Juvenile Northern Shrike. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
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Juvenile Northern Shrike
Juvenile Northern Shrike. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Whimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Whimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Whimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Polar bear in Chukchi Sea
Polar bear climbing onto the sea ice after a swim in the Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of Alaska. USGS photograph taken June 15, 2014.
Polar bear climbing onto the sea ice after a swim in the Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of Alaska. USGS photograph taken June 15, 2014.
Polar bear in Chukchi Sea
Polar bear lying on the sea ice to dry off after a swim in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. USGS photograph taken June 15, 2014.
Polar bear lying on the sea ice to dry off after a swim in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. USGS photograph taken June 15, 2014.
Placename Marker
Example of placename marker installed along the Koyukuk River.
Example of placename marker installed along the Koyukuk River.
Sunset
Sunset along the Koyukuk River in front of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Subsistence Cabin.
Sunset along the Koyukuk River in front of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Subsistence Cabin.
Community Involvement
Alaska community members discuss the journey to confirm placename research.
Alaska community members discuss the journey to confirm placename research.
Placename Marker along the Koyukuk River
Native Language Teacher Susan Paskvan at Netaaghedeedelenh Denh (Cutoff Slough).
Native Language Teacher Susan Paskvan at Netaaghedeedelenh Denh (Cutoff Slough).
Youth Engagement
While the journey along the Koyukuk River focuses on preserving history, engaging youth is an essential part of trying to sustain the history.
While the journey along the Koyukuk River focuses on preserving history, engaging youth is an essential part of trying to sustain the history.
Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on the Seward Peninsula
USGS biologist Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula
USGS biologist Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula
Acoustic recording device on the Seward Peninsula tundra, Alaska
An acoustic recording device on the tundra of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
An acoustic recording device on the tundra of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Alaska Hyperspectral Minerals Map
Preliminary map of selected minerals for a portion of the Nabesna area of interest, near Orange Hill and Bond Creek deposits in Alaska. The image, derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data collected in July 2014, is draped on shaded relief.
Preliminary map of selected minerals for a portion of the Nabesna area of interest, near Orange Hill and Bond Creek deposits in Alaska. The image, derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data collected in July 2014, is draped on shaded relief.
Water quality measurements on the Pilgrim River
Collecting water quality data on the Pilgrim River. Types of measurements taken were on water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and conductivity.
Collecting water quality data on the Pilgrim River. Types of measurements taken were on water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and conductivity.
L street bend
View of L street looking south in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Shows scarp from the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake.
View of L street looking south in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Shows scarp from the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake.
Eunbi Kwon holding a Western Sandpiper, Nome, Alaska
Eunbi Kwon, a PhD student at Kansas State University at that time, researching the breeding ecology of shorebirds breeding at Nome as part of the Arctic Shorebird Demographics Network collaboration. The bird was marked to allow it to be individually identified when it returned to the study area.
Eunbi Kwon, a PhD student at Kansas State University at that time, researching the breeding ecology of shorebirds breeding at Nome as part of the Arctic Shorebird Demographics Network collaboration. The bird was marked to allow it to be individually identified when it returned to the study area.
West Twin Creek catchment with Table Top Mountain
The open black spruce forest of the West Twin Creek catchment with Table Top Mountain in the background
The open black spruce forest of the West Twin Creek catchment with Table Top Mountain in the background
Carson Baughman conducting lake survey, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Carson Baughman conducting lake surveys in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2014.
Carson Baughman conducting lake surveys in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2014.
Nenana River pier and sonar near Windy
Nenana River pier near Windy
Aerial image of Taku Glacier, Alaska 1948
Aerial image of Taku Glacier in 1948. The Norris Glacier can be seen on the lower left hand corner and the Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier in the upper center portion of the image. Citation: McNeil, C. J., and Baker, E. H., 2019, Geodetic data for Juneau Icefield Glaciers: orthophotos, digital elevation models, and glacier boundaries (ver 1.0, August, 2019): U.S.
Aerial image of Taku Glacier in 1948. The Norris Glacier can be seen on the lower left hand corner and the Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier in the upper center portion of the image. Citation: McNeil, C. J., and Baker, E. H., 2019, Geodetic data for Juneau Icefield Glaciers: orthophotos, digital elevation models, and glacier boundaries (ver 1.0, August, 2019): U.S.
Large polar bear being weighed by Anthony Pagano and Todd Atwood
Large polar bear being weighed by Anthony Pagano and Todd Atwood
Large polar bear being weighed by Anthony Pagano and Todd Atwood
Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i Unit
Bristle-thighed Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Oahu, Hawaii
Bristle-thighed Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Oahu, Hawaii