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Profile view of a Bell Jet Helicopter with a thermal infrared and true-color sensor co-mounted to the underside of the nose. These sensors are used in airborne thermal infrared surveys for remotely sensing land/water surface temperature.
Profile view of a Bell Jet Helicopter with a thermal infrared and true-color sensor co-mounted to the underside of the nose. These sensors are used in airborne thermal infrared surveys for remotely sensing land/water surface temperature.
USGS scientist processing water quality samples near Hart Lake. Water quality can have huge impacts on hydrologic processes, food web characteristics, and prey availability.
USGS scientist processing water quality samples near Hart Lake. Water quality can have huge impacts on hydrologic processes, food web characteristics, and prey availability.
A landscape of sagebrush (Artemisia tridentada) and yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in Montana.
A landscape of sagebrush (Artemisia tridentada) and yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in Montana.
A storm rolls in during field work at the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. Crews were measuring plant cover and other site characteristics. Sagebrush and yellow sweet clover are visible.
A storm rolls in during field work at the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. Crews were measuring plant cover and other site characteristics. Sagebrush and yellow sweet clover are visible.
A five-person USGS crew collecting Rapid and Other Assessment and Monitoring (ROAM) density data in southwest Idaho. One person is inspecting a plant in the foreground, while the rest of the team are identifying and counting individual plants during a radial density belt.
A five-person USGS crew collecting Rapid and Other Assessment and Monitoring (ROAM) density data in southwest Idaho. One person is inspecting a plant in the foreground, while the rest of the team are identifying and counting individual plants during a radial density belt.
A downward-facing photo taken on a Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring (ROAM) plot that is within a fuel break. The photo includes a lot of gravel and bare ground, with intermixed small grasses, forbs, and shrubs.
A downward-facing photo taken on a Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring (ROAM) plot that is within a fuel break. The photo includes a lot of gravel and bare ground, with intermixed small grasses, forbs, and shrubs.
Lake Abert, Oregon is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.
Lake Abert, Oregon is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.
Goose Lake, on the Oregon-California border, is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.
Goose Lake, on the Oregon-California border, is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.
Many new big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) plants that have just sprouted from the ground in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Idaho.
Many new big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) plants that have just sprouted from the ground in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Idaho.
A field crew member collecting stick-point intercept data at a Project ROAM (Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring) plot. A meter-long 'stick' is dropped and five recordings of vegetation are collected by dropping a pin flag along the stick. The vegetation it comes into contact with is recorded to estimate cover.
A field crew member collecting stick-point intercept data at a Project ROAM (Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring) plot. A meter-long 'stick' is dropped and five recordings of vegetation are collected by dropping a pin flag along the stick. The vegetation it comes into contact with is recorded to estimate cover.
A scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) photographed during a Project ROAM (Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring) survey in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. ROAM protocols are tailored to detect uncommon species, such as native forbs.
A scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) photographed during a Project ROAM (Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring) survey in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. ROAM protocols are tailored to detect uncommon species, such as native forbs.
In collaboration with USFS-RMRS researchers, the FIREss team planted Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) collected from across the West of different populations.
In collaboration with USFS-RMRS researchers, the FIREss team planted Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) collected from across the West of different populations.
The FIREss team after planting rabbitbrush in collaboration with USFS-RMRS researchers. Rabbitbrush is a foundational shrub of desert, woodland, and montane habitats that provides habitat and resources for birds, mammals, and insects.
The FIREss team after planting rabbitbrush in collaboration with USFS-RMRS researchers. Rabbitbrush is a foundational shrub of desert, woodland, and montane habitats that provides habitat and resources for birds, mammals, and insects.
Summer Lake, Oregon is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.
Summer Lake, Oregon is one of the 20 terminal lakes identified by USGS partners as priority ecosystems for study by the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA.
An adult Oregon spotted frog basking in the sun in wetland habitat in the Klamath Basin of Oregon. At this site on a private ranch, the owner is collaborating with researchers and wildlife managers to remove invasive American bullfrogs and restore aquatic habitat.
An adult Oregon spotted frog basking in the sun in wetland habitat in the Klamath Basin of Oregon. At this site on a private ranch, the owner is collaborating with researchers and wildlife managers to remove invasive American bullfrogs and restore aquatic habitat.
Jill Shaffer and Todd Katzner presented three talks at the Eagles of the Palearctic Conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan in September 2023 as part of the Embassy Science Fellowship program.
Jill Shaffer and Todd Katzner presented three talks at the Eagles of the Palearctic Conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan in September 2023 as part of the Embassy Science Fellowship program.
Jill Shaffer presenting on the impacts of renewable energy on golden eagles in the U.S. at the Eagles of the Palearctic Conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in September 2023.
Jill Shaffer presenting on the impacts of renewable energy on golden eagles in the U.S. at the Eagles of the Palearctic Conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in September 2023.
USGS scientist Jennifer Fredrickson using radio telemetry to track northwestern pond turtles at Fall Creek Reservoir in Oregon.
USGS scientist Jennifer Fredrickson using radio telemetry to track northwestern pond turtles at Fall Creek Reservoir in Oregon.
Jill Shaffer stands below Heligoland nets used to capture migrating birds for banding efforts at Chokpak Ornithological Station in Chokpak, Kazakhstan. Heligoland nets are installed on top of hills or mountains, where they act as funnels, directing birds into a cage.
Jill Shaffer stands below Heligoland nets used to capture migrating birds for banding efforts at Chokpak Ornithological Station in Chokpak, Kazakhstan. Heligoland nets are installed on top of hills or mountains, where they act as funnels, directing birds into a cage.
USGS scientists Jill Shaffer (left), Todd Katzner (right), and University of Maryland graduate student Nicole Ibrahim (center) take a break from netting and banding birds at Chokpak Ornithological Research Station in Kazakhstan. The Tian Shan Mountains are visible in the background.
USGS scientists Jill Shaffer (left), Todd Katzner (right), and University of Maryland graduate student Nicole Ibrahim (center) take a break from netting and banding birds at Chokpak Ornithological Research Station in Kazakhstan. The Tian Shan Mountains are visible in the background.
Todd Katzner confers with two graduate student collaborators, Nicole Ibrahim from the University of Maryland and Bekzhan Berdikul from the Institute of Zoology in Kazakhstan, on techniques for banding and sampling feathers for stable-isotope research at Chokpak Ornithological Station in Chokpak, Kazakhstan.
Todd Katzner confers with two graduate student collaborators, Nicole Ibrahim from the University of Maryland and Bekzhan Berdikul from the Institute of Zoology in Kazakhstan, on techniques for banding and sampling feathers for stable-isotope research at Chokpak Ornithological Station in Chokpak, Kazakhstan.