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Grizzly Bear Claws and Licks Camera
Grizzly Bear Claws and Licks Camera
Grizzly Bear Claws and Licks Camera

Grizzly bear paws and licks one of our remote cameras and eventually pushes it off the tree. The camera container had a screw top lid that moves as the bear paws at it; the camera was not damaged (Make sure you have your sound on for this).

Grizzly bear paws and licks one of our remote cameras and eventually pushes it off the tree. The camera container had a screw top lid that moves as the bear paws at it; the camera was not damaged (Make sure you have your sound on for this).

Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 black and white
Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 black and white
Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 black and white
Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 black and white

Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 black and white

Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 color
Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 color portrait
Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 color portrait
Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 color portrait

Agassiz Glacier, GNP - 2005 color

Image: Christmas Tree Farm
Christmas Tree Farm
Christmas Tree Farm
Christmas Tree Farm

Southern Virginia farm of Christmas trees of various types.

Southern Virginia farm of Christmas trees of various types.

Image: South Fork of the Shenandoah River
South Fork of the Shenandoah River
South Fork of the Shenandoah River
South Fork of the Shenandoah River

South Fork of the Shenandoah River with trees and mountain in background.

South Fork of the Shenandoah River with trees and mountain in background.

Image: USGS Scientist at Work
USGS Scientist at Work
USGS Scientist at Work
USGS Scientist at Work

Beth Stettner, USGS, demonstrates rock identification at the National Scout Jamboree.

Beth Stettner, USGS, demonstrates rock identification at the National Scout Jamboree.

Image: Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)

Libellula vibrans at rest on a blade of grass.

Image: Spring Water Sampling
Spring Water Sampling
Spring Water Sampling
Spring Water Sampling

A USGS geologist samples spring water near a gold prospect in the Shotgun Hills, Alaska.

A USGS geologist samples spring water near a gold prospect in the Shotgun Hills, Alaska.

Clear Lake piezos
Texas City, Clear Lake piezos
Texas City, Clear Lake piezos
Texas City, Clear Lake piezos

Texas City, Clear Lake piezos

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5101

Texas City, Clear Lake piezos

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5101

The Dalles Dam Chinook salmon monitoring
The Dalles Dam Chinook salmon monitoring
The Dalles Dam Chinook salmon monitoring
The Dalles Dam Chinook salmon monitoring

Juvenile Chinook salmon monitoring below the The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River.

Wolverine in Bear Hair Trap
Wolverine in Bear Hair Trap
Wolverine in Bear Hair Trap

Wolverine moves through a barbed wire bear hair trap. The wolverine is smaller than a bear and does not snag any hair on the barbed wire.

Wolverine moves through a barbed wire bear hair trap. The wolverine is smaller than a bear and does not snag any hair on the barbed wire.

Image: Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

I was hiking to Mt. Cammerer in the park and got caught in a torrential thunderstorm.  On my way back to the campground, I met this view of the swollen creek and crossed by foot using hiking poles at the widest, shallowest point I could find. 

I was hiking to Mt. Cammerer in the park and got caught in a torrential thunderstorm.  On my way back to the campground, I met this view of the swollen creek and crossed by foot using hiking poles at the widest, shallowest point I could find. 

Radio telemetry tower on Mauna Kea
Radio telemetry tower on Mauna Kea
Radio telemetry tower on Mauna Kea
Radio telemetry tower on Mauna Kea

A VHF radio receiving tower is set up on the slopes of Mauna Kea volcano on Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i. This setup allowed researchers to track radio tagged palila over large areas to determine where they were spending their time. 

A VHF radio receiving tower is set up on the slopes of Mauna Kea volcano on Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i. This setup allowed researchers to track radio tagged palila over large areas to determine where they were spending their time. 

Bring in the mid-water trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Starting to bring in the mid-water trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Starting to bring in the mid-water trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Starting to bring in the mid-water trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre

Bring in the mid-water trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre

PubTalk — Tsunamis
PubTalk — Tsunamis
PubTalk — Tsunamis

Lessons and Questions from the Indian Ocean Disaster

By Eric L. Geist, geophysicist, Bruce E. Jaffe, oceanographer, and Brian F. Atwater, geologist

Lessons and Questions from the Indian Ocean Disaster

By Eric L. Geist, geophysicist, Bruce E. Jaffe, oceanographer, and Brian F. Atwater, geologist

grass
Stargrass
Stargrass
Stargrass

Stargrass in the Yakima River, Oregon

Stargrass in the Yakima River, Oregon

Image: Measurements
Measurements
Measurements
Measurements

Crater Creek warm springs, Mount Spurr Volcano. Chris Waythomas measuring temperature, pH, and conductivity.

Crater Creek warm springs, Mount Spurr Volcano. Chris Waythomas measuring temperature, pH, and conductivity.

Photo of Sandhills Lake
Wetlands in the Sandhills of Nebraska
Wetlands in the Sandhills of Nebraska
Wetlands in the Sandhills of Nebraska

Wetlands in the Nebraska Sandhills typically are at the groundwater and surface water interface. You are essentially seeing the groundwater level in the area. 

Wetlands in the Nebraska Sandhills typically are at the groundwater and surface water interface. You are essentially seeing the groundwater level in the area. 

4 USGS staffers putting in a groundwater well on Long Island
Creating a groundwater well station on Long Island
Creating a groundwater well station on Long Island
Creating a groundwater well station on Long Island

Putting in a groundwater well station on Long Island

image related to volcanoes. See description
Fissure 8 and the upper lava channel, as viewed during the early morning helicop
Fissure 8 and the upper lava channel, as viewed during the early morning helicop
Fissure 8 and the upper lava channel, as viewed during the early morning helicop

Fissure 8 and the upper lava channel, as viewed during the early morning helicopter overflight on July 22, 2018.

Fissure 8 and the upper lava channel, as viewed during the early morning helicopter overflight on July 22, 2018.

Image: Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on a backpack strap
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on a backpack strap
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on a backpack strap
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on a backpack strap

An adult great spangled fritillary butterfly rests on the strap of a backpack left in the sun at a field research station. It may have been attracted to the radiant heat or salts left behind on the strap in human sweat.

An adult great spangled fritillary butterfly rests on the strap of a backpack left in the sun at a field research station. It may have been attracted to the radiant heat or salts left behind on the strap in human sweat.