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Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR) present at the Green River Campground
Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR)
Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR)
Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR)

Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR) present at the Green River Campground for an "evening program" at Dinosaur National Monument. Many campers were in attendance, as were several deer across the river.

Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR) present at the Green River Campground for an "evening program" at Dinosaur National Monument. Many campers were in attendance, as were several deer across the river.

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bank
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bank
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bank
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bank

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bank of site

Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar

Matt Kauffman, Unit Leader, USGS Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, second from left, works with Wyoming Game and Fish Department and University of Wyoming collaborators to release an elk fitted with a global positioning system (GPS) tracking collar.

Matt Kauffman, Unit Leader, USGS Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, second from left, works with Wyoming Game and Fish Department and University of Wyoming collaborators to release an elk fitted with a global positioning system (GPS) tracking collar.

Geologists examining a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico
Geologists examining a carbonatite dike
Geologists examining a carbonatite dike
Geologists examining a carbonatite dike

Geologists from the USGS and the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources examining a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico

Geologists from the USGS and the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources examining a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico

Image of the poster session at the 2019 CDI workshop.
Posters at the 2019 CDI workshop
Posters at the 2019 CDI workshop
Posters at the 2019 CDI workshop

Image of the poster hall at the 2019 CDI Workshop, held in Boulder, CO.

Image of the poster hall at the 2019 CDI Workshop, held in Boulder, CO.

Releasing Sterilized Male Sea Lamprey
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019

USGS Research Scientist Nicholas Johnson Releasing Sterilized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River in 2019.

USGS Research Scientist Nicholas Johnson Releasing Sterilized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River in 2019.

Scientist studying a carbonatite dike
Scientist studying a carbonatite dike
Scientist studying a carbonatite dike
Scientist studying a carbonatite dike

Virginia McLemore, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, discussing a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico

Virginia McLemore, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, discussing a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico

Hammond Bay Biological Station Field Work Collage
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological Station
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological Station
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological Station

GLSC Hammond Bay Biological Station research was filmed by Voice of America (VOA) News on June 2-3, 2019.

GLSC Hammond Bay Biological Station research was filmed by Voice of America (VOA) News on June 2-3, 2019.

Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019
Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019
Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019
Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019

COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019, covering Kīlauea Volcano’s summit region. Each color fringe represents 1.65 centimeters (0.65 inches) of ground displacement.

COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) Interferogram for the period from April 6 to June 2, 2019, covering Kīlauea Volcano’s summit region. Each color fringe represents 1.65 centimeters (0.65 inches) of ground displacement.

Night 2 Milky Way galaxy with panorama near Firehole
Milky Way
Milky Way
Milky Way

Night 2 Milky Way galaxy with panorama near Firehole

Night 2 Milky Way galaxy with panorama near Firehole

Common tern with Atlantic herring. Photo credit Michelle Staudinger
Common tern with Atlantic herring.
Common tern with Atlantic herring.
Common tern with Atlantic herring.

A photo of a Common tern holding an Atlantic herring in its bill. Photo credit Michelle Staudinger, PhD.

A photo of a Common tern holding an Atlantic herring in its bill. Photo credit Michelle Staudinger, PhD.

Dark Hollow Falls
Dark Hollow Falls
Dark Hollow Falls
Dark Hollow Falls

Dark Hollow Falls - Shenandoah National Park, VA

Dark Hollow Falls - Shenandoah National Park, VA

Before-After Image Depicting Transportation-Structures-Orthoimagery on 2019 Dallas US Topo
Image Depicting Transportation-Structures-Orthoimagery on 2019 US Topo
Image Depicting Transportation-Structures-Orthoimagery on 2019 US Topo
Image Depicting Transportation-Structures-Orthoimagery on 2019 US Topo

Image depicting transportation layer (left image) and structures / orthoimage layers (right image) from a selected area of a 2019 US Topo map of Dallas, TX.

Image depicting transportation layer (left image) and structures / orthoimage layers (right image) from a selected area of a 2019 US Topo map of Dallas, TX.

Still image from 3D model of Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
Still image from 3D model of Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone
Still image from 3D model of Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone
Still image from 3D model of Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone

Computer model of Lone Star Geyser constructed from multiple overlapping and scaled photographs and looking down into the geyser vent. This is a perspective that is only possible with images collected specifically to build a 3D model. Only the inner portion is obscured because in all the images, this area is continuously blanketed in opaque vapor.

Computer model of Lone Star Geyser constructed from multiple overlapping and scaled photographs and looking down into the geyser vent. This is a perspective that is only possible with images collected specifically to build a 3D model. Only the inner portion is obscured because in all the images, this area is continuously blanketed in opaque vapor.

Transportation layer from a 3/7/19 US Topo map
Transportation layer from a 3/7/19 US Topo map
Transportation layer from a 3/7/19 US Topo map
Transportation layer from a 3/7/19 US Topo map

Selected area from a 3/7/19 US Topo map depicting the transportation features (roads, railroads) in the selection.

Selected area from a 3/7/19 US Topo map depicting the transportation features (roads, railroads) in the selection.

A view looking down on the river from hills above camp and upstream at the Green River
A meander in the Green River at Brown's Park
A meander in the Green River at Brown's Park
A meander in the Green River at Brown's Park

A view looking down on the river from the hills above camp. View is upstream and shows a nice river meander with a point bar and scenic hills in the background. This is in Brown's Park.

A view looking down on the river from the hills above camp. View is upstream and shows a nice river meander with a point bar and scenic hills in the background. This is in Brown's Park.

View looking down onto the SCREE camp and river in Dinosaur National Monument
Camp and River in Dinosaur National Monument
Camp and River in Dinosaur National Monument
Camp and River in Dinosaur National Monument

View looking upstream from the hiking trail at Dinosaur national monument. Shows Brown's Park, our camp and the boats, beach, river, scenic background with cottonwoods

View looking upstream from the hiking trail at Dinosaur national monument. Shows Brown's Park, our camp and the boats, beach, river, scenic background with cottonwoods

Day 4 canyon landscape
Canyon
Canyon
Canyon

Day 4 canyon landscape

Day 4 canyon landscape

Osprey
Day 4 osprey and nest
Day 4 osprey and nest
Day 4 osprey and nest

Day 4 osprey and nest

Day 3 drone test for photographers
Drone
Drone
Drone

Day 3 drone test for photographers

Day 3 drone test for photographers

Day 4 photographers on towed rafts
Expedition photographers
Expedition photographers
Expedition photographers

Day 4 photographers on towed rafts

Day 4 photographers on towed rafts

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