A flooding stream meanders through a permafrost landscape in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks because they lie in a region
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Flooding stream in a permafrost landscape, Kobuk Valley National Park
A flooding stream meanders through a permafrost landscape in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks because they lie in a region
Logs and Debris in the Yellowstone River
Logs and debris are a common occurrence during recent high flows in the Yellowstone River.
Logs and debris are a common occurrence during recent high flows in the Yellowstone River.
Pollinating Bee
This is an animated GIF of a bee pollinating a flower. This video comes from The USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, located in the Northern Great Plains state of North Dakota highlights their current and ongoing research on land use and pollinator health.
This is an animated GIF of a bee pollinating a flower. This video comes from The USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, located in the Northern Great Plains state of North Dakota highlights their current and ongoing research on land use and pollinator health.
School Branch at Brownsburg IN - low flow
School Branch at Brownsburg IN - low flow
School Branch at Brownsburg IN - low flow
School Branch at Brownsburg IN low flow
School Branch at Brownsburg IN low flow
School Branch at Brownsburg IN low flow
Hikers on Mount Everts near Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone
Hikers on Mount Everts near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.
Hikers on Mount Everts near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement
Joel Schmutz with an Emperor Goose
Joel Schmutz holding an Emperor Goose
Joel Schmutz holding an Emperor Goose
Annual tern census on Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Annual tern census on Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
Annual tern census on Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
Glaucous-winged gull in water in Kenai River, Alaska
Glaucous-winged gull in water in Kenai River, Kenai, Alaska
Glaucous-winged gull in water in Kenai River, Kenai, Alaska
Latest upgrade of seismic stations at Kīlauea summit completed
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory broadband-seismic stations located at the summit of Kīlauea have been significantly upgraded over the past three years. During the upgrades, HVO field engineers (inset) complete the wiring connections of the solar power and telemetry systems at each site, which are about 10 m (33 ft) from the seismometer.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory broadband-seismic stations located at the summit of Kīlauea have been significantly upgraded over the past three years. During the upgrades, HVO field engineers (inset) complete the wiring connections of the solar power and telemetry systems at each site, which are about 10 m (33 ft) from the seismometer.
Piping plover adult flying over Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota.
Piping plover adult flying over Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota.
Piping plover adult flying over Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota.
Easton Flood
Water floods over a road in Easton Kansas.
Sunset Beach in St. Pete Beach, Florida, after Tropical Storm Colin
Photograph taken June 7, 2016, one day after Tropical Storm Colin, on Sunset Beach in the town of St. Pete Beach, Florida. Storm waves eroded the beach and dune, producing a cliff-like feature called a beach scarp.
Photograph taken June 7, 2016, one day after Tropical Storm Colin, on Sunset Beach in the town of St. Pete Beach, Florida. Storm waves eroded the beach and dune, producing a cliff-like feature called a beach scarp.
R/V Peterson With CTD Instrument Package
A Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instrument package on a boom above the San Francisco Bay, taken aboard the R/V Peterson.
A Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instrument package on a boom above the San Francisco Bay, taken aboard the R/V Peterson.
Sunset Beach in St. Pete Beach, Florida, during Tropical Storm Colin
Photograph taken during Tropical Storm Colin, June 6, 2016, on Sunset Beach in the town of St. Pete Beach, Florida.
Photograph taken during Tropical Storm Colin, June 6, 2016, on Sunset Beach in the town of St. Pete Beach, Florida.
Investigating a marine terrace along the Fairweather Fault
USGS scientists Kate Scharer, Richard Lease, and Adrian Bender excavate a marine terrace elevated tens of meters above sea level on the west side of the Fairweather Fault. Location: Icy Point, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
USGS scientists Kate Scharer, Richard Lease, and Adrian Bender excavate a marine terrace elevated tens of meters above sea level on the west side of the Fairweather Fault. Location: Icy Point, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
A flying insect on lakeshore grasses
A flying insect perched on lakeshore grasses, Albemarle County, Virginia.
A flying insect perched on lakeshore grasses, Albemarle County, Virginia.
Bare Ground = Blowing Dust
Across the desert Southwest, ground void of plant material is prone to soil erosoin and dust storms. In this fallowed agricultural field, we see that a spring breeze can carry away fertile top soil and create air quality concerns.
Across the desert Southwest, ground void of plant material is prone to soil erosoin and dust storms. In this fallowed agricultural field, we see that a spring breeze can carry away fertile top soil and create air quality concerns.
Collecting Sturgeon Free Embryos
A biological science technician collects pallid sturgeon free embryos from the sampling nets in the experimental streams at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
A biological science technician collects pallid sturgeon free embryos from the sampling nets in the experimental streams at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Lava Spattering
An animated GIF of lava spattering at Pu'u 'O 'o crater pulled from the Pu'u 'O'o Producing Spattering video.
An animated GIF of lava spattering at Pu'u 'O 'o crater pulled from the Pu'u 'O'o Producing Spattering video.