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Animated GIF showing changes in distribution of chronic wasting disease in North America from 2000-2023 as documented at the end of each year. Individual files of yearly maps are available at https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HQKKFO.

RAMPS Biologist Sarah Costanzo rides a seedball bike designed to create seedballs (mixes of seed, clay, and other materials) for RestoreNet restoration

Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

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Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

Sagebrush Collaborative Restoration Landscapes capture over a third of the remaining intact Core Sagebrush Areas across the sagebrush biome.

Sea lampreys in a tank at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Sea lampreys are a parasitic invasive species in the Great Lakes.

Urban stormwater drains are used to channel runoff from precipitation away from roads for treatment and to prevent flooding. Contaminants in water can also be transported through stormwater systems in rain and snowmelt runoff. 

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP) volunteers Hunter Henry and Madison Diaz and mentor Kaitlyn Gahl at the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit carry damp hoop nets on their heads to provide some relief from the sun on a hot Arizona day. The DDCSP Collaborative is a 2-year experiential undergraduate conservation, diversity, equity,

Doris Duke Conservation Scholar Program (DDCSP) students Isa Ross and Syd Ingham, mentor Kaitlyn Gahl, and USGS AZ Coop Leader Scott Bonar preparing to hike out of upper Wet Beaver Creek canyon after a multi-day trip to locate fish and measure stream habitat. The DDCSP Collaborative is a 2-year experiential undergraduate conservation, diversity, equity, an

Long-tailed duck diving for underwater hearing testing in an experimental chamber in which the birds’ diving behavior can be studied under various environmental conditions. 

Candling (the process of using light to help determine the quality of an egg) of a grey catbird egg to determine viability.

Surf Scoter completing an underwater behavioral hearing test in an experimental chamber in which the birds’ diving behavior can be studied under various environmental conditions. 

Composite image showing five life stages of a Long-tailed duck, from hatch to subadult.

Water samples are extracted for pesticides at the USGS Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory.

Photo credit: Elisabeth LaBarbera

Co-extracted matrix is removed from biosolids prior to analysis at the USGS Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory (OCRL).

Photo Credit: Gabby Black.

Suspect screening/non-target analysis is done with LC-HRMS at the Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory (OCRL) in Sacramento, CA.

Photo credit: Michelle Hladik

Scientists travel by raft to collect various samples on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.

A USGS scientist collects water quality samples in the Grand Canyon in Arizona. 

Bumble bees being prepped for pesticide residue analysis at the USGS Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory (OCRL), California.