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Bins of plants lines up outside a greenhouse
Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought.
Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought.
Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought.

Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps

Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps

Rat snake museum specimen
Rat snake museum specimen
Rat snake museum specimen
Rat snake museum specimen

This rat snake is a preserved museum specimen with snake fungal disease that was collected in Tennessee in 1973. The photo was taken at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in 2017 as part of a study.

This rat snake is a preserved museum specimen with snake fungal disease that was collected in Tennessee in 1973. The photo was taken at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in 2017 as part of a study.

I Am A...Wildlife Biologist coloring page
I Am A...Wildlife Biologist coloring page
I Am A...Wildlife Biologist coloring page
I Am A...Wildlife Biologist coloring page

I Am A...Wildlife Biologist coloring page

Man standing next to river with a fishing pole and mountains in the background
Trout fishing in Montana
Trout fishing in Montana
Trout fishing in Montana

Fly fishing for trout in one on Montana's rivers.                                                             

Fly fishing for trout in one on Montana's rivers.                                                             

A woman stands in front of a table full of grasses in a greenhouse.
Drought experiments shed light on plant responses to climate change.
Drought experiments shed light on plant responses to climate change.
Drought experiments shed light on plant responses to climate change.

Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps

Greenhouse study comparing plant performance during drought will help land managers choose plant species for restoring degraded lands. To find out more, follow the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program of the Southwest, housed at the Southwest Biolobigical Science Center. www.ugs.gov/sbsc/ramps

Scientist collecting soil and worms
USGS scientists collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Mass.
USGS scientists collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Mass.
USGS scientists collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Mass.

USGS scientists Gregory D'Agostino and Katherine Wares collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, that was contaminated by PFAS from fire-fighting foam.  

USGS scientists Gregory D'Agostino and Katherine Wares collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, that was contaminated by PFAS from fire-fighting foam.  

Scientist placing invertebrate into sampling container
Invertebrates being collected at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Invertebrates being collected at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Invertebrates being collected at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Invertebrate being collected at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, that was contaminated by PFAS from fire-fighting foam used at the site. 

Invertebrate being collected at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, that was contaminated by PFAS from fire-fighting foam used at the site. 

researcher holding a fly rod in yellowstone is standing near a bison along a river with mountains in the backdrop
Daniel Magoulick
Daniel Magoulick
Daniel Magoulick

Dan is from Michigan originally and received his BS from Michigan State University, MS from Eastern Michigan University and PhD from University of Pittsburgh. Dan joined the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2000, where he is the Assistant Unit Leader and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Dan is from Michigan originally and received his BS from Michigan State University, MS from Eastern Michigan University and PhD from University of Pittsburgh. Dan joined the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2000, where he is the Assistant Unit Leader and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

A man captures insects using a net.
Powerlines & Pollinators
Powerlines & Pollinators
Powerlines & Pollinators

Connecting powerline rights-of-way vegetation management to improve pollinator habitat. A USGS RAMPS technician samples pollinating insects along the Salt River Project powerline that crosses through Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto National Forests.

Connecting powerline rights-of-way vegetation management to improve pollinator habitat. A USGS RAMPS technician samples pollinating insects along the Salt River Project powerline that crosses through Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto National Forests.

A scientist wearing black gloves is collecting a sample of tap water from the kitchen sink using small plastic vials.
Water Sampling for PFAS
Water Sampling for PFAS
Water Sampling for PFAS

 A USGS scientist wearing black gloves is collecting a sample of tap water from the kitchen sink using small plastic vials to test for PFAS.

 A USGS scientist wearing black gloves is collecting a sample of tap water from the kitchen sink using small plastic vials to test for PFAS.

Tree-ring sample from an avalanche path
Tree-ring sample from an avalanche path
Tree-ring sample from an avalanche path
Tree-ring sample from an avalanche path

This tree-ring sample from an avalanche path captures 256 years of data between the years 1777 and 2013. The scars in 1818 and 1974 are examples of mechanical damage caused by an avalanche. The pith is the center of the tree.

This tree-ring sample from an avalanche path captures 256 years of data between the years 1777 and 2013. The scars in 1818 and 1974 are examples of mechanical damage caused by an avalanche. The pith is the center of the tree.

Wetland Ecologist Coloring Page
Wetland Ecologist Coloring Page
Wetland Ecologist Coloring Page
Wetland Ecologist Coloring Page

Wetland Ecologist Coloring Page

A light-footed Ridgway's rail hides in the marsh
A light-footed Ridgway's rail hides in the marsh
A light-footed Ridgway's rail hides in the marsh
A light-footed Ridgway's rail hides in the marsh

A wild rail approaches a speaker playing mating calls at San Elijo lagoon. The light-footed Ridgway’s rail is a handsome but secretive waterbird that lives on tidal marshland fragments in southern California from Santa Barbara County south to Baja California, Mexico.

A wild rail approaches a speaker playing mating calls at San Elijo lagoon. The light-footed Ridgway’s rail is a handsome but secretive waterbird that lives on tidal marshland fragments in southern California from Santa Barbara County south to Baja California, Mexico.

A man monitors plants alongside a transect or measuring tape placed on the ground.
Pre-construction monitoring of vegetation for the Gemini Solar Array
Pre-construction monitoring of vegetation for the Gemini Solar Array
Pre-construction monitoring of vegetation for the Gemini Solar Array

The United States is developing renewable energy resources, especially solar, at a rapid rate.

Scientist installing a swallow nesting box near a pond
Scientist installing a nest box near Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod, Mass.
Scientist installing a nest box near Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod, Mass.
Scientist installing a nest box near Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod, Mass.

Scientist istalling a swallow nest box near Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod Massachusetts as part of a study on the fate and effects of PFAS chemicals. 

Scientist istalling a swallow nest box near Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod Massachusetts as part of a study on the fate and effects of PFAS chemicals. 

Malacologist coloring page
I Am A...Malacologist Coloring Page
I Am A...Malacologist Coloring Page
I Am A...Malacologist Coloring Page

Welcome to the "The I Am A..." series. This is the sixth video in a series of USGS whiteboard animations that highlight USGS careers.

Welcome to the "The I Am A..." series. This is the sixth video in a series of USGS whiteboard animations that highlight USGS careers.