The old Kennecott copper mill and shop. The buildings are painted with red, characteristic for this mill. Kennecott was once a thriving mine and mill during the early 1900s. The mines are 5 miles up the mountain.
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The old Kennecott copper mill and shop
The old Kennecott copper mill and shop. The buildings are painted with red, characteristic for this mill. Kennecott was once a thriving mine and mill during the early 1900s. The mines are 5 miles up the mountain.
Savannah Sparrow nest with eggs on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Savannah Sparrow nest with egg. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Savannah Sparrow nest with egg. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Yellow-billed Loon swimming on the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska
A Yellow-billed Loon swimming in a small lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
A Yellow-billed Loon swimming in a small lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
Male Long-tailed Duck
Male Long-tailed Duck floating in the water in Northern Alaska.
Male Long-tailed Duck floating in the water in Northern Alaska.
Greater Scaup on a lake in Northern Alaska
Greater Scaup on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
Greater Scaup on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
Fish weir on the Pilgrim River
The fish weir is operated on the Pilgrim River by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation with assistance from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
The fish weir is operated on the Pilgrim River by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation with assistance from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska
Chilkat River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Chilkat River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Common Redpolls in a spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska
Two Common Redpolls sitting in a snow covered spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska
Two Common Redpolls sitting in a snow covered spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska
Black-capped Chickadee with a deformed beak that has grown long and curved down
A Black-capped Chickadee with a beak that has grown long and curved down. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.
A Black-capped Chickadee with a beak that has grown long and curved down. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Alsek River in Southeast Alaska
Alsek River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Alsek River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Red-breasted Merganser pair on the North Slope of Alaska
Red-breasted Merganser pair in North Slope of Alaska
Red-breasted Merganser pair in North Slope of Alaska
Panning for Rare Earths
A field assistant pans for monazite and rare earth minerals in Wolf Creek, which cuts through the Melozitna granite. This area is part of the Bureau of Land Management's Central Yukon Planning Area, where USGS did a critical mineral assessment in 2015.
A field assistant pans for monazite and rare earth minerals in Wolf Creek, which cuts through the Melozitna granite. This area is part of the Bureau of Land Management's Central Yukon Planning Area, where USGS did a critical mineral assessment in 2015.
Exit Creek and mountain view
Exit Creek below the mountains
Setting nets on Whitefish Lake on Lake Clark Nat'l Park and Preserve
Randy Brown and Dan Young are setting nets to catch whitefish on Whitefish Lake in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
Randy Brown and Dan Young are setting nets to catch whitefish on Whitefish Lake in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
A small flock of Sabine's Gulls
A small flock of Sabine's Gulls flying over the top of the water
A small flock of Sabine's Gulls flying over the top of the water
Tufted Puffins perching near their colony burrows on Bogoslof Island
Tufted Puffins perching near their burrows in a colony on Bogoslof Island (volcano) in the Aleutian Islands.
Tufted Puffins perching near their burrows in a colony on Bogoslof Island (volcano) in the Aleutian Islands.
Deployment of a Gravity Corer
Deployment of a gravity corer aboard USCGC Healy during an expedition to the Chukchi Sea.
Deployment of a gravity corer aboard USCGC Healy during an expedition to the Chukchi Sea.
USGS team looking at a tsunami-rafted log above Stardust Bay, Alaska
USGS Alaska Earthquake Hazards research team investigates a tsunami-rafted drift log high above sea level at Stardust Bay, Sedanka Island, Alaska.
USGS Alaska Earthquake Hazards research team investigates a tsunami-rafted drift log high above sea level at Stardust Bay, Sedanka Island, Alaska.
A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain
A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain.