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Eunbi Kwon, a PhD student at Kansas State University at that time, researching the breeding ecology of shorebirds breeding at Nome as part of the Arctic Shorebird Demographics Network collaboration. The bird was marked to allow it to be individually identified when it returned to the study area.
Eunbi Kwon, a PhD student at Kansas State University at that time, researching the breeding ecology of shorebirds breeding at Nome as part of the Arctic Shorebird Demographics Network collaboration. The bird was marked to allow it to be individually identified when it returned to the study area.
The open black spruce forest of the West Twin Creek catchment with Table Top Mountain in the background
The open black spruce forest of the West Twin Creek catchment with Table Top Mountain in the background
Carson Baughman conducting lake surveys in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2014.
Carson Baughman conducting lake surveys in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2014.
Nenana River pier near Windy
Aerial image of Taku Glacier in 1948. The Norris Glacier can be seen on the lower left hand corner and the Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier in the upper center portion of the image. Citation: McNeil, C. J., and Baker, E. H., 2019, Geodetic data for Juneau Icefield Glaciers: orthophotos, digital elevation models, and glacier boundaries (ver 1.0, August, 2019): U.S.
Aerial image of Taku Glacier in 1948. The Norris Glacier can be seen on the lower left hand corner and the Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier in the upper center portion of the image. Citation: McNeil, C. J., and Baker, E. H., 2019, Geodetic data for Juneau Icefield Glaciers: orthophotos, digital elevation models, and glacier boundaries (ver 1.0, August, 2019): U.S.
Large polar bear being weighed by Anthony Pagano and Todd Atwood
Large polar bear being weighed by Anthony Pagano and Todd Atwood
Common Mergansers are sometimes called sawbills, fish ducks, or goosanders. The word “merganser” comes from the Latin and translates to “plunging goose”. Similar to Goldeneye ducks, mergansers usually nest in natural tree cavities.
Common Mergansers are sometimes called sawbills, fish ducks, or goosanders. The word “merganser” comes from the Latin and translates to “plunging goose”. Similar to Goldeneye ducks, mergansers usually nest in natural tree cavities.
The male Common Goldeneye performs a complex courtship display during winter and early spring. These diving ducks eat mostly aquatic invertebrates and fish and females nest in tree cavities.
The male Common Goldeneye performs a complex courtship display during winter and early spring. These diving ducks eat mostly aquatic invertebrates and fish and females nest in tree cavities.
Bristle-thighed Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Oahu, Hawaii
Bristle-thighed Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Oahu, Hawaii
Grazed grasses interspersed with low shrubs in coastal dunes at Makahoa Point east of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (JCNWR) on Oahu, Hawaii.
Grazed grasses interspersed with low shrubs in coastal dunes at Makahoa Point east of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (JCNWR) on Oahu, Hawaii.
Controlled experiments that simulate fire environments provide critical information for understanding how fire intensity and duration impact archaeological resources
Controlled experiments that simulate fire environments provide critical information for understanding how fire intensity and duration impact archaeological resources
Barrow's Goldeneye on water in Alaska.
Barrow's Goldeneye on water in Alaska.
Common Goldeneye pair swimming along an icy shoreline in Alaska.
Common Goldeneye pair swimming along an icy shoreline in Alaska.
Common Goldeneye pair in Alaska.
Common Goldeneye pair in Alaska.
Map of southern Alaska showing the epicenter of the 1964 Alaska Earthquake (red star).
Map of southern Alaska showing the epicenter of the 1964 Alaska Earthquake (red star).
U.S. Geological Survey offices in Glenn Olds Hall on the Alaska Pacific University. Photo taken from across University Lake.
U.S. Geological Survey offices in Glenn Olds Hall on the Alaska Pacific University. Photo taken from across University Lake.
The old Kennecott copper mill in the winter. Kennecott was once a thriving mine and mill during the early 1900s. The mines are 5 miles up the mountain.
The old Kennecott copper mill in the winter. Kennecott was once a thriving mine and mill during the early 1900s. The mines are 5 miles up the mountain.
Cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) on the Colville River Delta. Photo by Ryan Askren, USGS.
Cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) on the Colville River Delta. Photo by Ryan Askren, USGS.
In these two images, top from 1964 (W.R. Hansen, USGS) and bottom from November 18, 2013 (Game McGimsey, AVO/USGS), note how the general shape and trend of the 1964 subsidence trough, or graben, is still visible nearly 50 years later.
In these two images, top from 1964 (W.R. Hansen, USGS) and bottom from November 18, 2013 (Game McGimsey, AVO/USGS), note how the general shape and trend of the 1964 subsidence trough, or graben, is still visible nearly 50 years later.
In these two images, top from 1964 (W.R. Hansen, USGS) and bottom from November 18, 2013 (Game McGimsey, AVO/USGS). Note how the general shape and trend of the 1964 subsidence trough, or graben, is still visible nearly 50 years later.
In these two images, top from 1964 (W.R. Hansen, USGS) and bottom from November 18, 2013 (Game McGimsey, AVO/USGS). Note how the general shape and trend of the 1964 subsidence trough, or graben, is still visible nearly 50 years later.