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two scientists working in a sagebrush experimental plot
Experiments on sagebrush in a common garden
Experiments on sagebrush in a common garden
Experiments on sagebrush in a common garden

Two USGS scientists set up equipment to measure sagebrush in a common garden experiment in the Great Basin, Idaho

A person standing by a frozen lake holding an antenna
Tracking overwintering locations of Oregon spotted frogs
Tracking overwintering locations of Oregon spotted frogs
Tracking overwintering locations of Oregon spotted frogs

A USGS scientist is using radio telemetry to track the overwintering locations of Oregon spotted frogs at Gold Lake bog in Oregon. Oregon spotted frogs spend nearly half the year at overwintering locations, which can include springs, beaver channels, and crevices in lava rock.

A USGS scientist is using radio telemetry to track the overwintering locations of Oregon spotted frogs at Gold Lake bog in Oregon. Oregon spotted frogs spend nearly half the year at overwintering locations, which can include springs, beaver channels, and crevices in lava rock.

Collecting DNA in the Boise River (Boise, ID)
Collecting DNA in the Boise River (Boise, ID)
Collecting DNA in the Boise River (Boise, ID)
Collecting DNA in the Boise River (Boise, ID)

Collecting a 1-liter water sample in the Boise River for eDNA analysis (Boise, ID)"

a bird with a long neck swimming in a lake
Western grebe in Summer Lake
Western grebe in Summer Lake
Western grebe in Summer Lake

A western grebe in Summer Lake, a saline lake in Oregon that is an important habitat for waterbirds. The grebe was photographed during a survey of waterbird nesting colonies.

A western grebe in Summer Lake, a saline lake in Oregon that is an important habitat for waterbirds. The grebe was photographed during a survey of waterbird nesting colonies.

a bird with long legs wading in a lake with a grassy wetland in the background
American avocet wading in Summer Lake
American avocet wading in Summer Lake
American avocet wading in Summer Lake

An American avocet wading in Summer Lake, a saline lake in Oregon. Summer Lake is an important habitat for migratory water birds.

a dry wetland area in a valley with mountains in the background
Dry wetlands in the Summer Lake Wildlife Area
Dry wetlands in the Summer Lake Wildlife Area
Dry wetlands in the Summer Lake Wildlife Area

Dry wetlands around Summer Lake photographed during a drought in 2011. Summer Lake is a saline lake in Oregon that is an important habitat for waterbirds.

a bird with long legs and a long beak wading in shallow water surrounded by grass
Long-billed curlew in Summer Lake
Long-billed curlew in Summer Lake
Long-billed curlew in Summer Lake

A long-billed curlew wading in the Summer Lake Wildlife Area. Summer Lake is a saline lake in Oregon that is an important habitat for waterbirds.

A long-billed curlew wading in the Summer Lake Wildlife Area. Summer Lake is a saline lake in Oregon that is an important habitat for waterbirds.

Idaho giant salamander as seen from above
Idaho giant salamander
Idaho giant salamander
Idaho giant salamander

Idaho giant salamander as seen from above

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Back
Brewer's Sparrow Back
Brewer's Sparrow Back
Brewer's Sparrow Back

Back view of Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) in USGS field worker's hand.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Close Up
Brewer's Sparrow Close Up
Brewer's Sparrow Close Up
Brewer's Sparrow Close Up

Side view of Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) in USGS field worker's hand.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest

Two Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and one egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Two Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and one egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest

Two Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and one egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Two Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and one egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire in a seral aspen-conifer stand
Aspen Regeneration
Aspen Regeneration
Aspen Regeneration

Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire in a seral aspen-conifer stand

Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire in a seral aspen-conifer stand

aspen in a post-fire seral aspen-conifer stand
Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire
Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire
Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire

Aspen regeneration after stand-replacing fire in a seral aspen-conifer stand in the Jarbidge Mountains, Nevada

A close-up image of a rough-skinned newt's face
Rough-Skinned Newt
Rough-Skinned Newt
Rough-Skinned Newt

A female rough-skinned newt on a trail near Woodpecker Pond, Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR. 

A female rough-skinned newt on a trail near Woodpecker Pond, Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR. 

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