While the journey along the Koyukuk River focuses on preserving history, engaging youth is an essential part of trying to sustain the history.
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Youth Engagement
While the journey along the Koyukuk River focuses on preserving history, engaging youth is an essential part of trying to sustain the history.
Placename Marker
Example of placename marker installed along the Koyukuk River.
Example of placename marker installed along the Koyukuk River.
Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on the Seward Peninsula
Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on the Seward PeninsulaUSGS biologist Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula
Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on the Seward Peninsula
Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on the Seward PeninsulaUSGS biologist Skyler Vold conducts a bird survey on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula
Acoustic recording device on the Seward Peninsula tundra, Alaska
Acoustic recording device on the Seward Peninsula tundra, AlaskaAn acoustic recording device on the tundra of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Acoustic recording device on the Seward Peninsula tundra, Alaska
Acoustic recording device on the Seward Peninsula tundra, AlaskaAn acoustic recording device on the tundra of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Water quality measurements on the Pilgrim River
Collecting water quality data on the Pilgrim River. Types of measurements taken were on water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and conductivity.
Collecting water quality data on the Pilgrim River. Types of measurements taken were on water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and conductivity.
L street bend
View of L street looking south in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Shows scarp from the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake.
View of L street looking south in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Shows scarp from the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake.
Alaska Hyperspectral Minerals Map
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.
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.
Eunbi Kwon holding a Western Sandpiper, Nome, Alaska
Eunbi Kwon holding a Western Sandpiper, Nome, AlaskaEunbi 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 holding a Western Sandpiper, Nome, Alaska
Eunbi Kwon holding a Western Sandpiper, Nome, AlaskaEunbi 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.
West Twin Creek catchment with Table Top Mountain
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 survey, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Carson Baughman conducting lake survey, Kenai National Wildlife RefugeCarson Baughman conducting lake surveys in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2014.
Carson Baughman conducting lake survey, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Carson Baughman conducting lake survey, Kenai National Wildlife RefugeCarson Baughman conducting lake surveys in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2014.
Nenana River pier and sonar near Windy
Nenana River pier near Windy
Aerial image of Taku Glacier, Alaska 1948
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 AtwoodLarge polar bear being weighed by Anthony Pagano and Todd Atwood
Large polar bear being weighed by Anthony Pagano and Todd Atwood
Large polar bear being weighed by Anthony Pagano and Todd AtwoodLarge polar bear being weighed by Anthony Pagano and Todd Atwood
Female Common Merganser
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.
Male Common Goldeneye
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.
Grazed grasses in coastal dunes at Makahoa Point on Oahu, Hawaii
Grazed grasses in coastal dunes at Makahoa Point on Oahu, HawaiiGrazed 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 in coastal dunes at Makahoa Point on Oahu, Hawaii
Grazed grasses in coastal dunes at Makahoa Point on Oahu, HawaiiGrazed grasses interspersed with low shrubs in coastal dunes at Makahoa Point east of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (JCNWR) on Oahu, Hawaii.
Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i Unit
Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i UnitBristle-thighed Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Oahu, Hawaii
Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i Unit
Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i UnitBristle-thighed Curlews perching on the predator fence in the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Oahu, Hawaii
Controlled fire studies provide data on archaeological sites impacts
Controlled fire studies provide data on archaeological sites impactsControlled experiments that simulate fire environments provide critical information for understanding how fire intensity and duration impact archaeological resources
Controlled fire studies provide data on archaeological sites impacts
Controlled fire studies provide data on archaeological sites impactsControlled experiments that simulate fire environments provide critical information for understanding how fire intensity and duration impact archaeological resources
Common Goldeneye pair
Common Goldeneye pair in Alaska.
Common Goldeneye pair in Alaska.
Common Goldeneye on water in Alaska
Barrow's Goldeneye on water in Alaska.
Barrow's Goldeneye on water in Alaska.