Images

Rainbow near a mountain and forest.

Rainbow near a mountain and forest.

Coniferous forest growing along side of a mountain.

Sign preventing access to area due to wildlife protection.

Sign preventing access to area due to wildlife protection.

Sign for Teklanika campground at Denali National Park.

Unidentified hawk perched upon a dead tree.

Unidentified hawk perched upon a dead tree.

Unidentified hawk perched upon a dead tree.

Unidentified hawk perched upon a dead tree.

Unidentified spruce tree with rain dripping from it.

Unidentified coniferous trees growing near pond.

Unidentified coniferous trees growing near pond.

Unidentified coniferous trees growing near pond.

Unidentified coniferous trees growing near pond.

Green basilisk clings to the side of a log.

Veiled chameleon is camouflauged in a plant.

African plated lizard underneath some plants on top of a rock.

Inland bearded dragon basking in the heat on a log.

A forest clear-cut in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Forestry land use often changes land cover by harvesting and replanting trees. Documenting these changes provide some of the critical information needed to understand regional and national carbon dynamics. 

Red Irish lord sculpin - Scuba divers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Fisheries Research Center, Washington Sea Grant, EPA and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe collected data and images from a long-term study of the Elwha River dam removals and the resulting effects on the nearshore ecosystem.