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Figure from Shriver et al.
Oil painting of USGS monitoring Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) Sandbar Monitoring trip on the Colorado River with Diamond Peak overlooking.
Oil painting of USGS monitoring Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) Sandbar Monitoring trip on the Colorado River with Diamond Peak overlooking.
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.
National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey employees tour the greenhouse in Joshua Tree National Park greenhouse. The plants growing in the Joshua Tree National Park greenhouse will be used for revegetation and restoration efforts in the park.
National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey employees tour the greenhouse in Joshua Tree National Park greenhouse. The plants growing in the Joshua Tree National Park greenhouse will be used for revegetation and restoration efforts in the park.
U.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 (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.
Sarah Birchard (USGS) and Meghan Stan (NPS) explore habitat in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Photos by Laura Shriver (USGS).
Sarah Birchard (USGS) and Meghan Stan (NPS) explore habitat in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Photos by Laura Shriver (USGS).
USGS employee Laura Shriver collects RestoreNet data in northern Arizona in a field of native globemallows (Sphaeralcea parvifolia). Photo by Sarah Birchard (USGS).
USGS employee Laura Shriver collects RestoreNet data in northern Arizona in a field of native globemallows (Sphaeralcea parvifolia). Photo by Sarah Birchard (USGS).
Brittlebush flowers in Grand Canyon. Photo by Kate Behn, USGS.
Brittlebush flowers in Grand Canyon. Photo by Kate Behn, USGS.
USGS employees Matthew Clark, Laura Shriver, Morgan Cheyney, and Sarah Birchard celebrate data collection for the Land Treatment Digital Library at the Phoenix Bureau of Land Management District Office, Arizona.
USGS employees Matthew Clark, Laura Shriver, Morgan Cheyney, and Sarah Birchard celebrate data collection for the Land Treatment Digital Library at the Phoenix Bureau of Land Management District Office, Arizona.
A native globemallow plant blooms in the Joshua Tree National Park greenhouse. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).
A native globemallow plant blooms in the Joshua Tree National Park greenhouse. Photo by Laura Shriver (USGS).
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..
Purple owl’s clover (Castilleja exserta) blooming in the Sonoran Desert near Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto National Forest in March 2026. Photo by Sarah Birchard (USGS).
Purple owl’s clover (Castilleja exserta) blooming in the Sonoran Desert near Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto National Forest in March 2026. Photo by Sarah Birchard (USGS).
Scientist Charles Drost hikes on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
Scientist Charles Drost hikes on San Clemente Island during a population monitoring study. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
An Island Night Lizard on San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
An Island Night Lizard on San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, CA. Photo by Sarah Birchard, USGS.
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.
Illustration by Izaiah Chairez created in collaboration with Dr. Kimberly Dibble during Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Project Based Learning course during Fall 2025. The art features Humpback Chub in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. The artwork was displayed at the USGS campus digitally during the Art of Inquiry exhibit on September 22, 2025.
Illustration by Izaiah Chairez created in collaboration with Dr. Kimberly Dibble during Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Project Based Learning course during Fall 2025. The art features Humpback Chub in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. The artwork was displayed at the USGS campus digitally during the Art of Inquiry exhibit on September 22, 2025.
Illustration by Wally created in collaboration with Dr. Madeline Kelley during Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Project Based Learning course during Fall 2025. The artwork was displayed at the USGS campus digitally during the Art of Inquiry exhibit on September 22, 2025.
Illustration by Wally created in collaboration with Dr. Madeline Kelley during Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Project Based Learning course during Fall 2025. The artwork was displayed at the USGS campus digitally during the Art of Inquiry exhibit on September 22, 2025.
Art of Inquiry show hosted at USGS on 22 September, 2025 as part of Flagstaff Festival of Science and in collaboration with Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy
Art of Inquiry show hosted at USGS on 22 September, 2025 as part of Flagstaff Festival of Science and in collaboration with Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy
Artwork by LeighAnne, Grade 10, as part of the Art of Inquiry exhibit at USGS Flagstaff Science Campus on Sept 22, 2025 featured artwork by students from Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy that was inspired by research and 1:1 collaboration with USGS scientists.
Artwork by LeighAnne, Grade 10, as part of the Art of Inquiry exhibit at USGS Flagstaff Science Campus on Sept 22, 2025 featured artwork by students from Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy that was inspired by research and 1:1 collaboration with USGS scientists.
USGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.
USGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.
USGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.
USGS scientists Shannon Sartain and Paul Grams smile through a playful humpback chub cutout display. The display was part of the SBSC information table at the Flagstaff Biennial conference on Science and Technology, Sept 2025. Photo by Anya Metcalfe, USGS.