Margaritifera falcata, Big Creek, Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, ID, July 2009
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Western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata)
Margaritifera falcata, Big Creek, Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, ID, July 2009
Wilderness Sign
Wilderness sign beside a mountain hiking trail in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Wilderness sign beside a mountain hiking trail in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American
Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American, while often appearing as being isolated from each other, are interconnect to each through a variety of ways including temporary surface-water flows, long-term groundwater flows, and biotic movements.
Wetlands in the prairie pothole region of North American, while often appearing as being isolated from each other, are interconnect to each through a variety of ways including temporary surface-water flows, long-term groundwater flows, and biotic movements.
Scientists collecting data in Idaho sagebrush
USGS scientists collect data for a landscape genetics study in the sagebrush of the Great Basin.
USGS scientists collect data for a landscape genetics study in the sagebrush of the Great Basin.
Deer Tick Nymph
Ticks spread the widest variety of diseases that are harmful to humans, including Lyme disease. This is an image of a blacklegged (deer) tick nymph.
Ticks spread the widest variety of diseases that are harmful to humans, including Lyme disease. This is an image of a blacklegged (deer) tick nymph.
Suburban Growth
A dense suburban neighborhood located north of Cincinnati, Ohio. The conversion of forest, agriculture, and grasslands to development can change hydrology at local and regional scales, alter wildlife habitat, and affect local weather patterns.
A dense suburban neighborhood located north of Cincinnati, Ohio. The conversion of forest, agriculture, and grasslands to development can change hydrology at local and regional scales, alter wildlife habitat, and affect local weather patterns.
Mapleleaf Mussel
Mapleleaf mussel, Quadrula quadrula, collected from the Great Lakes region of Canada.
Mapleleaf mussel, Quadrula quadrula, collected from the Great Lakes region of Canada.
Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota
Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota
Aerial View of the Tatanka Wind Energy Farm in North and South Dakota
Summer Day on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
A1 Upstream Channel above Mud River Pool on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota.
A1 Upstream Channel above Mud River Pool on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota.
Agapostemon Splendens "Sweat Bee"
A male Agapostomen splendens: A bee of sandy areas also known as the "sweat bee."
A male Agapostomen splendens: A bee of sandy areas also known as the "sweat bee."
Summer Day in North Dakota
A summer day in North Dakota on the Knife River near Golden Vally, North Dakota.
A summer day in North Dakota on the Knife River near Golden Vally, North Dakota.
Summer Day in North Dakota
A summer day in North Dakota on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston.
A summer day in North Dakota on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston.
Water Under the Bridge
Water flowing under a bridge on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston, North Dakota.
Water flowing under a bridge on the Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston, North Dakota.
Scientists Preparing to Radio-Tag Walruses
Scientists prepare to radio-tag walruses in the Chukchi sea to track movements as sea ice is reduced in the region.
Scientists prepare to radio-tag walruses in the Chukchi sea to track movements as sea ice is reduced in the region.
Lunch Date
A queen trigger fish and a green turtle feeding together on a reef in Belize.
A queen trigger fish and a green turtle feeding together on a reef in Belize.
Pacific pocket mouse in Sherman trap
Pacific pocket mouse in Sherman trap
Pacific pocket mouse in Sherman trap
Pacific pocket mouse
Pacific pocket mouse
Pacific pocket mouse
Eft Stage of a Red-Spotted Newt
The eft stage of a red-spotted newt in Walker County, Georgia (Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area)
The eft stage of a red-spotted newt in Walker County, Georgia (Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area)
Gray treefrog blending in to tree bark
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, Hyla versicolor - Gray Treefrog, ARMI photo by Mark Roth. UMESC
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, Hyla versicolor - Gray Treefrog, ARMI photo by Mark Roth. UMESC
Avalanche over Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park
Avalanche debris fills a drainage along Going-to-the-Sun Road near Triple Arches. 5/21/2009
Avalanche debris fills a drainage along Going-to-the-Sun Road near Triple Arches. 5/21/2009
Boat equipped with multibeam sonar
Boat equipped with multibeam sonar surveying the bed of the Colorado River in May 2009. Instrument in foreground is robotic total station that automatically tracks boat location and radios the position to a computer on the boat 20 times per second.
Boat equipped with multibeam sonar surveying the bed of the Colorado River in May 2009. Instrument in foreground is robotic total station that automatically tracks boat location and radios the position to a computer on the boat 20 times per second.