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Image: Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Capybara rests in its enclosure in a zoological park, it's the world's largest rodent.

Capybara rests in its enclosure in a zoological park, it's the world's largest rodent.

Image: Acacia (Acacia Sp.)
Acacia (Acacia Sp.)
Acacia (Acacia Sp.)
Acacia (Acacia Sp.)

Acacia thorns are stacked into hedges used as fences to protect land and livestock.

Acacia thorns are stacked into hedges used as fences to protect land and livestock.

Image: Giant reed (Arundo donax)
Giant reed (Arundo donax)
Giant reed (Arundo donax)
Giant reed (Arundo donax)

Researchers walk along a fence constructed of giant reed grass that separates agricultural fields.

Researchers walk along a fence constructed of giant reed grass that separates agricultural fields.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta

Nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta

Adult and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Adult and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta

Adult, immature adult, and nymph state box elder bugs gather on the ground in a residential garden under a silver maple tree.

Adult, immature adult, and nymph state box elder bugs gather on the ground in a residential garden under a silver maple tree.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gathers on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gathers on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gathers on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gathers on the Leaves of Hosta

Immature adult, and nymph state box elder bugs gather on the ground in a residential garden under a silver maple tree.

Immature adult, and nymph state box elder bugs gather on the ground in a residential garden under a silver maple tree.

Image: Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)

Prop roots of the red mangrove line the banks of a coastal marine estuary.

Prop roots of the red mangrove line the banks of a coastal marine estuary.

Image: Red Mangrove and Mangrove Fern
Red Mangrove and Mangrove Fern
Red Mangrove and Mangrove Fern
Red Mangrove and Mangrove Fern

Prop-roots of the red mangrove, and large mangrove ferns line the banks of a freshwater cenote or upwelling near a coastal marine estuary.

Prop-roots of the red mangrove, and large mangrove ferns line the banks of a freshwater cenote or upwelling near a coastal marine estuary.

Image: Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)

A complete shell of a horseshoe crab lies in the tidal line on a beach among dried seaweeds.

A complete shell of a horseshoe crab lies in the tidal line on a beach among dried seaweeds.

Image: Brown Pelican and Gulls
Brown Pelican and Gulls
Brown Pelican and Gulls
Brown Pelican and Gulls

Brown pelicans and gulls float and fly along a coastline.

Image: Mexican Mojarra Fish (Cichlasoma urophthalmus)
Mexican Mojarra Fish (Cichlasoma urophthalmus)
Mexican Mojarra Fish (Cichlasoma urophthalmus)
Mexican Mojarra Fish (Cichlasoma urophthalmus)

Mexican mojarra fish swim around a submerged log in a freshwater upwelling or cenote that runs into a coastal estuary.

Mexican mojarra fish swim around a submerged log in a freshwater upwelling or cenote that runs into a coastal estuary.

Image: Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)

A complete shell of a horseshoe crab lies in the tidal line on a beach among dried seaweeds.

A complete shell of a horseshoe crab lies in the tidal line on a beach among dried seaweeds.

Image: American snout feeds on Shrubby boneset
American snout feeds on Shrubby boneset
American snout feeds on Shrubby boneset
American snout feeds on Shrubby boneset

American snout feeds on shrubby boneset bush flowers.

Posed portrait of man writing at a desk while smiling at a camera
William T. Pecora
William T. Pecora
William T. Pecora

Pecora, a geologist, served as director of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1965 to 1971 and as under secretary of the Department of the Interior from 1971 until his death in 1972. Pecora advocated for the potential of remote sensing for Earth observation and led the development of the Earth Resources Observation Systems program in 1966.

Pecora, a geologist, served as director of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1965 to 1971 and as under secretary of the Department of the Interior from 1971 until his death in 1972. Pecora advocated for the potential of remote sensing for Earth observation and led the development of the Earth Resources Observation Systems program in 1966.

3DHP Map FY24 Partnerships and DCA Projects
3DHP Map FY24 Partnerships and DCA Projects
3DHP Map FY24 Partnerships and DCA Projects
3DHP Map FY24 Partnerships and DCA Projects

This map of the United States and its territories shows geographic extent of the first-ever nationally consistent hydrography data acquired from high-resolution 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) data.

This map of the United States and its territories shows geographic extent of the first-ever nationally consistent hydrography data acquired from high-resolution 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) data.