A Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) sitting on a nest. Piping Plovers breeding in the northern Great Plains, listed as Threatened since 1985, have been managed as a metapopulation consisting of four separate breeding groups with assumed infrequent movements among groups.
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Piping plover sitting on a nest.
A Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) sitting on a nest. Piping Plovers breeding in the northern Great Plains, listed as Threatened since 1985, have been managed as a metapopulation consisting of four separate breeding groups with assumed infrequent movements among groups.
Invasive annual brome grasses filling in trail.
Invasion by annual brome grasses (cheatgrass and Japanese brome) on a trail across native prairie into National Park Service units in the Northern Great Plains.
Invasion by annual brome grasses (cheatgrass and Japanese brome) on a trail across native prairie into National Park Service units in the Northern Great Plains.
USGS Biologist Captures a Bumble Bee
USGS biologist Stacy Simanonok captures a bumble bee in a net during a pollinator survey in the grasslands of the North Dakota plains. Researchers are testing environmental DNA sampling methods to determine if this less invasive way to survey for pollinators generates similar results as traditional netting methods.
USGS biologist Stacy Simanonok captures a bumble bee in a net during a pollinator survey in the grasslands of the North Dakota plains. Researchers are testing environmental DNA sampling methods to determine if this less invasive way to survey for pollinators generates similar results as traditional netting methods.
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Visiting Butterfly Milkweed
An endangered rusty patched bumble bee visiting a butterfly milkweed flower at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
An endangered rusty patched bumble bee visiting a butterfly milkweed flower at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
Hillside at Arrowwood, North Dakota
A Northern Great Plains grassland in North Dakota photographed during a survey for bees and flowers.
A Northern Great Plains grassland in North Dakota photographed during a survey for bees and flowers.
Purple Prairie Clover in North Dakota
A sea of purple prairie clover in the Northern Great Plains of North Dakota, photographed during a survey for bees and flowers on private property enrolled in a USDA conservation program.
A sea of purple prairie clover in the Northern Great Plains of North Dakota, photographed during a survey for bees and flowers on private property enrolled in a USDA conservation program.
Videos
Importance of Cattails in Wetlands
Cattail (Typha) is an iconic emergent wetland plant found worldwide. By producing an abundance of wind-dispersed seeds, cattail can colonize wetlands across great distances, and its rapid growth rate, large size, and aggressive expansion results in dense stands in a variety of aquatic ecosystems such as marshes, ponds, lakes, and riparian areas.
Cattail (Typha) is an iconic emergent wetland plant found worldwide. By producing an abundance of wind-dispersed seeds, cattail can colonize wetlands across great distances, and its rapid growth rate, large size, and aggressive expansion results in dense stands in a variety of aquatic ecosystems such as marshes, ponds, lakes, and riparian areas.
Importance of Cattails in Wetlands (Audio Described)
Cattail (Typha) is an iconic emergent wetland plant found worldwide. By producing an abundance of wind-dispersed seeds, cattail can colonize wetlands across great distances, and its rapid growth rate, large size, and aggressive expansion results in dense stands in a variety of aquatic ecosystems such as marshes, ponds, lakes, and riparian areas.
Cattail (Typha) is an iconic emergent wetland plant found worldwide. By producing an abundance of wind-dispersed seeds, cattail can colonize wetlands across great distances, and its rapid growth rate, large size, and aggressive expansion results in dense stands in a variety of aquatic ecosystems such as marshes, ponds, lakes, and riparian areas.
USGS Pollinator Research and Monitoring
The USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, located in the Northern Great Plains state of North Dakota highlights their current and ongoing research on land use and pollinator health.
The USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, located in the Northern Great Plains state of North Dakota highlights their current and ongoing research on land use and pollinator health.