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Please enjoy these images of the wildlife and landscapes PIERC studies throughout the Pacific Islands

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Hydro tech in smiles while holding elevation marker rod. Fall Creek lake is nearly empty and crowded with logs and mud
Elevation levels at Fall Creek Reservoir
Elevation levels at Fall Creek Reservoir
Elevation levels at Fall Creek Reservoir

The white rod with the barcode is a digital elevation rod that a leveling gun reads to capture the elevation of whatever point the rod rests on. We measure elevation levels at reservoirs to make sure our sensors are reading correctly in relation to an assigned elevation datum.

The white rod with the barcode is a digital elevation rod that a leveling gun reads to capture the elevation of whatever point the rod rests on. We measure elevation levels at reservoirs to make sure our sensors are reading correctly in relation to an assigned elevation datum.

Leaves and flowers the nigh-blooming jasmine plant
Night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum), a highly invasive plant in Hawai‘i
Night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum), a highly invasive plant in Hawai‘i
Night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum), a highly invasive plant in Hawai‘i

Night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum), a highly invasive plant in Hawai‘i.

Native tree and invasive grasses near crevice in lava
Native and invasive vegetation at Nāpuʻu, Hawaiʻi
Native and invasive vegetation at Nāpuʻu, Hawaiʻi
Native and invasive vegetation at Nāpuʻu, Hawaiʻi

Tropical dry forests are vulnerable to transformations to invasive forest and invasive grassland. Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve and Puʻuanahulu Game Management Area (collectively Nāpuʻu) encompass some of the most intact remaining dry forest in Hawaiʻi.

Tropical dry forests are vulnerable to transformations to invasive forest and invasive grassland. Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve and Puʻuanahulu Game Management Area (collectively Nāpuʻu) encompass some of the most intact remaining dry forest in Hawaiʻi.

Person standing next to fence exclude ungulates from a restoration area
Ungulate exclusion fencing at Nāpuʻu, Hawaiʻi
Ungulate exclusion fencing at Nāpuʻu, Hawaiʻi
Ungulate exclusion fencing at Nāpuʻu, Hawaiʻi

Restoration Ecologist, Michala Phillips, stands near ungulate exclusion fence in a restoration area on the Island of Hawai‘i. Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve and Puʻuanahulu Game Management Area (collectively Nāpuʻu) encompass some of the most intact remaining dry forest in Hawaiʻi.

Restoration Ecologist, Michala Phillips, stands near ungulate exclusion fence in a restoration area on the Island of Hawai‘i. Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve and Puʻuanahulu Game Management Area (collectively Nāpuʻu) encompass some of the most intact remaining dry forest in Hawaiʻi.

Woman receiving lei from a man.
Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei.
Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei.
Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei.

Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei by David Phillips, Deputy Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, during a ceremony to celebrate the creation of a new facility that will monitor volcanoes and support conservation science.

Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, presented with lei by David Phillips, Deputy Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, during a ceremony to celebrate the creation of a new facility that will monitor volcanoes and support conservation science.

Birds roosting on the ceiling of a cave
Mariana swiftlets on Guam
Mariana swiftlets on Guam
Mariana swiftlets on Guam

Mariana swiftlets (chachaguak; Aerodramus bartschi) roosting in Mahlac Cave on Guam.

Mariana swiftlets (chachaguak; Aerodramus bartschi) roosting in Mahlac Cave on Guam.