Oil painting of USGS monitoring Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) Sandbar Monitoring trip on the Colorado River with Diamond Peak overlooking.
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Images
The Home Stretch
Oil painting of USGS monitoring Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) Sandbar Monitoring trip on the Colorado River with Diamond Peak overlooking.
Lessons on the Sandbar
Oil painting of USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) surveying a sandbar monitoring site on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.
Oil painting of USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) surveying a sandbar monitoring site on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.
U.S. Geological Survey employees celebrate data collection for the Land Treatment Digital Library
U.S. Geological Survey employees celebrate data collection for the Land Treatment Digital LibraryU.S. Geological Survey employees (from left to right) Matthew Clark, Laura Shriver, Morgan Cheyney, and Sarah Birchard after collecting data for the Land Treatment Digital Library at the Bureau of Land Management Phoenix District Office.
U.S. Geological Survey employees celebrate data collection for the Land Treatment Digital Library
U.S. Geological Survey employees celebrate data collection for the Land Treatment Digital LibraryU.S. Geological Survey employees (from left to right) Matthew Clark, Laura Shriver, Morgan Cheyney, and Sarah Birchard after collecting data for the Land Treatment Digital Library at the Bureau of Land Management Phoenix District Office.
Brittlebush flowers in Grand Canyon
Brittlebush flowers in Grand Canyon. Photo by Kate Behn, USGS.
Brittlebush flowers in Grand Canyon. Photo by Kate Behn, USGS.
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FALA teachers Jessina Clasen and John Compton were finalists for STEM Teacher of the Year in the 2026 Flagstaff STEMMY Awards. Photo of all finalists standing alongside a projector screen during the awards ceremony at Lowell Observatory..
FALA teachers Jessina Clasen and John Compton were finalists for STEM Teacher of the Year in the 2026 Flagstaff STEMMY Awards. Photo of all finalists standing alongside a projector screen during the awards ceremony at Lowell Observatory..
A scientist hiking on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study
A scientist hiking on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring studyScientist Charles Drost hikes on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
A scientist hiking on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study
A scientist hiking on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring studyScientist Charles Drost hikes on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
Videos
Dropping the Bass: Stopping the spread of smallmouth bass in Grand Canyon
Dropping the Bass: Stopping the spread of smallmouth bass in Grand CanyonOn a scorching day in June 2022, the summer Lake Powell reached its lowest water level in five decades, National Park Service staff caught baby smallmouth bass in the lower Colorado River.
Dropping the Bass: Stopping the spread of smallmouth bass in Grand Canyon
Dropping the Bass: Stopping the spread of smallmouth bass in Grand CanyonOn a scorching day in June 2022, the summer Lake Powell reached its lowest water level in five decades, National Park Service staff caught baby smallmouth bass in the lower Colorado River.
Desert bighorn sheep in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Desert bighorn sheep in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife RefugeA group of desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis mexicana) interact near a water catchment, also known as a tinaja, in the Sonoran Desert, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, southern Arizona.
Desert bighorn sheep in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Desert bighorn sheep in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife RefugeA group of desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis mexicana) interact near a water catchment, also known as a tinaja, in the Sonoran Desert, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, southern Arizona.
B-Roll of Lees Ferry
A collection of video for use in products related to the USGS's streamgage at Lees Ferry. The USGS installed the Lees Ferry gauge 100 years ago, and the data collected since have become critical to monitoring water availability in the West.
Shot List:
A collection of video for use in products related to the USGS's streamgage at Lees Ferry. The USGS installed the Lees Ferry gauge 100 years ago, and the data collected since have become critical to monitoring water availability in the West.
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WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY - A Colorado River Reflection
Meet Katie, one of the 40 million people who depend on the Colorado River. Pondering life after high school, Katie finds comfort in reflecting on her time in one of the Nation’s most iconic National Parks.
Meet Katie, one of the 40 million people who depend on the Colorado River. Pondering life after high school, Katie finds comfort in reflecting on her time in one of the Nation’s most iconic National Parks.
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray Fox
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray FoxThere were two documented gray fox visits at the burrows, making them the third most documented predator. Gray foxes are implicated predators of various life stages of desert tortoises, but it is difficult to catch them in the act. In this case, a gray fox approaches a burrow, and thoroughly investigates the burrow mouth.
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray Fox
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray FoxThere were two documented gray fox visits at the burrows, making them the third most documented predator. Gray foxes are implicated predators of various life stages of desert tortoises, but it is difficult to catch them in the act. In this case, a gray fox approaches a burrow, and thoroughly investigates the burrow mouth.
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted Skunk
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted SkunkThere was one documented skunk event captured on camera - the least documented predator. Here, a western spotted skunk is thoroughly investigating the burrow of one of the marked female tortoises in the study population. Western spotted skunks are known predators of turtle eggs.
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted Skunk
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted SkunkThere was one documented skunk event captured on camera - the least documented predator. Here, a western spotted skunk is thoroughly investigating the burrow of one of the marked female tortoises in the study population. Western spotted skunks are known predators of turtle eggs.
Audio
USGS Outstanding in the Field: Biocrusts (Ep. 9)
Welcome to another episode of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. We highlight our fun and fascinating fieldwork studying ecosystems across the country. Today we’ll be discussing tiny communities that are found on the surface of the soil in the harsh environments of cold and hot deserts.
Welcome to another episode of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. We highlight our fun and fascinating fieldwork studying ecosystems across the country. Today we’ll be discussing tiny communities that are found on the surface of the soil in the harsh environments of cold and hot deserts.
USGS Outstanding in the Field - Not Enough Beaches in Grand Canyon?
USGS Outstanding in the Field - Not Enough Beaches in Grand Canyon?In this episode of Outstanding in the Field, we are talking about beaches in a place that most people probably would not think of—the Grand Canyon.
USGS Outstanding in the Field - Not Enough Beaches in Grand Canyon?
USGS Outstanding in the Field - Not Enough Beaches in Grand Canyon?In this episode of Outstanding in the Field, we are talking about beaches in a place that most people probably would not think of—the Grand Canyon.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 5): Fish in the Grand Canyon
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 5): Fish in the Grand CanyonThe USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them. In this episode we describe some of the one-of-a-kind native fish species that call the Grand Canyon segment of the Colorado River home.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 5): Fish in the Grand Canyon
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 5): Fish in the Grand CanyonThe USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them. In this episode we describe some of the one-of-a-kind native fish species that call the Grand Canyon segment of the Colorado River home.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 2): Citizen Science—Your Data in Action
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 2): Citizen Science—Your Data in ActionThe USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 2): Citizen Science—Your Data in Action
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 2): Citizen Science—Your Data in ActionThe USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.