Images

Pulling in a cast net in Prince William Sound.

Sarah Schoen with a Pacific Herring in her hand that was caught in Prince William Sound, Alaska

A scenic view of the mountains and the ocean in Prince William Sound

A scenic view of the sea and the mountains in Prince William Sound

A close up of the head of a Wilson’s Snipe.

Photo of Wolverine Glacier ice. Wolverine Glacier is in the Kenai Mountains on the coast of south-central Alaska. In 1966 scientists with the USGS began making direct measurements of surface mass balance at Wolverine Glacier, a "benchmark glacier" in Alaska.

White-fronted geese aggressively defend their nest against an arctic fox.  Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, USA

Juvenile Northern Shrike.  This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

Whimbrel on the tundra on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.

Polar bear climbing onto the sea ice after a swim in the Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of Alaska. USGS photograph taken June 15, 2014.

Polar bear lying on the sea ice to dry off after a swim in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska. USGS photograph taken June 15, 2014.

Example of placename marker installed along the Koyukuk River.

Native Language Teacher Susan Paskvan at Netaaghedeedelenh Denh (Cutoff Slough).

Alaska community members discuss the journey to confirm placename research.

Sunset along the Koyukuk River in front of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Subsistence Cabin.

While the journey along the Koyukuk River focuses on preserving history, engaging youth is an essential part of trying to sustain the history. 

An acoustic recording device on the tundra of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

USGS biologist Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula

Collecting water quality data on the Pilgrim River. Types of measurements taken were on water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and conductivity.

View of L street looking south in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Shows scarp from the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. 

Preliminary map of selected minerals for a portion of the Nabesna area of interest, near Orange Hill and Bond Creek deposits in Alaska. The image, derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data collected in July 2014, is draped on shaded relief.