A Peregrine Falcon near Puffin burrow areas in the Aleutian Islands
A Peregrine Falcon near Puffin burrow areas in the Aleutian IslandsA Peregrine Falcon near Puffin burrow areas in the Aleutian Islands
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A Peregrine Falcon near Puffin burrow areas in the Aleutian Islands
A Peregrine Falcon near Puffin burrow areas in the Aleutian Islands
Image of ox-eye daisy plot taken on Simeonof Island, Alaska
Image of ox-eye daisy plot taken on Simeonof Island, Alaska
Horned Puffin flying near it's burrow area in the Aleutian Islands
Horned Puffin flying near it's burrow area in the Aleutian Islands
Tufted Puffin carrying fish to bring back to it's young in it's burrow.
Tufted Puffin carrying fish to bring back to it's young in it's burrow.
A Tufted Puffin swimming in the water in the Aleutian Islands
A Tufted Puffin swimming in the water in the Aleutian Islands
Tufted Puffin looking for fish near it's burrow area in the Aleutian Islands
Tufted Puffin looking for fish near it's burrow area in the Aleutian Islands
Disc and ray flowers of deformed ox-eye (Leucanthemum vulgare ) daisies collected on Simeonof Island, Alaska
Disc and ray flowers of deformed ox-eye (Leucanthemum vulgare ) daisies collected on Simeonof Island, Alaska
Disc and ray flowers of deformed ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare ) collected on Simeonof Island, Alaska
Disc and ray flowers of deformed ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare ) collected on Simeonof Island, Alaska
A managed wildfire in New Mexico demonstrates application of wildland fire
science for forest restoration and risk reduction
A managed wildfire in New Mexico demonstrates application of wildland fire
science for forest restoration and risk reduction
Peregrine falcons on dead Sitka spruce near ranch house on Simeonof Island. Observed during vegetation studies on Simeonof Wilderness.
Peregrine falcons on dead Sitka spruce near ranch house on Simeonof Island. Observed during vegetation studies on Simeonof Wilderness.
Flames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New Mexico
Flames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New Mexico
Flames from a managed wildfire consume surface fuels, New Mexico
Flames from a managed wildfire consume surface fuels, New Mexico
A convective smoke plume from a managed wildfire rises above Ponderosa pine trees, New Mexico
A convective smoke plume from a managed wildfire rises above Ponderosa pine trees, New Mexico
Beach seining on the spawing grounds of sockeye salmon in Salmon Lake. This is the headwater of the Pilgrim River which is the northern edge of the sockeye salmon distribution.
Beach seining on the spawing grounds of sockeye salmon in Salmon Lake. This is the headwater of the Pilgrim River which is the northern edge of the sockeye salmon distribution.
A stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. The stream is in the Agashashok River watershed. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
A stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. The stream is in the Agashashok River watershed. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
A stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. The stream is in the Agashashok River watershed. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
A stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. The stream is in the Agashashok River watershed. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
The Gulkana Glacier weather station collects data on air temperature, wind speed and direction, and cumulative precipitation.
The Gulkana Glacier weather station collects data on air temperature, wind speed and direction, and cumulative precipitation.
Bald eagle fledglings on Simeonof Island, Alaska (north island), July 2014. North side of isthmus between the north and south portion of Simeonof Island, Alaska. Observed during vegetation studies on Simeonof Wilderness. Simeonof is one of the islands in the Shumagin Island Group within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
Bald eagle fledglings on Simeonof Island, Alaska (north island), July 2014. North side of isthmus between the north and south portion of Simeonof Island, Alaska. Observed during vegetation studies on Simeonof Wilderness. Simeonof is one of the islands in the Shumagin Island Group within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
Pacific sand lance in a sieve that were captured in a small purse seine in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Pacific sand lance in a sieve that were captured in a small purse seine in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Goose Creek Watershed
Wetlands in the Goose Creek watershed.
Wetlands in the Goose Creek watershed.