restoration outcomes are the product of many diverse, interconnected factors. The black textboxes in this illustration highlight key factors that directly and indirectly affect restoration success. The panels represent examples of a degraded dryland on the Colorado Plateau (left panel) and a restoration goal for that landscape (right panel).
Restoration outcomes are the product of many diverse, interconnected factors. The black textboxes in this illustration highlight key factors that directly and indirectly affect restoration success. The panels represent examples of a degraded dryland on the Colorado Plateau (left panel) and a restoration goal for that landscape (right panel).
Cover of USGS Open-File Report 2022-1097, "Terrestrial Lidar Monitoring of the Effects of Glen Canyon Dam Operations on the Geomorphic Condition of Archaeological Sites in Grand Canyon National Park, 2010–2020." The cover shows images taken during lidar monitoring in Grand Canyon.
Cover of USGS Open-File Report 2022-1097, "Terrestrial Lidar Monitoring of the Effects of Glen Canyon Dam Operations on the Geomorphic Condition of Archaeological Sites in Grand Canyon National Park, 2010–2020." The cover shows images taken during lidar monitoring in Grand Canyon.
A photo of USGS Southwest Biological Science Center ecologist Claire Karban skiing.
A photo of USGS Southwest Biological Science Center ecologist Claire Karban skiing.
Staff profile photo of Anna Knight, ecologist with the Southwest Biological Science Center.
Staff profile photo of Anna Knight, ecologist with the Southwest Biological Science Center.
Canyon walls and riparian vegetation are reflected in the water of the Colorado River in Glen Canyon, upstream of Lees Ferry. Lees Ferry is downstream of Glen Canyon Dam. Photo by Mariah Giardina, SBSC, USGS.
Canyon walls and riparian vegetation are reflected in the water of the Colorado River in Glen Canyon, upstream of Lees Ferry. Lees Ferry is downstream of Glen Canyon Dam. Photo by Mariah Giardina, SBSC, USGS.
Photo of Teo Melis. Teo is the Southwest Biological Science Center's Acting Director.
Photo of Teo Melis. Teo is the Southwest Biological Science Center's Acting Director.
Bryce Mihalevich is a Post-Doc Research Scientist with the Southwest Biological Science Center's Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center. He uses mechanistic water quality models to understand the drivers of energy and constant fluxes in Lake Powell and the Colorado River.
Bryce Mihalevich is a Post-Doc Research Scientist with the Southwest Biological Science Center's Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center. He uses mechanistic water quality models to understand the drivers of energy and constant fluxes in Lake Powell and the Colorado River.