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.
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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.
Night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum), a highly invasive plant in Hawai‘i.
Night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum), a highly invasive plant in Hawai‘i.
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.
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.
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.
Mariana swiftlets (chachaguak; Aerodramus bartschi) roosting in Mahlac Cave on Guam.
Mariana swiftlets (chachaguak; Aerodramus bartschi) roosting in Mahlac Cave on Guam.