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Wild turkeys run along a path in an eastern US forest
Wild turkeys run along a path in an eastern US forest
Wild turkeys run along a path in an eastern US forest
Wild turkeys run along a path in an eastern US forest

Wild turkeys run along a path in Massachusetts. Photo by Meredith Hartwell, USGS.

Wild turkeys run along a path in Massachusetts. Photo by Meredith Hartwell, USGS.

A series of texts from the Grand Canyon River Alert system with flash flood warnings for the Colorado River basin
A series of flash flood warnings from the Grand Canyon River Alert System (GCRAS) for the Colorado River Basin
A series of flash flood warnings from the Grand Canyon River Alert System (GCRAS) for the Colorado River Basin
A series of flash flood warnings from the Grand Canyon River Alert System (GCRAS) for the Colorado River Basin

A series of flash flood warnings sent by text on June 3, 2025, from the Grand Canyon River Alerts System (GCRAS) for the Colorado River Basin.

A man wearing a beige cap looks directly at the camera with a stream and red rock canyon behind him
Ben Miller staff photo
Ben Miller staff photo
Ben Miller staff photo

Benjamin Miller is a fish biologist with the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center’s Grand Canyon and Monitoring and Research Center in Flagstaff, AZ.

Benjamin Miller is a fish biologist with the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center’s Grand Canyon and Monitoring and Research Center in Flagstaff, AZ.

Four researchers watch cows passing by a fenced study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah
Researchers and cows at a seeding and grazing study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah
Researchers and cows at a seeding and grazing study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah
Researchers and cows at a seeding and grazing study site on the Colorado Plateau, Utah

USGS and university scientists observe a herd of cattle while taking a break from collecting vegetation cover data from an experiment examining the impacts of drought and grazing on grassland productivity on the Colorado Plateau, Utah.

USGS and university scientists observe a herd of cattle while taking a break from collecting vegetation cover data from an experiment examining the impacts of drought and grazing on grassland productivity on the Colorado Plateau, Utah.

Two researchers gather vegetation forage vegetation data at a study site in Canyonlands
USGS scientists collect vegetation forage data from a grazing and drought experiment, Colorado Plateau
USGS scientists collect vegetation forage data from a grazing and drought experiment, Colorado Plateau
USGS scientists collect vegetation forage data from a grazing and drought experiment, Colorado Plateau

USGS scientists collect vegetation forage data from a grazing and drought drylands experiment on the Colorado Plateau, Utah.

Researchers examine vegetation and soil in Canyonlands NP, with a backdrop of rock formations and a wide-open landscape
USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research as part of grasslands and drought research in rangelands, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

USGS researchers conducting vegetation and soil research as part of grasslands and drought research in rangelands, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

Shrubs, grasses, biocrusts and red soils with rock formations in the distance in Canyonlands NP
Shrubs and biocrusts in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Shrubs and biocrusts in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Shrubs and biocrusts in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Shrubs and biocrust soils with a view of rock formations in the landscape of Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

Shrubs and biocrust soils with a view of rock formations in the landscape of Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

Researchers taking vegetation and soil measurements in Canyonlands NP with red rock formations in the distance
USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park
USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park
USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park

USGS researchers take measurements during vegetation drought monitoring at a long-term study site in Canyonlands National Park in May 2025.

A desert tortoise sleeps in purple Phacelia flowers
A Mojave desert tortoise sleeps in Phacelia flowers, Coachella Valley, CA
A Mojave desert tortoise sleeps in Phacelia flowers, Coachella Valley, CA
A Mojave desert tortoise sleeps in Phacelia flowers, Coachella Valley, CA

A federally listed Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) fondly named "Juice" sleeps in beautiful purple Phacelia flowers at a study site in Coachella Valley, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center. 

A federally listed Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) fondly named "Juice" sleeps in beautiful purple Phacelia flowers at a study site in Coachella Valley, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center. 

A USGS scientist wearing a cap collects data at a grasslands drought study site on the Colorado Plateau
A USGS scientist collects plant data at a long-term study site to understand drought impacts on Colorado Plateau grasslands
A USGS scientist collects plant data at a long-term study site to understand drought impacts on Colorado Plateau grasslands
A USGS scientist collects plant data at a long-term study site to understand drought impacts on Colorado Plateau grasslands

A USGS scientist collects plant data at a long-term grassland study site underneath a drought shelter that excludes ~30% of incoming precipitation as part of a study to understand drought impacts on Colorado Plateau rangelands. Photo taken April 2025. The shelter was installed in 2010.

A USGS scientist collects plant data at a long-term grassland study site underneath a drought shelter that excludes ~30% of incoming precipitation as part of a study to understand drought impacts on Colorado Plateau rangelands. Photo taken April 2025. The shelter was installed in 2010.

An orange, yellow and blue sunset reflects orange light on the Colorado River
Sunset at Basalt Camp, Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Sunset at Basalt Camp, Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Sunset at Basalt Camp, Colorado River, Grand Canyon

A bright sunset reflects orange light on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, at Basalt Camp. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

A bright sunset reflects orange light on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, at Basalt Camp. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

A plant called Bebbia with yellow flowers ending on thin green stalks growing in a sandy area in western Grand Canyon
Bebbia juncea, a native plant growing in western Grand Canyon
Bebbia juncea, a native plant growing in western Grand Canyon
Bebbia juncea, a native plant growing in western Grand Canyon

Bebbia juncea, a native plant growing in western Grand Canyon. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

Bebbia juncea, a native plant growing in western Grand Canyon. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

A bright yellow evening primrose flower with sepals covered in white pollen, and thin pointed green leaves against red rock
An evening primrose flower, Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri, near the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
An evening primrose flower, Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri, near the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
An evening primrose flower, Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri, near the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri, a type of evening primrose, is a native plant in AZ. This photo was taken in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River during routine vegetation monitoring by the USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.

Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri, a type of evening primrose, is a native plant in AZ. This photo was taken in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River during routine vegetation monitoring by the USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.

A plant with leaves on long vine-like stalks and small white flowers clustered in a bunch growing out of sand in Grand Canyon
Abronia elliptica (Fragrant white sand verbena) in Grand Canyon
Abronia elliptica (Fragrant white sand verbena) in Grand Canyon
Abronia elliptica (Fragrant white sand verbena) in Grand Canyon

Flowering Abronia elliptica (Fragrant white sand verbena) in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

Flowering Abronia elliptica (Fragrant white sand verbena) in Grand Canyon near the Colorado River. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS.

A group of people smile in front of a presentation screen at a conference
USGS and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference
USGS and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference
USGS and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference

USGS Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) ecologist and botanist Laura Shriver (center) and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference. Laura gave a talk titled, "RestoreNet: a field trial network to improve restoration outcomes across environmental gradients".

USGS Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) ecologist and botanist Laura Shriver (center) and colleagues at the Society for Range Management Conference. Laura gave a talk titled, "RestoreNet: a field trial network to improve restoration outcomes across environmental gradients".

Map of the Southwest showing level 3 ecoregions and black dots representing the locations of 23 RestoreNet sites in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado
RestoreNet Map
RestoreNet Map
RestoreNet Map

RestoreNet is a networked ecological restoration experiment spanning drylands of the American Southwest. It is engaging diverse partners to develop methods for successful revegetation projects that mitigate the effects of drought, invasion by non-native species, and land use practices.

RestoreNet is a networked ecological restoration experiment spanning drylands of the American Southwest. It is engaging diverse partners to develop methods for successful revegetation projects that mitigate the effects of drought, invasion by non-native species, and land use practices.

An illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River: humpback chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker
Illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon: humpback chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker
Illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon: humpback chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker
Illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon: humpback chub, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker

Illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon: humpback chub (Gila cypha, upper left), flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis, middle), and bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus, lower right). Illustration by Lindsay Hansen, USGS.

Illustration of 3 native fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon: humpback chub (Gila cypha, upper left), flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis, middle), and bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus, lower right). Illustration by Lindsay Hansen, USGS.

Little Colorado River and Colorado River, near the Little Colorado River confluence
The Little Colorado River (left) and Colorado River (right), near the Little Colorado River confluence
The Little Colorado River (left) and Colorado River (right), near the Little Colorado River confluence
The Little Colorado River (left) and Colorado River (right), near the Little Colorado River confluence

The Little Colorado River (on left) and Colorado River (on right), near the Little Colorado River confluence, looking upstream. 

Scenic view of red rock mesas surrounding Canyonlands Research Center in Southern Utah
Canyonlands Research Center
Canyonlands Research Center
Canyonlands Research Center

Scenic view of the red rock mesas surrounding Canyonlands Research Center (The Nature Conservancy) in southern Utah.

Scenic view of the red rock mesas surrounding Canyonlands Research Center (The Nature Conservancy) in southern Utah.

Five cattle graze on experimental RestoreNet plots in a southern Utah landscape
RestoreNet livestock treatments
RestoreNet livestock treatments
RestoreNet livestock treatments

Cattle inside a grazing enclosure at Canyonlands Research Center (The Nature Conservancy) in southern Utah.

Cattle inside a grazing enclosure at Canyonlands Research Center (The Nature Conservancy) in southern Utah.

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