Random Site: 5SM18 West Transect; Depth: 6.1 Meters (20 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 4.5 Kilometers (2.8 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 3 years pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13592923,-123.51082988; Site Description: This is a shallow site. Sediment is a gravel/sand mixture. Red, green and brown seaweed is abundant.
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Random Site: 5SM18 West Transect; Depth: 6.1 Meters (20 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 4.5 Kilometers (2.8 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 3 years pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13592923,-123.51082988; Site Description: This is a shallow site. Sediment is a gravel/sand mixture. Red, green and brown seaweed is abundant.
Seasonal distribution of hoary bats. Gaining a better understanding of the seasonal migration patterns of bats affected by wind turbines could help biologists and wind energy developers find ways to reduce bat fatalities at turbines.
Seasonal distribution of hoary bats. Gaining a better understanding of the seasonal migration patterns of bats affected by wind turbines could help biologists and wind energy developers find ways to reduce bat fatalities at turbines.
USGS scientists deliver a variety of science in the effort to restore wetlands to over 25,000 acres in San Francisco Bay. "Wetland Revival" shows how science is contributing to the transformation of once industrial salt producing ponds into more natural habitat. The program was completed in 2008. USGS General Information Product 61.
USGS scientists deliver a variety of science in the effort to restore wetlands to over 25,000 acres in San Francisco Bay. "Wetland Revival" shows how science is contributing to the transformation of once industrial salt producing ponds into more natural habitat. The program was completed in 2008. USGS General Information Product 61.
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What Lies Beneath: Using Mangrove Peat to Study Ancient Coastal Environments and Sea-Level Rise
linkThis video describes how scientists study past changes in sea-level and coastal environments by analyzing mangrove peat. Mangrove islands located off the coast of Belize are underlain by deep deposits of peat (organic soil), which retain a record of past sea level, vegetation, and climate.
What Lies Beneath: Using Mangrove Peat to Study Ancient Coastal Environments and Sea-Level Rise
linkThis video describes how scientists study past changes in sea-level and coastal environments by analyzing mangrove peat. Mangrove islands located off the coast of Belize are underlain by deep deposits of peat (organic soil), which retain a record of past sea level, vegetation, and climate.
Grizzly bear and her cub visit a bear hair trap in Glacier National Park. The bear leaves hair samples snagged on the barbed wire as it enters and exits the site. Both bears vigorously rub in the lure pile which is a pile forest debris that had a liquid scent lure poured on it.
Grizzly bear and her cub visit a bear hair trap in Glacier National Park. The bear leaves hair samples snagged on the barbed wire as it enters and exits the site. Both bears vigorously rub in the lure pile which is a pile forest debris that had a liquid scent lure poured on it.
This is two video clips captured at the same site from two different angles. The rub trees are on one side of the trail and the excavated log is on the other side. Bears that rub on one or more of the trees often visit the log as well.
This is two video clips captured at the same site from two different angles. The rub trees are on one side of the trail and the excavated log is on the other side. Bears that rub on one or more of the trees often visit the log as well.
A wolf feeds on a road-killed elk carcass in the morning. A grizzly bear with two cubs feeds on the carcass in the evening. A grizzly bear will chuff and pop its jaw when it feels threatened. Sometimes it will also charge at the threat, usually veering off or stopping short -- a bluff charge.
A wolf feeds on a road-killed elk carcass in the morning. A grizzly bear with two cubs feeds on the carcass in the evening. A grizzly bear will chuff and pop its jaw when it feels threatened. Sometimes it will also charge at the threat, usually veering off or stopping short -- a bluff charge.
Grizzly bear sniffs and rubs on trees regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park then visits a log off screen and returns to the trees to rub again.
Grizzly bear sniffs and rubs on trees regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park then visits a log off screen and returns to the trees to rub again.
Grizzly bear vigorously rubbing on a tree regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park.
Grizzly bear vigorously rubbing on a tree regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park.
Grizzly bear rubbing, laying on, and excavating a decaying tree in Glacier National Park. The log shows long-term use by bears.
Grizzly bear rubbing, laying on, and excavating a decaying tree in Glacier National Park. The log shows long-term use by bears.
Grizzly bear vigorously rubbing on a natural marking tree in Glacier NP, Montana. Rubbing is a form of chemical communication. DNA analysis of hair collected from natural rub trees is used to identify individual bears and census the population.
Grizzly bear vigorously rubbing on a natural marking tree in Glacier NP, Montana. Rubbing is a form of chemical communication. DNA analysis of hair collected from natural rub trees is used to identify individual bears and census the population.
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).
Grizzly bear goes under barbed wire into a hair snag station, sniffs scent lure pile, and leaves. DNA analysis of hair deposited on the barbs identifies the bear for a study of bear population size.
Grizzly bear goes under barbed wire into a hair snag station, sniffs scent lure pile, and leaves. DNA analysis of hair deposited on the barbs identifies the bear for a study of bear population size.
Grizzly bear climbs over barbed wire at a hair snag station near Glacier NP, Montana. DNA analysis of bear hair is used to identify individuals as part of study to determine the size of the bear population.
Grizzly bear climbs over barbed wire at a hair snag station near Glacier NP, Montana. DNA analysis of bear hair is used to identify individuals as part of study to determine the size of the bear population.
Video narrated by Amy Macleod, USGS Wildlife Biologist Research Assistant at the West Glacier Field Station in Montana, on the making of the scent lures for the Northern Divide Bear Project. Scent lures are concoctions made from decomposing fish and cows blood. The scent lure is wretchedly stinky and making it is one of the dirtiest jobs in the USGS.
Video narrated by Amy Macleod, USGS Wildlife Biologist Research Assistant at the West Glacier Field Station in Montana, on the making of the scent lures for the Northern Divide Bear Project. Scent lures are concoctions made from decomposing fish and cows blood. The scent lure is wretchedly stinky and making it is one of the dirtiest jobs in the USGS.
Gila monsters are one of only two venomous lizard species in the world. They live in the southwestern U.S. and in Mexico. This video short features USGS Emeritus Research Ecologist, Cecil Schwalbe describing details of Gila monster biology and ecology and how he survived a very painful Gila monster bite.
Gila monsters are one of only two venomous lizard species in the world. They live in the southwestern U.S. and in Mexico. This video short features USGS Emeritus Research Ecologist, Cecil Schwalbe describing details of Gila monster biology and ecology and how he survived a very painful Gila monster bite.