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Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - ADCP measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - ADCP measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - ADCP measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - ADCP measurement

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - ADCP measurement

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - bridge measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - bridge measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - bridge measurement
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - bridge measurement

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - bridge measurement

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - high water
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - high water
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - high water
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - high water

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - high water

'I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea).
'I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), or scarlet honeycreeper.
'I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), or scarlet honeycreeper.
'I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), or scarlet honeycreeper.

'I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), or scarlet honeycreeper.

Andrew Reeves retrieving samples at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
Andrew Reeves retrieving samples at Izembek NWR
Andrew Reeves retrieving samples at Izembek NWR
Andrew Reeves retrieving samples at Izembek NWR

Andrew Reeves retrieving samples within Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska as part of USGS research to investigate the persistence of avian influenza viruses in North American wetlands.  USGS scientists and colleagues found that influenza A viruses may remain infectious in surface waters of northern wetlands for more than seven months. 

Andrew Reeves retrieving samples within Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska as part of USGS research to investigate the persistence of avian influenza viruses in North American wetlands.  USGS scientists and colleagues found that influenza A viruses may remain infectious in surface waters of northern wetlands for more than seven months. 

Fish biologist catches adult Klamath sucker
Fish biologist catches adult suckers as part of a long-term monitoring
Fish biologist catches adult suckers as part of a long-term monitoring
Fish biologist catches adult suckers as part of a long-term monitoring

Fish biologist Carolyn Malecha with the Klamath Falls Field Station catches adult suckers as part of a long-term monitoring program that estimates survival and recruitment of suckers.

Fish biologist Carolyn Malecha with the Klamath Falls Field Station catches adult suckers as part of a long-term monitoring program that estimates survival and recruitment of suckers.

Divers meet in the center of the image, looking at eroded coral
Researchers collect measurements of reef erosion
Researchers collect measurements of reef erosion
Researchers collect measurements of reef erosion

Lauren Toth (Research Physical Scientist, SPCMSC) and collaborator Mike Colella (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) collect measurements of reef erosion at Molasses reef off Key Largo, FL.

Lauren Toth (Research Physical Scientist, SPCMSC) and collaborator Mike Colella (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) collect measurements of reef erosion at Molasses reef off Key Largo, FL.

HVO scientists inspect a seismic station on Mauna Loa
HVO scientists inspect a seismic station on Mauna Loa
HVO scientists inspect a seismic station on Mauna Loa
HVO scientists inspect a seismic station on Mauna Loa

HVO scientists inspect a seismic station on Mauna Loa to evaluate for a possible equipment upgrade in the near future.

HVO scientists inspect a seismic station on Mauna Loa to evaluate for a possible equipment upgrade in the near future.

HVO scientists measure a GPS instrument
HVO scientists measure a GPS instrument
HVO scientists measure a GPS instrument
HVO scientists measure a GPS instrument

HVO scientists measure a GPS instrument to ensure its stability during a multi-day deployment in the Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

HVO scientists measure a GPS instrument to ensure its stability during a multi-day deployment in the Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

tag line looking downstream
Tag Line at Soda Butte Creek
Tag Line at Soda Butte Creek
Tag Line at Soda Butte Creek

Snow covered banks but the channel is still free flowing at Soda Butte Creek near the Yellowstone National Park boundary.

Snow covered banks but the channel is still free flowing at Soda Butte Creek near the Yellowstone National Park boundary.

Trail camera field work in Arizona
Trail camera field work in Arizona
Trail camera field work in Arizona
Trail camera field work in Arizona

Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.

Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.

Trail camera field work in Arizona
Trail camera field work in Arizona
Trail camera field work in Arizona
Trail camera field work in Arizona

Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.

Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.

Trail camera field work in Arizona
Trail camera field work in Arizona
Trail camera field work in Arizona
Trail camera field work in Arizona

Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.

Ongoing camera monitoring efforts in Southern Arizona to monitor wildlife for the goal of detecting endangered jaguars and ocelots have covered 20 mountain ranges, off and on, from 2012 to 2019.

high-precision GPS unit
high-precision GPS unit
high-precision GPS unit
high-precision GPS unit

A high-precision GPS unit (on white "T" in foreground) records its position at a ground control point along Pohoiki Road. This marker was painted in July 2018 and is visible in numerous aerial photographs taken by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists throughout Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption last summer.

A high-precision GPS unit (on white "T" in foreground) records its position at a ground control point along Pohoiki Road. This marker was painted in July 2018 and is visible in numerous aerial photographs taken by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists throughout Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption last summer.

Tropical mangrove forest with dense aboveground roots, with a channel of water in the middle
Mangrove forest dominated by Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
Mangrove forest dominated by Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
Mangrove forest dominated by Bruguiera gymnorrhiza

Mangrove forest on the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia, dominated by Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (locally called sohmw). 

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Mangrove forest on the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia, dominated by Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (locally called sohmw). 

The USGS and partners are studying how mangrove forests in the Federated States of Micronesia may respond to sea-level rise over the coming century. Their projections will help Micronesian communities plan for the future.

Map of moderate, high and very high threat volcanoes monitored by the California

Map of moderate, high and very high threat volcanoes monitored by the California

Clouds with sun coming through over the ocean
Weather at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Weather at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Weather at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Weather at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Running levels-Green River at Spottsville, KY
Running levels-Green River at Spottsville, KY
Running levels-Green River at Spottsville, KY
Running levels-Green River at Spottsville, KY

USGS Staff running levels-Green River at Spottsville, KY.

photo of USGS gage number 05051522, Red River of The North at Hickson, ND.
USGS gage 05051522, Red River of The North at Hickson, ND
USGS gage 05051522, Red River of The North at Hickson, ND
USGS gage 05051522, Red River of The North at Hickson, ND

USGS gage number 05051522, Red River of The North at Hickson, ND. This gage is managed by the Dakota Water Science Center.

USGS gage number 05051522, Red River of The North at Hickson, ND. This gage is managed by the Dakota Water Science Center.

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