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Scenery from the Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenery of coastline from the Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenic view of coastline at the Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scientist holding a Grey-cheeked Thrush

Houses in Rodanthe, NC, are left in the waves at the ocean's edge following the passage of Hurricane Isabel, which made landfall as a category 2 storm in the Outer Banks on September 18, 2003.

Steller's Eiders in Izembek Lagoon. Isanotski Volcano in background

Nearly 200 male walruses resting on shore at Cape Seniavin along the shores of southern Bristol Bay

Gas bubbles through a sample bottle containing alkaline solution, allowing for separation of different gas phases.

Pitcher Plants at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Black-tailed prairie dog from the Prairie Dog Town colony at Buffalo Gap National Grasslands.

Sunset at The Needle, a geologic formation in Custer State Park.

Cane Creek Reservoir, Orange County, NC, 2003. 

This wild stretch of the river is along the Nooksack Cirque Trail in North Cascades National Park, about 10 miles upstream of the USGS gage. 

View in late afternoon from a bluff overlooking the lake. USGS operates a gage on this scenic reservoir. 

Near the mouth of Thunder Creek as it comes into the Skagit River.

Mount Baker summit, Washington. Coleman Glacier to the left and Easton Glacier to the right. Lower peak on the right is the edge of Sherman Crater. View to east.

Native prairie restoration on former cropland near Vincennes, Indiana. Changes from intense agricultural use to grasslands and forests can affect carbon dynamics and wildlife habitat.