The USGS and partners study the effects of climate change on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This image shows a research raft on Spider Lake, Wind River Indian Reservation, Wind River Range, Wyoming.
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Research raft on Spider Lake, WY
The USGS and partners study the effects of climate change on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This image shows a research raft on Spider Lake, Wind River Indian Reservation, Wind River Range, Wyoming.
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis at the Mercury Research Laboratory in Middleton, WI.
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis at the Mercury Research Laboratory in Middleton, WI.
Methylmercury photodecomposition experiment on the roof of building
Methylmercury photodecomposition experiment on the roof of USGS building in Middleton, WI.
Methylmercury photodecomposition experiment on the roof of USGS building in Middleton, WI.
Cyanobacterial bloom at Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center
An algal bloom forming in Kabetogama Lake near Kabetogama Visitor Center, Voyageurs National Park
An algal bloom forming in Kabetogama Lake near Kabetogama Visitor Center, Voyageurs National Park
Erie pier pond in the Saint Louis River estuary in Duluth, MN
Erie pier pond in the Saint Louis River estuary in Duluth, MN.
Erie pier pond in the Saint Louis River estuary in Duluth, MN.
Wild celery in Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River
Wild celery (Vallisneria americana) within lower Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River.
Prevalence of submersed aquatic vegetation, especially wild celery, increased from 1998 to 2008 but has since declined in Pool 13.
Wild celery (Vallisneria americana) within lower Pool 13 of the Upper Mississippi River.
Prevalence of submersed aquatic vegetation, especially wild celery, increased from 1998 to 2008 but has since declined in Pool 13.
Mule deer with a GPS-satellite collar with fawns at a water source
A female mule deer with a GPS-satellite collar at a water source with two fawns.
A female mule deer with a GPS-satellite collar at a water source with two fawns.
Columbia torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri)
Torrent salamanders are Northwest-U.S. endemic, headwater-stream-associated amphibian species that have a dearth of basic ecological information, but are thought to be highly vulnerable to habitat changes.
Torrent salamanders are Northwest-U.S. endemic, headwater-stream-associated amphibian species that have a dearth of basic ecological information, but are thought to be highly vulnerable to habitat changes.
New York City
New York city skyline view from Liberty Island.
New York city skyline view from Liberty Island.
Lesser Snow Geese are herded into a pen to await banding
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
Lesser Snow Geese in a pen awaiting banding
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens to await banding.
USGS field biologist Andrea Mott displays a Lesser Snow Goose
USGS field biologist Andrea Mott displays a recently marked Lesser Snow Goose.
USGS field biologist Andrea Mott displays a recently marked Lesser Snow Goose.
Lesser Snow Geese herded into a large pen to await banding
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens.
Lesser Snow Geese are captured using a helicopter to herd them into large pens.
USGS surveys for piping plovers
Two USGS research technicians walk across a sparsely vegetated sandbar towards the Missouri River while surveying for piping plovers.
Two USGS research technicians walk across a sparsely vegetated sandbar towards the Missouri River while surveying for piping plovers.
Supporting Tribal Seed Sovereignty
USGS Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) is helping to build capacity in ecosystem restoration on the Navajo Nation with a series of projects in collaboration with Navajo Nation Department of Natural Hertiage, Dine Native Plant Program, and the Native-led non-profit Tolani Lake Enterprises.
USGS Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) is helping to build capacity in ecosystem restoration on the Navajo Nation with a series of projects in collaboration with Navajo Nation Department of Natural Hertiage, Dine Native Plant Program, and the Native-led non-profit Tolani Lake Enterprises.
Adaptive Management and Monitoring of Pyramid Lake, Nevada UT
Pyramid Lake, Nevada, is one of the last remaining strongholds for lacustrine Lahontan cutthroat trout; almost all other large lake populations have undergone population declines or extirpation as a result of habitat degradation, overharvest, and water diversions, all compounded by the stocking of nonnative species.
Pyramid Lake, Nevada, is one of the last remaining strongholds for lacustrine Lahontan cutthroat trout; almost all other large lake populations have undergone population declines or extirpation as a result of habitat degradation, overharvest, and water diversions, all compounded by the stocking of nonnative species.
Photographs from a Mourning Dove found dead in Arizona
Photographs from a Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) found dead in Arizona, US. (A) The crop (*) is distended primarily with milo. (B) A green coating (arrowheads) is evident on the surface of the milo.
Photographs from a Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) found dead in Arizona, US. (A) The crop (*) is distended primarily with milo. (B) A green coating (arrowheads) is evident on the surface of the milo.
Driving a seabird survey vessel off the Central California Coast
USGS scientist Emma Kelsey drives a survey vessel off the Central California Coast as part of a seabird survey.
USGS scientist Emma Kelsey drives a survey vessel off the Central California Coast as part of a seabird survey.
Surveying for seabirds off the Central California Coast
USGS Biological Science Technician Laney White surveys for Marbled Murrelet off the Central California Coast.
USGS Biological Science Technician Laney White surveys for Marbled Murrelet off the Central California Coast.
Conducting a high tide waterbird survey on San Fransisco Bay
San Francisco Bay and the surrounding wetlands and ponds provide important habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds.
San Francisco Bay and the surrounding wetlands and ponds provide important habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds.
Measuring a red fir tree in the Sierra Nevada
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a red fir and trying to navigate the tape through the branches.
This is Teodora Rautu. She is a Biological Science Technician on the field crew for USGS Western Ecological Research Center's Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics project. She is measuring the diameter of a red fir and trying to navigate the tape through the branches.