A California myotis (Myotis californicus) gets ready to fly away after identification and measurements are taken. USGS is conducting research in collaboration with NPS to learn about the roosting ecology of Western bats in an effort to improve management and conservation of bat populations.
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A California myotis (Myotis californicus) gets ready to fly away after identification and measurements are taken. USGS is conducting research in collaboration with NPS to learn about the roosting ecology of Western bats in an effort to improve management and conservation of bat populations.
Brent Cunningham with Desert Tortoise in Ridgecrest, CA.
Brent Cunningham with Desert Tortoise in Ridgecrest, CA.
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Female Southwestern Willow Flycatcher with colorful bands in 2019 on the upper San Luis Rey River. The bird was originally banded as a nestling by USGS biologist Scarlett Howell on the upper San Luis Rey River in July 2017.
Female Southwestern Willow Flycatcher with colorful bands in 2019 on the upper San Luis Rey River. The bird was originally banded as a nestling by USGS biologist Scarlett Howell on the upper San Luis Rey River in July 2017.
Biological Technician, Laura (Laney) White records data on Beaufort sea state and environmental conditions during a flight.
Biological Technician, Laura (Laney) White records data on Beaufort sea state and environmental conditions during a flight.
A gadwall duck with GPS transmitter in flight.
A gadwall duck with GPS transmitter in flight.
Flying past the Channel Islands.
Flying past the Channel Islands.
Vegetation has begun to regrow in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 9 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Vegetation has begun to regrow in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 9 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Vegetation has begun to regrow in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 9 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Vegetation has begun to regrow in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 9 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Vegetation has begun to regrow in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 9 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Vegetation has begun to regrow in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 9 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Vegetation has begun to regrow in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 9 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
Vegetation has begun to regrow in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 9 months after summer 2018's Carr Fire near Redding, California, where USGS WERC researchers are studying fire impacts, post-fire vegetation recovery, and post-fire erosion and debris flows.
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Full size image of a pod of dolphins captured during an aerial photographic survey Fall 2018.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Full size image of a pod of dolphins captured during an aerial photographic survey Fall 2018.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
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Biological Technician, Laura (Laney) White adjusts the camera mount during a survey.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Biological Technician, Laura (Laney) White adjusts the camera mount during a survey.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Camera set-up and pyrometer collecting sea surface temperature measurements during a survey Fall 2018.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Camera set-up and pyrometer collecting sea surface temperature measurements during a survey Fall 2018.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Two Northern Right Whale Dolphins (Lissodelphis borealis), one below the water and another cresting the surface captured during a test flight in March 2019. This image was zoomed in to show the lack of a dorsal fin, a definitive trait in this species.
Two Northern Right Whale Dolphins (Lissodelphis borealis), one below the water and another cresting the surface captured during a test flight in March 2019. This image was zoomed in to show the lack of a dorsal fin, a definitive trait in this species.
Mangrove forest in Pohnpei, Micronesia, with Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (sohmw) and Xylocarpus gymnorrhiza (pwulok).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Mangrove forest in Pohnpei, Micronesia, with Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (sohmw) and Xylocarpus gymnorrhiza (pwulok).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Flooded mangrove forest in Micronesia with Rhizophora apiculata (ahk) and Xylocarpus gymnorrhiza (pwulok).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Flooded mangrove forest in Micronesia with Rhizophora apiculata (ahk) and Xylocarpus gymnorrhiza (pwulok).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Flooded mangrove forest in Micronesia with Rhizophora apiculata (ahk) and Xylocarpus gymnorrhiza (pwulok).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Flooded mangrove forest in Micronesia with Rhizophora apiculata (ahk) and Xylocarpus gymnorrhiza (pwulok).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Flooded mangrove forest in Micronesia with Rhizophora apiculata (ahk) and Xylocarpus gymnorrhiza (pwulok).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
Flooded mangrove forest in Micronesia with Rhizophora apiculata (ahk) and Xylocarpus gymnorrhiza (pwulok).
The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.
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Crater Hill, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Crater Hill, Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Weather at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Weather at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge