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Smith-Root eDNA sampler collecting and filtering water from a tributary of the Okanogan River. Researchers are looking for traces of environmental DNA from spring-Chinook salmon that were reintroduced in the river. 

A bald eagle found dead near power lines near Jordan Valley, Oregon, is examined to determine its cause of death. X-rays revealed the eagle died from gunshot.

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A screen shot of a silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) call captured by an acoustic detector, a specialized microphone that can capture species-specific high frequency sounds. 

A screen shot of a Yuma myotis bat (Myotis yumanensis) call captured by an acoustic detector, a specialized microphone that can capture species-specific high frequency sounds. 

Researchers identified plants along a transect at a site invaded by cheatgrass at Kuna Butte near Caldwell, Idaho. 

A damaged stream-road crossing, or culvert, near Redmond, Oregon. Damaged culverts can block streamflow and fish passage.

USGS scientist Jennifer Rowe ready to scramble up a stream to survey for Cascade torrent salamanders. A small aquarium net is used to gently disturb sediment to flush out larvae and adults.

The area to the right of this road outside of Marsing, Idaho burned in 2002, 2015, and 2022. 

Looking east on Bullgate Pond at sunrise with lone tule white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons elgasi) in upper right, Summer Lake Wildlife Area, near Summer Lake, Oregon.

These brine flies are an important fuel source for migratory birds, giving them energy for long flights. 

These scientists are working on The Great Salt Lake to determine the amount of water and qualities of it. This will help them in developing better management techniques that will work to support the migratory birds that frequent the area. 

A wind farm in Aktau, Kazakhstan photographed during a visit from USGS scientist Todd Katzner.

A wind farm in Aktau, Kazakhstan photographed during USGS scientist Todd Katzner's visit in 2022. 

The former Mills reservoir restoration area on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park, WA. This photo taken from the Glines overlook shows the revegetation that has occurred at the former reservoir post-dam removal.

Cutthroat trout being held up by a male biologist with a watch and blue flannel shirt on. Below the fish is a stream with rocks, plants, and mud. 

An elk photographed by a trail camera positioned near the Elwha River, WA. Researchers are using trail cams to monitor wildlife recovery, use of, and interaction with areas restored after the removal of two dams on the river.

A close-up photo of a yellow, flowering matted buckwheat (Eriogonum caespitosum) with short, green, basal leaves. Project ROAM (Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring) protocols are tailored to detect uncommon species, such as native forbs.

Field technicians Marcus Rehrman and Maddie Zickgraf surveying for Oregon spotted frogs in Deschutes County, OR. Field survey data helps researchers keep tabs on the status of this threatened species.

A close-up photo of a yellow, flowering rayless shaggy fleabane (Erigeron aphanactis) with linear, green, basal leaves photographed in the Owyhee Mountains of Idaho. Project ROAM (Rapid and Other Methods for Assessment and Monitoring) protocols are tailored to detect uncommon species, such as native forbs.